From the monthly archives: January 2012
A New Look, a Book Review, and a Giveaway!
On January 31, 2012
Whew… I have been working hard over the last few weeks to change over to a self-hosted wordpress blog and change the look of things. You know that feeling when you know it’s time for a change. I’m computer literate enough to do the basics: write a word document, Facebook, and upload pictures. So [...]
Make-Ahead Monday: Best Hummus Ever!
On January 23, 2012
I’ve been away from my blog for a while. The last week and a half has been filled with sick kids and kitchen mishaps. With the four of us, it seems that if one person gets sick, we all just pass it around for a few weeks [...]
Make Ahead Monday: Breakfast Taquitos
On January 16, 2012
I owe my marriage to the UFC. Yes, you read that right. My husband and I met one night after I was getting off of work and decided to join some of my co-workers for drinks at a small bar around the corner. My husband was already seated at the bar, which was [...]
Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad
On January 14, 2012
When I made my blackening spice blend I had this salad in mind. I wanted to make a light and healthy salad for dinner that was still tasty and satisfying. While one might think that I was doing this because it’s just after the New Year when [...]
Blackening Spice Blend
On January 11, 2012
After I made pasta last week, I’ve been thinking about trying to make more of our food completely from scratch. My husband and I don’t really believe in New Years resolutions. If we want to change something, we think we just do it.
So in the spirit of a non-resolution, I’ve [...]
Make-Ahead Monday: Four Cheese Spinach Ravioli
On January 9, 2012
My husband and I are old fuddy duddies. We prefer to stay in on New Years Eve, put the kids to bed, make a nice meal and try desperately to stay up until midnight. This year, we decided to have another cook-off to bring in the New Year and the challenge was pasta. My [...]
Curried Fish in Banana Leaves
On January 7, 2012
I actually made this curried fish a while ago, but I’m just now getting around to posting it, because I was thinking I may make it again tonight for dinner. When Lulu’s Hypermarket first opened almost two months ago, I was immediately enamored with their produce section. There is so much exotic [...]
Sweet Potato Cookies
On January 4, 2012
Sometimes I swear I need a holiday from the holidays. It’s not that it wasn’t a great holiday season, because it was (this was the first year since my husband and I have been married that we’ve been able to spend every holiday together.) It’s just all the fun trips to restaurants, staying [...]
Make Ahead Monday: New Year Black-Eyed Peas
On January 2, 2012
We are still enjoying some great family time until my husband has to go back to work, so I’m going to keep this short and sweet. We’ve had a great holiday spending time together. We’ve lounged around the house, enjoyed the beautiful weather at a new playground and went to one ofBahrain’s ubiquitous Friday [...]
