Category: Healthy

Garlic Asparagus

Mike apparently loves asparagus.  I never knew this because we never really ate it.  I never knew how to cook it.  We tried grilling it (this turned out terrible).  We tried boiling...

Pumpkin Pancakes

We used to make pancakes from a huge package of Krusteaz or Bisquick.  Mike really liked one brand but not the other.  He was going through a pancake/waffle phase, so we bought...

Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal

We had some pumpkin puree leftover in the refrigerator from various recipes.  Note that this is not “pumpkin pie mix”.  It is simply pumpkin puree.  It only contains pumpkin, and no other...

Almond Butter Oatmeal

Some days I am just really tired after making dinner and don’t really feel like making oatmeal for Mike for breakfast.  It may seem pretty easy to make oatmeal (OK, it’s not...

Orange Clove Oatmeal

I bought some oranges from the farmers market.  There is this booth over there that always has free samples of various wares.  I usually stop by and taste what he has to...

Cherry Garcia Oatmeal

Mike, like many  others, made a New Years resolution to eat healthier.  This can sometimes be much harder than it seems.  Often food which is healthy simply does not taste very appetizing....

Minestrone

Mike loves Minestrone soup. I don’t really understand it, but the fact that I don’t like beans may have something to do with that. Minestrone is actually pretty easy to make and...