Starving Kitten

Another kitten is starving!

Posted on September 24, 2023 | Leave a comment

After years another kitty was found hungry! Charky is a very hungry and a sweet kitten, he loves sleeping, his pink mouse, and FOOD! And a bit of the ol’ nip. Charky’s brother, Pino might also make a few appearances. These kittens are so excited and so happy to make blogs they only slept 22 hours today!

Charky

Pino

Our first meal back!

And I didn’t feel like waiting so we had some homemade noodles with our creamy cheesy Alfredo sauce recipe, and some mini shrimps.

Charky and Pino both enjoyed a noodle or 2 and encourage you to try the recipe!👨‍🍳

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Beef Wellington

Posted on June 24, 2014 | Leave a comment

Beef, vegetables, and spices wrapped in a flaky crust and baked. Not too hard to make and a good use of a mid-range piece of meat. I had about a 2 lb piece of London Broil (keeping with the British theme), some various veggies, and admittedly used a canister of store dough. Continue reading →

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Tagged Beef, dough, garlic, London Broil, Mushroom, red onion, rosemary, spinach, Wellington

Homemade Ginger Ale

Posted on May 14, 2014 | Leave a comment

I was inspired by my cyclical ginger obsession to experiment with some homemade ginger ale. I juiced some ginger, made a simple syrup, and experimented with some proportions. It was refreshing and ahem, mixed well with others.

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Tagged brown sugar, Carbonated Water, Ginger, Juice, lime, Refreshing, Simple Syrup, Summer Drink

Homemade Lara Bars

Posted on March 13, 2014 | 1 comment

I recently ‘got into’ Lara Bars. I like to have a late afternoon snack on the days I work late, that has enough staying power to keep me full ’till my (late) dinner and align with my dietary goals. I’ve been really digging the ‘peanut butter cookie’ and ‘cashew cookie’ lara bars, in particular. Though that may sound like a delicious cookie treat, in reality these bars have little in common with the cookies they are named after. Check out the ingredients: PB cookie- peanuts, dates; cashew cookie bars- cashews, dates, pinch of sea salt. Hmm. Pretty simple ingredient list for a $1.50 bar… naturally my mind got to thinking– couldn’t I just make these at home?

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Tagged breakfast ideas, cashew cookie, coconut, dates, homemade, lara bars, paleo, peanut butter cookie, peanuts, pinapple, recipe, snack, snack ideas, tropical

Paleo Banana Bread

Posted on February 26, 2014 | Leave a comment

In a quest to cut/limit sugar and in general eat a little healthier, I have been adapting my diet to be more paleo-esque. I don’t know that I could ever or would ever want to go totally paleo because I love cheese too much, but when I can cut a corner here and there and aspire to paleo-ness I like to do it. Typically, low-carb or paleo adaptations of things are good if you’re lucky but a far cry from the original item you know and love. I have to say that this is most definitely NOT the case with this banana bread!

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Tagged almond flour, banana bread, breakfast ideas, coconut flour, coconut oil, flourless, low carb, maple syrup, no flour, paleo, peanut butter runner, snack ideas, toddler

Honey Ginger Wings

Posted on February 15, 2014 | Leave a comment

I love me some wings! We have a turkey deep fryer that we used for Thanksgiving and since there is so much costly leftover oil, I keep it around and fire it up a few more times. Most of those coincide with football watching and fried finger foods. This was a deviation from classic buffalo or garlic parm which we have made before and as much as I love good ol hot buffalo I welcomed some new flavors. This recipe was cool since it uses fresh ingredients like ginger and garlic. I made it twice and achieved more of a thick sticky glaze the second time around and no dipping sauce was needed.

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Tagged appetizer, chicken, deep fried, garlic, Ginger, honey, Rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, wings

Starving Kitten is coming back!

Posted on February 9, 2014 | Leave a comment

We have been on hiatus since July 22, 2012 because we had a baby on August 14th, 2012. So yes, it has taken us about a year and half to make it back but the Kitten has thrived with our neglect! We appreciate everyone that has enjoyed and spread our posts. No Tortilla Cheesy Enchilada Bake has by far been the most popular. So we will be posting again soon and here is our excuse for the break…..Blake!

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Pepperoni Roll

Posted on July 22, 2012 | 1 comment

A simple idea that I gave a try and will regularly insert for a quick meal or snack idea. This would also be a great dish to take to a party. You could use store bought dough or a canister but I made the dough using the same pizza recipe as we used for previous pizzas (Thai Chicken, Tomato Mushroom Pesto, Grilled Crab Pesto) Continue reading →

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Tagged cheese, dough, garlic, oregano, pepperoni, pizza dough, Untitled

Tuna and White Bean Salad in Avocado Cups

Posted on July 8, 2012 | 1 comment

We have these free wall calendars at work and every month a recipe is showcased along with a large picture of it. After staring at this recipe/picture of this recipe for the last month I decided to make it. I love the main ingredients in this and figured this would be right up my alley and it sure was. It also took less than 10 minutes to make this from start to finish, which can’t be beat AND you don’t have to cook anything or heat up an oven so it is very heat-wave friendly as well.

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Tagged avocado, avocado cups, cannellini beans, lemon juice, low carb, red onion, red wine, red wine vinegar, tomato, tuna, tuna and white bean salad

Thai Chicken Pizza

Posted on June 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

One of my favorite restaurants in the whole wide world used to be California Pizza Kitchen. I just loved it- I always, always got the spinach and artichoke dip appetizer and the thai chicken pizza (on honey whole wheat crust!). When I find something I like at a restaurant, I am notorious for ordering it every single time I go back and this was no exception. As I have matured and my foodie-ness has grown in epic proportions, CPK just doesn’t have the same appeal it once did. That’s ok, it happens. However, every now and then I still get a taste for this uniquely delicious pizza and being the self-proclaimed foodies that we are, I suggested we try to make it ourselves. It turned out great and I encourage you to shake things up sometime and give this recipe a try.