…Ice Cream! This summer’s heat can only be summed up with one word: hellacious. Seeing triple-digit temperatures for each and every day in the extended forecast no longer causes me to bat an eye. My sweet Miss Charlotte is a firecracker, and it couldn’t possibly be more appropriate that her birthday happens to coincide with…
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Let’s plan your Memorial Day!
Hosting a Memorial Day gathering and needing some party-planning inspiration? We’ve got you covered! How about some grilled pork baby back ribs with our Spicy Asian Marinade, served with a cool, crisp serving of our Kicked-Up Asian Slaw? Or, if you’d rather let your oven do the work, our Classic Beef Brisket might be just…
Weekly menu
Menu plan time! I have found the little recipe index that I talked about last week to be extremely helpful in remembering the recipes I have spied in magazines that I want to prepare. I am very excited about this week’s spread! Saturday – Grilled Rib-Eye Steaks with Gorgonzola-Walnut Potatoes and Yogurt Cake with Arkansas Fresh…
Asian-inspired recipes + weekly menu
We are back getting settled in at home, which means it’s time to get back to basics with our weekly meal plan. On tap this week: Sunday – Asian-Inspired Spicy Pork Ribs with Asian Slaw (see recipes below)Monday – Roasted Asparagus Salad Tuesday – Chicken and Rice with Sauteed Brussels SproutsWednesday – Cauliflower and Caramelized Onion…
Whew. For some reason, this week was an absolute blur. It’s not like I’ve had too terribly much more to get done than is par for the course around here, but it has seemed like I have struggled to keep all of the balls in the air that I am usually so adept at juggling….
Weekly Menu
I am going to change things a bit around here and start posting our menu plans for the week on Sunday, since our new routine has us picking up our goodies from the ASN Food Club on Saturdays, and our menu plans cycle from Sunday through Saturday now. This helps me keep on top of things!…
Indescribable goodness (and this week’s menu)
Might I just say that there is nothing, absolutely nothing I have experienced in my entire culinary life as divine as the farm-fresh items we picked up on Saturday from our first order through the Arkansas Sustainable Network Local Food Club? I cannot even begin to say what a thrill it is to be able…
Food for thought (Menu Monday)
Matt and I watched Food, Inc. this weekend. Wow. I had been hearing buzz for a while now about this documentary exposing some of the less-than-savory aspects of the food industry here in the United States, but I was reticent to add it to our Netflix queue for the simple reason that I feared it…
Menu…Tuesday
With all of the snowy excitement yesterday, I spaced posting our menu plans for the week. Here’s what’s on tap (and what we’ve already had)… Monday – Corn and Red Pepper Chowder with Potatoes Tuesday – Green Chile Chicken Tamales with Black Beans and Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette Wednesday – Lasagne Thursday – Lasagne…
Menu Monday
It’s already time for another menu! February 1st…how did that happen? Monday – Shepherd’s Pie Tuesday – Italian Vegetable Soup Wednesday – Shepherd’s Pie Leftovers Thursday – Chicken Parmesan with Sugar Snap Peas Friday – Tilapia Picatta with Broccolini Have a terrific week, everyone! Amy @ Positively SplendidHaving grown up in a home brimming with…