A Working Mom's Guide to Food, Family & Fun
Caprese salad is undoubtedly my FAVORITE summertime dish and since it is Tomatofest 2012 at the Hardin house, I can eat it every night if I want to……..probably won’t, but I can if I want to. I recently changed it up a little by using pesto I had on hand rather than fresh basil leaves [...]
Another day, another squash. Pesto is generally served with pasta, but swapping the pasta for filling spaghetti sqaush not only makes it a little more healthy, but becomes a gluten-free option. Add chicken or shrimp and this becomes a one dish meal. Spaghetti Squash Pesto Ingredients: 1 large spaghetti squash, roasted Fresh Basil Pesto Fresh [...]
Oh, Basil! My, Basil! the dreaded wait is done; You started as a little plant and now my gardening has won; The kitchen is near, the food processor I hear, the pesto is forthcoming While fellow bellies try to wait, the hungrier we’re becoming But oh plate! plate! plate! Oh the empty stare of white Where on the stove [...]
Welcome to my blog! I'm Amanda and I am a busy mommy! When the work day is over I drop my heels at the door, slip on my apron and kick domesticity into high gear! I love my family, I love food and I love to have fun. Join me and we can celebrate the joys of life that bring us together.
