• BOOKS & THOUGHTS

    The Book Jar (What to Read Next??)

    You know that feeling when you have so many books but you always buy more, and don’t know what to read next? I’m with you on this one. Suffer no more. Make this Book Jar and you’ll always know what to read next. I’m sure you already know that last year I decided to take a break from buying more books. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read that post here. At first, it was hard because I was used to constantly buying new books, but after a few months, it was kinda a relief. I discovered books I already had in my house for so long. I rediscovered…

  • SHEET PAN DINNER - Butterflied Chicken with Potatoes (easy cleanup!)
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    SHEET PAN DINNER – Butterflied Chicken with Potatoes (easy cleanup!)

    If you’re into easy cleanup when cooking and having fewer dishes to wash, this One Sheet Pan Dinner with Butterflied Chicken with Potatoes is right down your alley. My favorite way of cooking meat and vegetables is in the oven. I think you can’t compare the taste of something roasted with something fried. And we’re talking about the oven from our homes. When we’re cooking meat and vegetables on a grill outside with wooden fire it tastes so much better. Even a simple mushroom tastes like heaven. Or zucchini.  🙂 We should really take advantage of our grill, if we have one, to cook delicious and easy meals. This recipe is…

  • Fresh Peas and Snow Peas Stew with Bacon
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    Fresh Peas and Snow Peas Stew with Bacon

    If you are a fan of peas, you will love this double-pea stew with bacon. It’s filled with fresh and snow peas and it just tastes like spring in a bowl. And it’s ready in under 20 minutes. Because this dish has bacon in it, it’s heartier, and it can be the main course. But if you want, you can skip the bacon, and add potatoes or chickpeas for the same result. Or skip everything all together and eat the stew as a side dish with meat or fish. You can adjust the recipe to your own liking. Ingredients: 500 g of fresh or frozen peas 150 g of snow peas…

  • SHEET PAN DINNER - Pork Loin and Veggies (Easy Cleanup!)
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    SHEET PAN DINNER – Pork Loin and Veggies (Easy Cleanup!)

    I love making sheet pan dinners because they’re really easy to whip up like this Pork Loin and Veggies. And it’s easy cleanup too. That’s always something to look forward to! You can customize this recipe to your own liking. You can use pork loin, chicken breast or thighs, fish, tofu, shrimp, chickpeas and so on. There are a lot of variations you can choose from. And what can I say about vegetables? You can use so so many of them, from broccoli to zucchini or bok choy. Use a few of each for flavor. You will love this recipe. Ingredients: 1 pork loin 4-5 potatoes 5-6 cloves of garlic, skin on…

  • DESSERTS

    No-Bake Cheesecake Cups with Grilled Apricots

    If you crave something sweet but you want it right away these No-Bake Cheesecake Cups with Grilled Apricots are perfect. It takes 10 minutes to prepare and 1 minute to eat.  🙂 Usually, we don’t really crave sweets, but sometimes we do want something sweet and delicious to eat. We made these no-bake cheesecake cups quite a few times now and they’re really good. And versatile as well! You can add all kinds of seasonal fruit to balance the sweetness from the cream cheese. It works really good with cherries, kiwi fruit, all kinds of berries, strawberries, apricots, and so on. The list is endless. This is my first time making…

  • Espaguetis con Gambas y Gulas al Ajillo
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    Espaguetis con Gambas y Gulas al Ajillo

    Espaguetis con Gambas y Gulas al Ajillo es un plato muy facil,rapido de preparar y encanta a toda la familia. Yo, normalmente hago Espaguetis al Ajillo con Gambas, porque nos gusta mucho pero hoy queria probarlos tambien con gulas. A mi marido le encantan muchisimo, con mucho ajo, perejil y que sea muy picante. En menos de 10 minutos esta listo! Los espaguetis con gambas y gulas tambien son muy faciles de hacer. Y necesitamos solo unos cuantos ingredientes. Ingredientes: 200 g de espaguetis 200 g de la Gula del Norte un manojo de perejil fresco sal y pimienta 2 cucharas de aceite de oliva 100 gramos de gambas peladas…