My Favorite Pantry Staple

I can’t believe that I haven’t mentioned this before but Pacific Natural Foods Organic Creamy Tomato Soup is my favorite pantry staple. It’s good on its own for a quick lunch or post sledding snack but I prefer to add leftovers to create a hearty...

Spinach Soup with Broccoli and Quinoa

The All-Star and I need nourishment after our Valentine’s Day trauma, so I put my concocting hat on and made a soup. No recipe needed, a Laura original. Always a favorite around here, expect when they’re not so good. We all make a not-so-good dish now and...

Valentine’s Day Special Event, Admit One

We decided to do something different this year.  No breakfast in bed or steak dinner.  Just a fun day with each other. So we took an early morning drive up to Mountain High in the San Gabriel Mountains for a day of snowboarding.  The weather was perfect.  Warm and...

Fish Soup…Otherwise Known as Chowder

Last night I made my first chowder. I was numb-scully calling it fish soup not thinking that it was “duh” – chowder.  Anyway it was delicious and worth sharing with you all.  If you’ve never made chowder, I encourage giving it a try.  It was...

A Better Bowl, A Better Serving

I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m reading a lot more these days and revisiting books long since returned to the shelf.  One of these books is One Bowl by the author Don Gerrard.  His goal is to help you appreciate and savor your food, all the while...

Chicken and Cauliflower Curry

Here’s another recipe featured by The Food Network. It’s a Giada de Laurentiis.  I really seem to like her recipes the best. It must be the Italian in me.  As always I changed some things and I’ll probably change some more the next time I make it but...