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Keto Chicken Pad Thai

  • May 14, 2017
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I just love Pad Thai, and this low carb version hit the spot. It took a little more time than my normal 10 minute meal prep-time but it was totally worth it. I’m not a clean-as-I-go type person can you tell? And cooking with a three-year-old doesn’t help either. (Hands over face.) Don’t let this long(ish) list of ingredients scare you! The end result is worth the extra effort: 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon sea...

Thai Beef Satay And Peanut Sauce

  • May 10, 2017
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Thai food is one of my favvvvvorite foods in the world. I ate my way across Thailand when I was 19. Okay, maybe not “across,” but I ate my fair share in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Pattaya City and gained a few kilos. It was better than heaven and I loved how we ate “family style” with big bowls in the middle of the table and hands reaching every-which way. I loved the idea of being able to recreate these flavors in...

Slow Cooker Mexican Meatballs And A Rainy Day At Home

Last Tuesday started with a dead truck battery and ended with a traffic ticket from a very kind police officer. No really, he was so kind. After one look in the back of my land-cruiser packed with three preschoolers he went from business as usual to sweet and comforting: “Just call DMV and renew your registration and it’s like you never even got a ticket….” “Call DMV??” I don’t know what planet he’s from, but it’s not earth. Even so, I was thanking him...

Bacon Makin’

Oh how I love family traditions! Especially ones that taste good, (and may or may not raise your blood pressure, but let’s not dwell on that.) Over the past couple of months THIS has become a weekend family tradition for us. Every Saturday morning I see Brenden dragging this thing from the utility room (he wishes he had a garage) setting it up, pouring the pellets in, and setting the thermometer to connect to his iPhone. (Who knew smoking meat could be...

Key West – What We Ate, Saw and Did!

My tan lines are fading fast, time to relive our vacation via a blog post! The first few days home were an adjustment to say the least. Whew! Seriously, peeing alone for four days and not having to mediate one sibling fight… that kind of freedom is hard to recover from. 😀 We stayed at the Casa Marina Waldorf Astoria Resort and I have to say, it was exceptional. I also have to say that we paid for it with our Hilton points!...