Natalie

Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup

Ingredients 1/2 a Kabocha squash, sliced in wedges 1 sweet onion, roughly chopped 1 large carrot, roughly chopped 3-5 TBPS olive oil Salt to taste Pepper to taste Paprika 3 cups chicken broth, or broth of your choice. Dashi works too! A sprig of rosemary or thyme Instructions Preheat oven to 400*F. Line a bakingContinue reading “Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup”

Thai Banana Bread Pudding with Coconut Milk

Ingredients 1/2 a loaf of day old bread (preferably baguette or sourdough), cubed or sliced 1 can of coconut milk (about 15 oz) 2 eggs, beaten 7 ripe Thai bananas or 3 bananas 1/3 cup of brown sugar 2 TBSP unsalted butter 1 tsp vanilla pinch of salt Instructions Butter or line with parchment, aContinue reading “Thai Banana Bread Pudding with Coconut Milk”

Plaster Wall Art

I completed this project a few month back and wanted to share because it was so easy and fun! I was looking for some abstract wall art from my living room and came across an amazing artist from the Bay Area, Kaleen Cameron. It was everything I was looking for, for my home decor. ItContinue reading “Plaster Wall Art”

Ways to Enjoy Your Toddler’s Leftovers

I’m sure the last thing you want to do after a long day of cooking several meals for a toddler is to make another meal for yourself. Most of the time my little one enjoys the same meals as we do, but there are some side dishes gets bored of after a few days, andContinue reading “Ways to Enjoy Your Toddler’s Leftovers”

Toddler Summer Squash Spaghetti

Ingredients Spaghetti Squash 1 medium spaghetti squash Extra virgin olive oil Tomato Sauce 8 medium ripe tomatoes Extra virgin olive oil 1/2 sweet or white onion 4 garlic cloves 1/2 tsp dried oregano pinch of sugar pinch of salt Zucchini 2 small zucchinis, washed and sliced lenthwise 1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil 1/2 tsp thymeContinue reading “Toddler Summer Squash Spaghetti”

Coconut Curried Lentils with Sweet Potato

Ingredients 1/2 cup cooked lentils (here’s a good recipe I used) 2 small or 1 large sweet potato, (washed, peeled and cubed) 1/2 sweet or white onion, diced 1 – 1 1/2 cup of coconut milk 2 TBSP cooking oil 1/2 tsp curry powder 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp ground coriander 1/8 tsp turmericContinue reading “Coconut Curried Lentils with Sweet Potato”

Dear New Homeowner

Buying a new home is a very exciting process. It can be a rollercoaster of emotions and take the best out of you, at times. But getting the keys to your first home, and the feeling you get when you find “the one” is indescribable. It’s common that the first thing you do once youContinue reading “Dear New Homeowner”

Growing from Food Scraps

Weeks ago I posted my process with becoming less wasteful and I wanted to share my progress. I’m amazed that we could grow our own garden from food scraps. It has been so easy! Even someone with the opposite of a green thumb (me!), can grow from food scraps. I have been saving scraps fromContinue reading “Growing from Food Scraps”

Patina-ing a Painting

Let me preface by saying that I am not an artist in any way, shape, or form. I haven’t painted with acrylic since high school, and that was more than a reunion ago. That being said, this was a pretty easy and fun project. I found this large still life printed painting from a stagingContinue reading “Patina-ing a Painting”

Pear Frangipane Galette

Ingredients Poached Pears 4 cups water 1 1/2 cups sugar juice of 1/2 a lemon (zest before juicing set aside) 2 tea bags of Earl Grey Tea 3-4 Anjou or Bartlett pears (washed and peeled) Frangipane Filling 2/3 cup almond flour (you can make your own in a food processor with 2/3 blanched/slivered almonds 1Continue reading “Pear Frangipane Galette”