Thanks to the loverly tenillypo, I got a free delivery of Hello Fresh this week, to try it out. So I figured I'd give you all a little review of it here. Why not!

Whew. After writing this I realized it got long, so ( time to do a LJ cut )

Last night for the first time ever I cooked fish for dinner. And I consumed a reasonable number of bites of said fish. I cooked up some baked tilapia over roasted tomatoes, olives, and capers, with some roasted potatoes on the side. It was not terrible, but it was not enjoyable. The fish didn't really taste like anything, but I remain not a fan of ( Read more... )

Just made a batch of these avocado chocolate chip cookies and they came out awesomely. Added a banana because the batter seemed really sticky. So good!

Sunday night baking post! I just made these sweet potato brownies. Verdict: very yummy! I skipped the frosting because I am lazy and I'm not going to clean the mixing bowl just to make frosting. Instead, squirt some whipped cream on these bad boys, eat the brownies warm, and thank me later. Other modifications: I baked two small sweet potatoes ( Read more... )

Our weekends tend to be so busy that West's afternoon nap is usually in the car or stroller. When I get an actual afternoon of blissful quiet at home it's really nice. Just made a batch of blueberry zucchini muffins and am ready to get some zucchini raisin cookies into the oven. I know, my baking ambitions a few days ago were a bit different, but ( Read more... )

I have a cooking ambition problem. Towards the end of every week I start dreaming up all the healthy cooking/baking/freezer stocking I totally want to do over the weekend. Except, the weekend is only two days long and lately those two days have been incredibly packed with activities (yay, summer fun and socializing ( Read more... )

Such a great lazy weekend. Yesterday we had a West swimming lesson (private lesson for the past couple of sessions because the only other kid in class has a broken wrist, woo-hoo fancytown!), and we took West to the local mall because it was too dang hot outside to do a playground, so he got to run around at Mall Tots (greatest storefront invention ( Read more... )

OMG, I am in love with this blog. Around the world in burgers!

I walk by this place every day, and I am just dying for it to open. I require Belgian fries!! With sauces!

Speaking of food, the Salem Farmer's Market starts up tomorrow, and this year they've expanded quite a bit, there will be meats and eggs and, best of all, When Pigs Fly breadSo soccer is totally a sport I could get into, were I to get into a ( Read more... )

OMG. I know it's unreasonable, but I kind of want to take the bus to New York just to eat food and then come back. Cupcakes and Milkshakes Cart!!!!