J – Life gets really interesting when there’s a mystery envelope involved. Valentine’s Day is, of course, the perfect occasion for at least one mystery envelope. Let your creative mind wander on this one … hehe. Ok, stop. I’m talking about food, now. This dish is the one for you. … Continue reading
C – Happy Chinese New Year! It’s not quite Chinese New Year, but we thought we would start celebrating early with fried rice. One of my favorite dishes in a Chinese restaurant is fried rice. I judge a good Chinese restaurant on how good their fried rice is. If they … Continue reading
J – Wild ducks disappearing on the horizon …the season is over. This duck season has been like no other for me. First, I was actually aware of it happening. Second, I got to taste some amazing wild duck. Thanks to Luke on both. I remember reading his ode to … Continue reading
C – Jim complained about these tacos … until he devoured them and wanted more. He said he wanted cheese, sour cream and guacamole in them. Well, we didn’t have any. I didn’t want any, anyway. These tacos aren’t your typical tacos. They are really simple and delicious. I found … Continue reading
C – Vegetarian burgers are usually awful. I once went to a restaurant and was accidentally served a vegetarian burger. I almost threw up. I didn’t know what was in it. It wasn’t a burger. I didn’t want to say anything, but it was so disgusting that I had to. … Continue reading
J – Long ago, there was a restaurant that served … You know the story. You had a special dish at that restaurant and absolutely loved it. You kept going back and ordering it, again and again … when they had it on the menu. Now, the restaurant is either … Continue reading
C – It has been awhile since my brothers and I made homemade pasta. It might be a good 18 years ago. WOW, I sound old … OK, lets make me sound less old. I think I was 10 years old the last time we made pasta … that’s sounds … Continue reading
C – I think Jim has a new favorite sandwich. Move over Jim’s old favorite sandwich, because there is a new kid in town. I really didn’t expect this sandwich to be so good, but it was. Jim mentioned that he could eat this five days a week if he had … Continue reading
C – It’s always interesting when I haven’t tried something and I am put into the fire to try making it or eating it. This was one of those days. (Warning. My diet really went away with this one.) Luke was really excited to get back into the Be Mindful. … Continue reading
C – This is one of my favorite go-to dishes to make. It’s a Jamie Oliver recipe I tried a year ago. I still love it. In the Be Mindful. Be Human. kitchen, we always seem to have chicken on hand. When we don’t know what to make, we usually … Continue reading