tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54630269767951265512024-03-17T20:03:54.214-07:00Eating In NeverlandI like to eat, read, travel, watch baseball and spend time with my man. Hopefully some of it will be interesting.cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-33098693583775511452012-11-12T07:00:00.000-08:002012-11-12T07:00:02.115-08:00Ideas for Turkey Day
I was sitting on my couch contemplating a lovely butternut squash that is sitting on my kitchen counter (scouring Pinterest, of course) and my thoughts wandered to Thanksgiving. It will be here before I know it and I have seen a lot of yummy ideas on Pinterest lately. There are 2, in particular, that I want to try.
Combined with some of the standard favorites, I think this cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-71536687435861179802012-11-11T08:30:00.000-08:002012-11-11T08:30:02.313-08:00Caprese Salad Bites
OK, so I admit, to call this a "recipe" is a bit of a stretch.
But this snack/appetizer is so so so easy, and really delicious, too!
In this case, I can 100% guarantee anyone can make it successfully. :-)
There are just 4 ingredients.
Grape tomatoes (I think cherry tomatoes would be too big)
FRESH mozzarella balls. (I bought them at the cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-7562780931614666542012-10-05T23:39:00.000-07:002012-10-05T23:58:05.385-07:00End of Summer Grilling
We have had a few BBQs with friends to round out the end of summertime,
and I've been trying to make something new each time!
I found all of these recipes on Pinterest,
and the links to the original recipes are below the photo collage.
A couple of weekends ago we did some more of the grilled artichokes I mentioned here. I'm thinking of cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-91820667525795307242012-09-19T12:01:00.000-07:002012-09-20T18:19:11.716-07:00In Unrelated News...
In case anyone wants to share in my giddiness...
I got a new blog design on my other (not food) blog.
Feel free to stop by and check it out!
It's beeee-you-tee-full!! I'm very excited about it.
I also got a new button for this blog (see over there <----?)
so if you feel inclined to spread the love, please grab one!
Thanks, as always, forcynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-45834384495738318072012-09-08T12:53:00.001-07:002012-09-10T07:59:11.736-07:00Onion Bombs (Camping Food)I found this one on Pinterest, and it was a camping food I have never heard of.
I did a decent amount of camping (particularly with Girl Scouts) in my younger days so it was fun to browse Pinterest for camping food and stumble upon some old favorites, and some new ones! We made these back in June on a beach camping trip to Pismo Beach.
These are called meatloaf in cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com130tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-75710999209295521202012-08-27T16:00:00.000-07:002012-08-27T20:46:08.622-07:00Recent Life and Eats (Grilling all the things!)
Hello, friends! I hope everyone has had a great summer. I've been slacking on blogging but I have quite a few ideas brewing and plenty of drafts to work on.
In early August, I spent a long weekend in Yellowstone (and The Grand Tetons) with my mom, and some extended family. It was some good family time, and lots of natural beauty. At every turn in the road, the views cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-69139409716762314212012-07-12T18:40:00.002-07:002012-07-12T18:40:49.834-07:00Who doesn't like cheese?
Nobody... that's who doesn't like cheese.
OK, maybe not entirely accurate but that's how it should be.
Because cheese is AWESOME. :-)
Here's a pic of a cheese plate we had last week. It's so easy, relaxing and fun (and delicious) to pull out the cheese and all the accompaniments. We try to do it every couple of weeks or so. It's almost like an at home date. cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-28798881439420108182012-07-01T12:45:00.001-07:002012-07-01T12:45:47.063-07:00If you're looking for me...
Happy Weekend Everyone!!
And Happy Canada Day to all of my Canadian relatives. :-)
I'm guest posting over here today! Sharing my most viewed recipe and some of the things I want to make coming up...
Hop over and visit (me and) Sarah, she's got tons of good recipes!!
cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-17095820311345286572012-06-26T09:53:00.001-07:002012-07-09T13:04:04.137-07:00Crock Pot French Dip Sandwiches
This was (shocker!) another Pinterest find.
