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National Sticky Bun Day

Stef — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:48:20 +0000

Happy National Sticky Bun Day Brought to you by El Bolillo Bakery; Houston, TX

I’ve recently started following Punchbowl on twitter (my handle is activelifecook fwiw) which tells me all of the odd days that are out there. Well, today was a reason to celebrate…it’s National Sticky Bun Day (2/20/10)! I woke up [...]

Black Bean Soup

Stef — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:56:49 +0000

Quick and Tasty Soup for a Light Lunch!

On Thursday, I left work just before lunch in order to get a lot of housework done and get a nap (i.e. attempt to catch up on sleep) after my week on the rig. I had already eaten a [...]

Chicken Taco Salad with Homemade Dressing

Stef — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:18:33 +0000

Chicken Taco Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing: Yum!

It’s hard to develop a salad that is satisfying as a stand-alone dinner. However, it’s not impossible and I think I succeeded with this taco salad I made a few weeks ago. It was delicious that night and [...]

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Stef — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:09:54 +0000

My First Attempt at Chicken Tortilla Soup: A Rousing Success

A few weeks ago (probably about 3 or so by now), I noticed I had a lot of semi-related things in the fridge to make for my “Batch Cooking Sunday”. Not quite sure what to do, I [...]

Calabacita con Pollo Casserole

Stef — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:57:57 +0000

American Twists to a Classic Mexican Dish…

I was first introduced to calabacita con pollo at our favorite tex-mex restaurant, Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen (see capirotada and fajitas posts). It’s a wonderful and light dish, reminding me of a good light summer meal (much like my vegetarian penne). [...]

Homemade Guacamole

Stef — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:22:42 +0000

My Results from Many Years of Trial and Error…

I love guacamole and let’s face it, avocados are nature’s (healthy) butter! It’s always better homemade and it’s taken years for me to perfect my guacamole recipe and technique. I think I’ve finally found a blend the works [...]

Turkey Stuffed Poblanos

Stef — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:54:17 +0000

A Healthy Take on the Stuffed Pepper…

Mark had to work on Easter Sunday, so we had our Easter dinner on Saturday…That left Sunday’s dinner up in the air. It was a beautiful day outside, so I wanted to spend a good chunk of [...]

Poteet Strawberry Festival

Stef — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:37:43 +0000

Trying to Answer the Age Old Question…Does Strawberry Milk Come From Strawberry Cows???

Okay, so maybe that question will never be answered…but I did get a kick out of that cow!

But…last Saturday the hubby and I had the pleasure of hopping down to [...]

La Fogota

Stef — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:30:36 +0000

You won’t find Tex-Mex here…You go for Mexican…Pure Mexican!

Ever since living in North Carolina for two years (go Heels!), I’ve been way into Mexican food. I always liked Tex-Mex when I was a kid, but I had never been exposed to real, good, Mexican food until [...]

Tofu a la Mexicana

Stef — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:25:29 +0000

Move Over Huevos a la Mexicana…there’s a new Sheriff in Town!

One day I was reading about scrambling tofu as a scrambled eggs substitute. This intrigued me and I looked into recipes a bit further. Most of the recipes called for turmeric to give the “eggs” their [...]