Hi gang!  How is your week going?  Ours is definitely a lot calmer than last week yet last week must be catching up to me because I’m crazy tired this week.  Sleep sounds like so much fun compared to other things!

This week’s pizza was inspired by a pizza I had out recently.  I know!  Ordering pizza out, crazy!  It was Restaurant Week (do you all know what Restaurant Week is?) a few weeks ago and Scott and I headed out to dinner at a place called Figlio.  Going in I was planning on ordering off the RW menu but then decided to get something else instead and ordered off their pizza menu.  They serve up wood-fired pizzas and flatbreads.

Wood-fired just happens to be my fave kind of pizza!  So yummy and you get the best crispy crust.  I ordered, if I remember the name right,…

The last installment of Salsa Week and this one just happens to be in a close running to winning the title of my favorite salsa!

Whenever I look at jarred salsa, the one kind I always search out is a black bean and corn salsa.  I love those!  The beans and corn add such a nice texture to the salsa.  It even allows me to handle a more spicier salsa because somehow the beans and corn seem to tame down the assertive peppers.

Eventually I wondered to myself if one could make salsa with black beans and corn as the main ingredient instead of them being added into a tomato based salsa.

You’re never going to know the answer to your question until you try it, right?  So that’s exactly what I set out to do and now I cannot get enough of this salsa.  I could pretty much consume the entire…

Day 2 of Salsa Week and this time we are kicking it with a Roasted Green Salsa!

Recently a reader contacted me with a question about my Roasted Tomato Salsa.  Then she asked me about a green salsa.  She said that her favorite Mexican restaurant serves this green salsa but that it’s not made with tomatillo.

Curious!

Because when we think of green salsa, we automatically think of tomatillos, right? Those little green things that look like tomatoes but are located with all the peppers.  She mentioned that the server didn’t really know what the salsa was because it was a secret but that they thought it was made from jalapenos.

While this could very well be the case, imagine how many jalapenos you would have to use to get the amount of salsa needed to serve an entire restaurant.  Exactly!  A crazy huge number!  I thought about it…

Remember how I said that I needed to get caught up on recipe posting?  Well it’s time to start!  I’m calling this week, Salsa Week and I’ll be posting a few of my newest salsa recipes.  They are super easy and you’ll notice that they all follow a similar concept.  You’ll be whipping up salsa in no time flat!

The first salsa to be showcased this week is a fruit salsa.  I have heard many mentions of people eating salsa made from pineapple and mango but yet I’ve never come across any!  I haven’t seen a recipe, nor a jar of it in the store, not even seeing it listed on a menu someplace.

The pineapple and mango salsa has been out of my grasp!  I decided that it couldn’t be that hard to make and tried my hand at making a test batch.  The first step was getting some fresh…

Hi gang!  If you saw yesterday’s post then you know that we have been dealing with some major crazy hot here in Columbus last week.  Goodness!  Also last week was very crazy that pretty much resulted with Scott and I running around with our heads cut off we had so much to do.

I was looking forward to Sunday in a big way!  Not only would we be able to chill out and relax but I would get to do my long run!  I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.  The best ended up being 80degrees with close to 90% humidity at 6am.  Not pretty.  I still busted out my long run and came home to a  fab bowl of cool yogurt with granola and chocolate chips.

If you have ever wondered if there is a possibility of too much chocolate chips, the answer…

Hello my little athletes!  Did everybody have a great kickass week?   The weather here has sort of been out of control with the heat and humidity.  We’ve had heat advisories all week.  Even late in the day, and I’m talking like 2am here, it was still 80 degrees outside.  That’s humidity for ya!

Monday I pulled out the Jackie Warner DVD again to give it a shot.  Instead of doing the whole routine, I decided to break it up and do it in 15 minute increments.  I did lower body, then upper body, and finally abs.  I liked this a lot better!  I like concentrating on one area and then moving on to something else.  It’s satisfying knowing that you completed one section already and seems to make the workout go a lot faster.  The workout kicked my hiney!

Tuesday I cranked out 6 miles.  Even with the heat, if I’m doing that distance, I do not have…

Hi gang!  This week has been full of crazy and hot.  Crazy because for me I’m am running around like a mad woman trying to get things done.  I  have meetings and emails going nonstop!  In fact I’m trying to get this typed up and done so I can head to a lunch meeting which after that is another meeting.

CRAZY

Scott is working on two HUGE projects.  One for his 9-5er and one for his freelance business.  Both are due next week and he has been working nonstop.  My poor babies.  By nonstop, I literally mean all day long until about 3am or whenever he makes it to bed.

CRAZY

The only thing that is constant is Rocky’s love for laying in the sun and sleeping.   Everything else is spinning like mad!  Also, please don’t think I’m complaining because I’m not.  I love making connections, completing jobs, and meeting to discuss future…

Guys I am so behind on recipe posting!  I have a ton in my little notebook of stuff that I need to get written up and published ASAP!  So be prepared for a recipe posting spree over the next few weeks, K?

I again bring your attention to the fact that it’s summertime and that means HOT.  Or if you live where I do, it means HUMID with a side of sticky.  You don’t really want to do much of anything except take time out to sip on something delicious and preferably very cold.

I do not drink mixed drinks because that kind of alcohol always seems a little heavy on my stomach.  Plus a lot of drinks are made so they are super sweet and I’m not one for sweet.  Even with wine I do not like sweet.  Scott on the other hand likes…

Hi gang! Scott and I were able to hit the Hilliard Farm Market this week and we were not disappointed!  I think this is the most I’ve bought yet!  I definitely wanted to go because I was in great need of some fresh tomatoes in my life.  Summer tomatoes have totally stolen my heart this year.  Here’s what was in my bag:

• Orange Tomatoes
• Red Tomatoes
• Blackberries
• Corn
• Green Peppers
• Zucchini
• Nectarines
• Whole Wheat bread loaf

Score!

• Green peppers came from Wishwell Farms, 2 for $1 which considering the size of these peppers, is a great deal.
• Orange tomatoes, blackberries (which are huge!), zucchinis, and nectarines all came from Hirsch Fruit Farm.
• Four ears of bi-color sweet corn and red tomatoes from Rhoads Farm.
• And finally the Whole Wheat bread came from Grammy’s Cozy Kitchen (no website).

I had some time on my hands last night to cook up a lovely…

Oh farm fresh corn how we love you! You signal to us that it’s time for summer and that means crab boils, cookouts, camping, and maybe a few nights spent around the fire-pit.  You are very versatile and can be used in so many ways!

Sometimes a recipe calls for fresh corn cut off the cob and if you haven’t done it before or you’re not sure how to go about it, taking corn off the cob can be tricky business.

Corn is odd shaped and cutting it can be a test of patience and quick reflexes.  It can also get messy because corn actually carries a lot of liquid with it.

It doesn’t have to be a game of culinary roulette though!  Nope.  I promise, cutting corn off the cob can be done easily though you still need to stay focused during the task.  No one wants a runaway…