The recipe I used came from this blog.
French dip has always been one of my favorite sandwiches (Phillipe's anyone??), so I was really excited to make this one.
It was pretty simple and smelled great when I got home from work!
What you need....
1 medium yellow onion
3/4 cup beef broth/stock
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-70431099863116445492012-06-15T09:54:00.000-07:002012-06-15T09:54:38.839-07:00Firefly Restaurant @ The Dana Resort
Waaaaay back over Memorial Day Weekend my mother in law and I decided to treat ourselves to a dinner out on the town.
I have a bunch of restaurant.com certificates that we haven't used.
After much debate, I printed one out for a restaurant called Firefly. It is located at a hotel/resort down on Mission Bay called The Dana, and had nice views of the bay and the sunset. (cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-14707533388042567922012-06-12T08:48:00.000-07:002012-06-12T09:19:07.993-07:00Smashed Potatoes!
Just and FYI up front, I have changed the name of these (in my own head, and therefore on my own blog)... All over Pinterest and the other links I have been led to, these are called "crash hot potatoes". I'm not sure why, but I have been calling them smashed potatoes and it's stuck in my head.
My pin (pic below) was sourced from this lovely blog, in turn her post was inspired by cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-34097335258446879222012-06-07T19:13:00.004-07:002012-06-16T23:22:53.512-07:00Potato Salad w/Peas
It is feeling more and more like summer summer summer time around these parts!
So... last weekend, determined to make SOMETHING in my kitchen,
I flipped through my Food Network magazine.
(Picked that baby up as an impulse buy while checking out at the grocery store last week. Who am I??)
The cover advertised "126 Summer Recipes!" so I figured I couldn't cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-42487239169906664372012-05-06T20:27:00.001-07:002012-06-10T15:11:42.326-07:00Recent Eats
Instagram for Android is out!
I downloaded it and have been trying to use it whenever I have a chance...
With that said, here are my IG pics of some of the things I/we have been eating lately. We've been trying to eat at home more but we still get out fairly often. :-)
We've tried a few new places and found a couple new favorites.
Steamed (cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-81512501908720817982012-05-02T11:14:00.003-07:002012-05-02T11:14:58.657-07:00Not Food Related....
I've started a second blog to write and post about non-food related items...
So, if you're interested, I am starting it off with some Link Up inspirations. :-)
You can see it all here...
Otherwise I hope to return here soon for more food talk! Perhaps related to the fondue at home meal we had recently. Yummm....
Thanks for checking in!cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-27814202163653573742012-03-20T22:02:00.000-07:002012-05-03T08:58:03.991-07:00(Barefoot Foodie's) Mexican CasseroleSo, I read this blog. Every single day. Funny thing is, even though it's called "Barefoot Foodie" she doesn't post about food very often. She is more of a humorist. OK, that's an understatement. She is a friggin hilarious chick, and I want to be BFFs with her. But, back to the recipe! She posted this recipe for Mexican Casserole a while ago and I like a lot of casserole type food (aka comfort cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-75696088167400352922012-03-18T14:49:00.000-07:002012-05-27T13:59:45.970-07:00More I've Been Cooking Lately!! (Chicken Enchilada Pasta)
Look at me, cooking up a storm! heheh My boyfriend is going to die of shock. But not before I write about everything I have cooked so there is some concrete proof that it is happening.
This was another Pinterest find. And it's NOT for the crock pot! The original recipe came from this blog, but I made a few personal changes... Behold, Chicken Enchilada Pasta!
Ingredients required:
cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-46266579772505402252012-03-03T19:15:00.000-08:002012-03-03T19:18:10.441-08:00Crock Pot Love! (Part Deux)Here is a quick summary of the other CrockPot recipes I have tried... (all found via Pinterest but links here are to the original blog posts). Albondigas Soup! - Our favorite so far, and BY FAR! So good and actually seems pretty authentic from what we know of growing up in Southern California. The dried mint is a MUST. We get some fresh crema and "Mexican" cheese from La Tiendita and put a cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-36311437677444502382012-03-02T19:06:00.003-08:002012-10-26T11:46:16.683-07:00Crock Pot Love!
