Day 143 - Fries

Day 142 - Dinner

It's a picture from my real camera...of dinner. I'm not very imaginative today.

Day 140 - Won Tons

Day 135 - Yummy

Day 132 - Yum

Day 131 - Shopping for Dinner

Shopping for dinner...

and eating dinner.

Day 88 - Untitled

Kind of an unhealthy dinner, but at least the butter was organic cultured, the bread was sprouted and the fries were organic.

Day 63 - Making Dinner

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham = YUM!!!

Day 11 - Perfect Cup of Tea

Today I made granola with my mom. I love my mom, but sometimes cooking with her can be a little bit of a challenge. I think this picture can capture some of the experience. Look very carefully. Now, my mom has some truly envy-worthy pieces of equipment in her kitchen, but seriously lacking in a few small yet oh so important items. We needed a tablespoon and a half teaspoon for the granola recipe. In her drawer, I found a "2 Tablespoon", a "just a pinch" and a "perfect cup of tea". It's a good thing it's pretty hard to truly mess up this granola recipe. My mom really is the best!

9.3.2014 - Day 7

 

For the last couple weeks, I've been sort of up to my eyeballs in zucchini. So, I've used it as an excuse to spend some time on Pinterest and search for different options for what to make with all of it. I made oatmeal zucchini chocolate chip cookies (yuck), different recipe for oatmeal zucchini cookies (better), lemon zucchini cookies with a glaze, "mom's" zucchini bread, chocolate zucchini bread, orange zucchini bread (disgusting), second recipe for orange zucchini bread (wow, what a difference) and tonight, lemon poppy seed zucchini bread. Now, I have a freezer full of yummy bread and a couple new recipes for what to do with all that zucchini from the garden. The recipe for the bread above can be found on Fabulessly Frugal. I think I'm addicted to Pinterest. Does anyone else get on there and lose all track of time?

9.2.2014 - Day 6

Last week, I tried making some granola. In true Rachael fashion, the first batch was a learning experience. Cooking is amazing when you end up with something you can be proud of. Something that tastes great, looks great, smells great, but when it doesn't taste great, look great, etc...I feel so deflated. Especially when you've spent lots of time and money trying something new. So, when I burned my first batch of granola, I was so disappointed. There were lots of nuts and expensive ingredients in it. Too many. My husband (who ate it even though it was a little too golden) said his jaw hurt a little after having a little bowl.

So this time, I tried a new recipe. Something a little more simple that I found on Pinterest. It was originally from Lovely Little Kitchen and I modified it just a little. I didn't have coconut oil or almond extract, so I used olive oil and cinnamon and also doubled the vanilla and added a half cup of raisins. This tastes so good! I really think that it would be crazy to buy granola ever again. It's so expensive at the store and this stuff is so easy to make! It's fast and delicious. Granola is one of those things you really can customize to how you like it. You can add or remove whatever ingredients you want. If you like granola, you should give this recipe a try!

8.28.2014 - Day 1



This is what pizza sauce looks like before it becomes pizza sauce.
 

Inspired by Lucy at Lucy 365 Days II to take one picture every day and post it here. It seems like quite a commitment, but I need something to motivate me to take more pictures these days. I know it seems strange to start something like this on August 28th, but if there is something I've learned in my life, it's that you shouldn't wait to start good things. If you wait for January, wait for Monday, wait for next (insert random time frame here), it will never happen. So, here's to a new year of not putting off things!

Prepare to see lots of pictures of food (and maybe traffic shots) because some days it seems like that is all I do. :)

Rachael