MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm….Good!  Soup is definitely one of my favorite things, especially if it has a little kick!  It is super chilly here on the east coast right now, but this zippy tomato basil soup will warm you right up and it is a cinch to make. The inspiration for this recipe was a parmesan cheese rind that I have been saving in my fridge.  I have always wanted to use one in a recipe, and I thought that this rind would… Read more »

We spent Thanksgiving in Florida, and we were so excited to spend a week in the warm weather swimming, visiting with family and getting a little sunshine.  Unfortunately, Mother Nature had a different plan and decided to have the coldest weather that Florida has seen since February…Bah!  Of course, I only brought sun dresses and one pair of jeans…let’s just say that my jeans were well-loved by the end of the trip.  We always go to Clearwater Beach no matter… Read more »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Glitter Spice! Today is the one-year anniversary of glitterspice.com, I can’t believe that I have been blogging for a year already!!! I wanted to do something nice for Glitter on her Birthday, so I have decided to start her a Facebook Page!  Go check it out HERE and don’t forget to like it!  In addition to starting a Glitter Spice Facebook page, I decided to share a lasagna recipe or is it a lasagne recipe!  I prefer to spell… Read more »

Last week Derika had to go to Seattle for work and I decided that it would be a crime for me not to go with her.  So she went for work and I went for play! Derika and I lived in Seattle for 4 years so I knew that I would be able to get into some trouble while she was at work during the week, and then she and I would stay the weekend so that we would have… Read more »

I love mexican food and wish that every day was TACO TUESDAYYYYYY!  I would eat chips and salsa and tacos and chips and guacamole and chips and tacos and salsa and hot sauce and tacos and cheese and chips and salsa every single day if I could.   I have been playing around with these tortillas for months and I think I finally got it.  These gluten-free tortillas are sturdy enough to hold all of your taco goodness like cheese… Read more »

I am blaming kale chips for my love of kale, ever since I had kale chips I cannot seem to get enough of kale in any form.  I want to put or sneak it into everything, it is almost getting as bad as my garlic and spicy food addiction.  I have been making kale salads a few times a week, but this is by far my new favorite recipe.  I could eat it everyday and I just might.  This salad is… Read more »

I remember the first time that I had tofu…I was 15 and I had just stopped eating meat.  I put it into my stir-fry bowl at a Mongolian restaurant and I hated it.  The texture was way weird and it kind of disintegrated in my mouth…YUCK!  I actually didn’t start to like tofu until I started eating Thai food, their tofu was super firm and they crisped the heck out of it. Everything is better fried!  I can now eat… Read more »

I am sitting on my balcony right now listening to the ocean and the sound of boxes being taped, as the last of our belongings get loaded into the moving truck that will be headed to NYC.  My neighbor bunny is not pleased with the situation and is currently giving me the stink eye. Tomorrow we are off on a week-long road trip that will eventually lead us to NYC. Along the way we plan on stopping at the Grand… Read more »

Back in the day my favorite quick meal to make at home was a garbage quesadilla.  What is a garbage quesadilla, you ask? Basically veggies and a veggie friendly protein stuffed into a tortilla with cheese (everything is better with cheese), fold the stuffed tortilla in half and brown in a pan on both sides. I am trying to not eat as many gluten products these days, so I have been making the heck out of Veggie Bowl-Ritos. What is… Read more »

Things are changing on my end. Derika and I are in the process of getting ready to relocate to NYC for her job at the end of this month!  My days have been spent enjoying the beach, cooking and purging all of the things that we will not be able to take with us on this move. All of this purging has gotten me to thinking about all of the great things about San Diego that I will miss.  Favorite… Read more »