Bacon and Oat Breakfast Bars

After I pulled these out of the oven, let them cool, cut them into four, and took my first bite I had a vision. I imagined Ben, Sam, Will, and myself sitting around our kitchen table on a busy Fall morning eating these bars, sipping hot hazelnut coffee, and discussing what we were each going…

Meyer Lemon and Vanilla Bean Protein Shake

I bought a bag of Meyer lemons. They were really pretty sitting there on display among all the other citrus and I’d never tasted a Meyer lemon before. I’ve been a lot better about not buying ingredients unless I have a specific purpose in mind but with these lemons I had a momentary lapse of…

Sautéed Cabbage and Sweet Peppers

The older I get the more I like to eat in peace.  I like to enjoy my meal instead of rushing around and stuffing my mouth without thought. We went to the Eastern Idaho State Fair last week. The food looked good enough to eat. But fighting the hornets and the lines along with eating…

Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with a Tomato Chipotle Vinaigrette

I’m washing my “blogger hands” of August! I had a great month with Ben, Sam, and Will though! Since they are my everything I’d consider August a complete success! As far as my eating went, I’m washing my hands of that too for August. I’m ready for September! Whenever I eat cauliflower I wonder if…

Sweet and Savory Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

We took Will to Inside Out yesterday. There were at least three times when we laughed out loud and one of those times almost to the point of tears! I would say we liked it. It’s one of those movies I want to see it again to pick up on all the little nuances. There’s…

Fresh Nectarine Toast

Since summer just started on Sunday I’ve decided to try to focus on simple pleasures this week and maybe that will carry on throughout the next 8 or 12 weeks. Simple things help me with the harder things. Like, I just finished my meager breakfast but now I have my cup of super smooth cream…