Pumpkin Chipotle Soup and I'm Glad to Be Back!

                               "Pumpkin Chipotle Soup is perfect for Thanksgiving!"




It has been a long time since I opened this blog. Opened is the correct word here; as all I've been doing is opening boxes since I last wrote. After visiting Zoe, I recovered at home for a day, before heading to Phoenix to help my parents move. I left on short notice; thought I would be there no more than a

Crispy Chipotle Shrimp and Corn

 Summer's end is quickly approaching and I still have so much more to do. Yes, we are still fighting rabbits but their numbers have decreased considerably thanks to rabbit catcher. Our yard is looking fairly good thanks to his hard work and my suggestions?. Though we didn't have a garden this year, hopefully next year will bring better things into our life and our mouths!

Yesterday I

Pico de Gallo or Salsa Fresca or Forget the Chips and Give Me a Spoon!

Salsa Fresca or Pico de Gallo




 I admit that whenever I experience a new Mexican restaurant the first thing I judge is the quality of their chips and salsa. Poor salsa doesn't leave me wanting to forge ahead but generally I must. And then when I think of that restaurant the first thing I think about is that poor, tasteless salsa. Or maybe it is old salsa. Or salsa made with ingredients

Mexican Style Quinoa (Keen-wah) or 2013, The Year of Quinoa

Mexican Style Quinoa

Quinoa
(keen-wah) was on my table the other night. That and cauliflower salad. I was satisfied
with both but my husband wondered where the rest of the meal was. You know-the
protein? I tried to explain that quinoa had plenty of protein for his dinner
and I had added chicken to it, too. But you can’t take a man away from his
protein. Especially those that need to be sliced