I am never ready for New Year’s Eve. One minute I am sampling a pumpkin pie/turkey sandwich combo just for the heck of it at the stroke of midnight and then next I am realizing I absolutely nothing to wear which turns out quite perfectly because I also have absolutely nowhere to go. It always …
Category: Food
This One’s for Tony
Right around my early 20’s was when I first started to fall in love with food and cooking. At this time, I also began working with another colleague who I quickly discovered shared the same love for food and the adventure it offered. Although our careers were completely unrelated to anything culinary, we became fast …
When Inspiration Fails You
Three days into my new mission to write more, share my food with people and pursue this so-called “calling”, everything came to a screeching halt. The inspiration was gone, the initial boost from the excitement of my friends had quieted and now it was just me. Just me, a blank page (a blank mind for …
The Successful Whole30: A Whole Lotta Strategy
Me on Whole30: “Hey! I heard you might want to do Whole30 together!” Friend: “I have zero interest in doing Whole whatever that is.” Me: “So you’re saying there’s a chance…” And so it begins. So, what exactly IS Whole30? In a very concise version, Whole30 is designed to be a reset for your body. …
Grilled Steak Salad with Dijon and Balsamic Vinaigrette
It’s Winter…it’s Spring… it’s Winter… Nobody knows! What I do know, is that the first day of Summer is the same amount of days away whether it’s sunny or snowing outside in the middle of April and if that’s the case, I am going to need a salad for dinner. If you’re like anything like …
To the Woman You End Up With
Part II of IV 2.14.2016 To the Woman You End up With: When he has something to say, listen. Stop what you’re doing, give him your full attention and listen to him with your eyes. What he shares is special and if you show him it’s important to you, he’ll keep sharing. Bake for him. …
A Love Story
Part I of IV 2.14.2015 This is a true story. It’s a love story. It may just be the truest story of the truest love. Although it isn’t finished, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve to be told. It starts with a man; he was handsome, strong, smart and always the calm for everyone. He …
Thai Meatballs with Peanut Dipping Sauce
I have a bit of a confession: I love meatballs. I don’t know exactly how this started but a few years ago, I came up with a traditional recipe and was hooked! They’re low carb, high (sometimes lean) protein, super flavorful and freeze great. What more could you ask for? I made and ate them …
Ray’s Rustic Rescue Soup
Ok, 4 days into following my calling. Great. It’s going great… To quote my good friend Bob Wiley, “I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful.” But isn’t your purpose supposed to help people or something? Not just be some kind of ongoing monologue about fruit and how you barely have any responsibilities? People …
An Introduction.
It took a long time. Lots of debating if I could write a blog, and wrestling between the self-indulgent feeling of having one standing off against a longing desire to write and create. Because of the encouragement of my friends (we will see how they feel about this before long) here it is. “Who …