I always look forward to spring.
Except the pollen. Who knew San Diego had pollen?!
Spring food is the best. Don’t get me wrong, I love a roasted winter squash and the orange glow that comes with it. The lighter, fresh spring fare has my heart though.
Today’s #strangebutgood is a round up of some of my favorite spring recipes. Some stranger than others. All good. In my not-so-humble opinion.
Breaking in a new oven is the best.
Not to be confused with breaking… or burning… a oven.
We’re back in business this week with a new oven installed. No thanks to GE or Home Depot. You don’t realize how much not having an oven can cramp your style!
Our new oven is gorgeous. It’s even blue inside! Just look at the LG beauty compared to the GE POS model (♫ to the left, to the left… ♪):
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I spoke too soon.
One day I’ll learn to knock on wood or something.
Last week I said we were getting to some form of normalcy. HA! Till the flaming oven happened… so here we are with a disheveled kitchen, no oven, and some random food. We also have NO groceries since we were supposed to have gone to the farmer’s market Sunday. Fires really are inconvenient…
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We’re finally getting some normalcy post-move.
The term “normal” is used loosely for us.
The boxes are slowly disappearing. Things have places on shelves. There are curtains in the bedroom and dining room (the other rooms are another story). We joined a gym… I joined a second gym. We have groceries and are eating at home *almost* each week day. And we have redneck Christmas lights strung up on the cabana.
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I’m convinced you can put peanut butter on anything.
It’s even good on bacon.
There’s not bacon in this peanut sauce, but now that I think of it… there night be next time! This was strange enough for round 1 though, particularly when you add kelp noodles.
Don’t be scared of kelp noodles – they don’t really taste like anything and, for those that are concerned, they are gluten-free and nearly calorie-free. The weirdest part about these noodles is the texture; they’re almost crunchy! You could use this sauce with any noodle though. And you could top it with anything. I chose the tasty Sizzlefish Thai Salmon.
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WIAW is on the move again this week!
Because I haven’t had enough moving…
Here’s the deal. What I Ate Wednesday has been jumping around to give mamma Jenn a break. She’s entrusted me this week with hosting duties (which may be a sign she’s taken up a crack habit… is rehab where she’s disappeared to?!).
Since I’m sooooo known for sugar coating things, I’m going to come out and say that the link up got a bit out of control and Jenny from the block was suffering from exhaustion. WIAW was meant to just be a day of eats. Don’t be linking shit from 5 weeks ago, everything you ate for the past 3 weeks, or some unrelated giveaway you’re trying to get more traffic for. Follow the rules and don’t be greedy. In short, don’t be a dick.
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I’m full of good ideas.
Or maybe just ideas…
We had leftover spaghetti and bison red sauce from when Vegas cooked the other night. I wasn’t about to eat it like a “normal” person. Surprised?
I decided they’d be great as fritters if I added zucchini noodles and some egg to bind it. A bit strange, but really when is pasta and sauce not good?
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Moving is exhausting.
I’m mentally tired.
Organizing, cleaning, and decorating are not my favorite things. Doing that while working and dealing with annoying shit that comes with closing on the sale of my condo has left me grouchy. People commenting on my lack of cooking gets me fired up. We just got a working oven and found time to grocery shop. If I want to have some beers, then I will. Jeeeeeeesus.
The Whole Foods ha a bar. It really is like heaven here.
This isn’t a blogger rant. These are Facebook friends. I’ve actually been loving going out in our new neighborhood and trying out new things workout-wise. I’ve taken up boxing and tried out jiu jitsu. I’ve been running more. Ending the day jogging back home to Vegas with this view makes me incredibly happy:
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