So proud that this was featured on a weekly round up of Pinned it Made It posts at:
I requested and received a Crock Pot for Christmas. As previously mentioned, I am not much of a cook, but I am trying to get better! I figured throwing stuff in a pot and turning it on was right up my alley. So far it's been a big success! Since Christmas I have made quite a few dishes, and the majority of cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-78386120179863740472012-03-01T12:25:00.001-08:002012-03-01T12:26:07.767-08:00Adios Amigas!So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu.....I wanted to take the time to bid a fond farewell (hopefully temporarily!) to one of my favorite bloggers. 2 Girls In The World was one of the first blogs I ever got sucked into, I remember when I found it I must have ready 20 posts straight before my eyes started burning. I just adore their blog(s). They had the coolest life opportunity and they took cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-43382824591116876042012-02-29T15:24:00.002-08:002012-10-26T11:45:45.735-07:00Something I Cooked!So...we bought a house, and remodeled the kitchen.
I should use it. I've actually been trying to use it! Thanks to Pinterest I've found lots of recipes that are just my style (easy). One of the first things I made was really just a side dish, but it was yummy and I plan to keep it as part of my cooking repertoire. Green Bean Bacon Bundles! I love bacon AND green beans, so WIN-WIN! The recipe I cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-53344016087659743452012-02-28T13:09:00.000-08:002012-02-28T13:09:35.351-08:00Lorna's Italian Kitchen (yum!)We were recently introduced to this little gem of a restaurant in the University City area of San Diego. We've been there 3 times in the past few months, and it never disappoints!! Lorna's Italian Kitchen isn't fancy, but it doesn't matter. It's tucked into a strip mall, the decor borders on kitschy Italian (red/white checked vinyl tablecloths, paper maps of Italy for place mats, possibly the cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-86711325166423351202012-02-26T23:09:00.002-08:002012-02-26T23:23:13.730-08:00Harney Sushi 10th Anniversary Party to Benefit Chef Celebration!!(Bloggers Note: This event was in April 2011...Photos borrowed from DiscoverSD.com since i sucked at taking pics that night. What? It was a party!! )This was, by far, the MOST fun we have had in quite a while! Long, long ago, when we were young and broke and still living by the beach, we had some awesome neighbors across the hall from us. These neighbors ended up being the owners/chefs of cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-83286159014845033952012-02-24T23:59:00.002-08:002012-02-28T13:17:31.494-08:00Cowboy Star Chef Celebration (2011)BLOGGER'S NOTE: I am the slackingest blogger ever. This is from last spring and has been half completed in my drafts for months. I'm DETERMINED to get back to it!Our second Chef Celebration dinner...and it DID NOT disappoint! I have been interested in eating at the downtown butcher shop/restaurant, Cowboy Star, since I saw this review by mmm-yoso! As Homer Simpson might say: "mmmmm, meat. (drool)cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-83234032453825128382011-12-06T09:05:00.000-08:002011-12-06T09:26:13.950-08:00OK, I suck at blogging.But one of my favorite bloggers is, apparently, trying to force me back into it by mentioning me on BOTH of her blogs last week. Which is a good thing. I have a bunch of posts needing to be written/edited/posted. And now I MUST go to Korean BBQ and let MV know how it was. Be back soon! :-)cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463026976795126551.post-39131439519583385162011-04-22T09:34:00.000-07:002011-04-22T11:51:20.707-07:00Nooooooo.... El BuliPossibly I am behind the times with this news but it's the first I have heard about it....This is just depressing. I will never get to visit the "best restaurant in the world". It was on my life list. Personally, I HEART Tony Bourdain, and I think this story/post is an excellent piece of writing. I honestly got a little teary eyed. Was anyone reading lucky enough to eat there in the past? What cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050161461399202632noreply@blogger.com0