Author: Maxine

  • Simple Chicken Congee

    Simple Chicken Congee

    There is nothing more satisfying than a bowl of hot congee on a cold fall/winter’s day. Growing up, my grandma and mom made the best Chinese congee and it tasted even better when you were sick. Nice and hot, a little salty, some veggies, with a seafood or meat preference. This is such a comfort…

  • Sweet and Spicy Spaghetti Squash

    Sweet and Spicy Spaghetti Squash

    I’ve been really enjoying different recipes with squashes lately. It’s been nice trying different things, even my husband has been a trooper being my guinea pig and trying more healthy finds. This is a SUPER SIMPLE recipe…really not much work but steaming your spaghetti squash. Ingredients: 2 Spagetti squashes Mae Ploy Chili Sauce Toasted peanuts…

  • Roasted Carrots with Pecans

    Roasted Carrots with Pecans

    The fall has arrived!!! That calls for the fall-like recipes! We recently bought a bag of organic carrots from Costco and we all know that anything from Costco comes in abundance, so we had a ton of carrots leftover! I was going to make more carrot puree for my infant, but he is done with…

  • Pineapple Fried Rice with Bacon – Fast and Delicious

    Pineapple Fried Rice with Bacon – Fast and Delicious

    I love anything with pineapple! Pineapple cookies, pineapple upside-down cake, pineapple salsa, you name it! There’s something about that sweet tangy-ness that I just love. Tonight, I really didn’t know what to cook for dinner and happened to have a ripe pineapple staring me down. I grabbed our left over white rice and decided to…

  • My son turns 4

    My son turns 4

    And #funfoodFriday is back today! It’s been a week since my son turned 4 and we celebrate a week of no blankies and no thumb sucking! Yay!!! #foodart #funfood #weaning #birthdayboy #kids #fallfun #balloons #toddler #motherhood

  • Zucchini Pasta with Bolognese Sauce

    Zucchini Pasta with Bolognese Sauce

    Super excited about my new kitchen tool!  The Spiralizer! I am eager to learn how to use this well and what veggies or fruits I can spiralize. I’ve seen many different kinds of meals made with this neat tool. If you don’t have one, you can purchase one here. This is fun for kids too! My 4-year-old…

  • Pesto-Stuffed Breaded Porkchops

    Pesto-Stuffed Breaded Porkchops

    We usually don’t eat pork chops in our home, but my hubby was craving them the other week. So, whatever the hubby craves, I try to satisfy his tummy. The old saying goes….”Way to a man’s heart is through is stomach”. haha. Doesn’t happen everyday though! =) He knows what gets to my heart in…