Spicy Tomato Cashew Soup

I find making a quick soup from scratch is an easy solution and fun activity for a toddler who’s acting like they just found and ate a Red Bull lollipop. I’m getting the very last of the veggies from our garden which meant Linden and I grabbed a few ripe tomatoes and herbs and had…

Improvised Pho

In order for a restaurant to be considered Rich’s favorite it has to meet the following criteria: Reasonably priced Pretty good food Within a 2 block walking radius of where we live So when a new Pho place opened up across the street I knew it was very likely that Rich would soon proclaim it his…

Avocado Soup

Whole Foods Market had a boxing day sale so I obviously went crazy. I had to triple bag my purchase just to make it home on the bus.  I’m not really much of a shopper, I mean I enjoy it but I usually burn out after about an hour and am pretty cheap until I…

Chickpea Potato Soup

It’s officially fall in Vancouver. The weather has a bit of a bite in it and beach volleyball is over. I got one last night on a patio with Beth last week and am ready to embrace autumn leaves and costume planning for Halloween! Saying goodbye to Summer in Vancouver with artichoke hearts, dark chocolate,…

Peaches & Corn Soup on the Roof

I have been pretty bad about posting lately and I’m sorry. Between my job, the wedding planning, and finishing the second book in the second Game of Thrones series; I’m swamped. We’re getting to the home stretch though so I’m super excited about heading up to the cabin after the big day and going BIG…

Too Easy Potato Soup and Warm Artichoke Salad

If my blog were a Tamagotchi pet, it would be dead. My stupid internet isn’t working again in my apartment again! So after sitting down at a coffee shop to catch up on my emails and then realizing they don’t have wifi, I am now sitting at my local library with very little battery juice left on…

Sweet Pea Soup with Pesto

I won’t lie, I thought this was going to be disgusting. I was making it and thinking: “I don’t even like peas”, and I was also wondering what the hell we were going to have for dinner. Despite is gross appearance, it was really good. I should not have doubted that anything with pesto will…