Spicy Mushroom Meatballs {Vegetarian, Freezer Meal!}

Spicy Mushroom Meatballs

Spicy Mushroom Vegetarian Meatballs

I recently found out that at work I am known as “the cupcake lady.” I’m not sure how to feel about this.

Should I be ashamed because I don’t have a stronger “health” presence at work? Or am I glad that people don’t think of me as the broccoli lady or the health nut? Continue reading “Spicy Mushroom Meatballs {Vegetarian, Freezer Meal!}”

Autumn Apple Fritter Bread (or Muffins)

Autumn Apple Fritter Bread

Autumn Apple Fritter Bread

During our brief stay in Southern California, Kevin and I adopted a favorite little doughnut shop not far from our apartment. It seemed just a little bit wrong for a student of nutrition and dietetics to be frequenting a place of fried pastries, but we only indulged three or four times during our entire 1 1/2 year stay. And we split our two doughnuts over like three days.

This doughnut shop taught me that I was altogether wasting my time on all pastries but apple fritters. On those few early Sunday mornings when we would rattle down to the store in our old Jeep, I was richly rewarded with a fresh apple fritter, the sugary glaze barely even crusted over. Continue reading “Autumn Apple Fritter Bread (or Muffins)”