I had some ground beef to use up the other day, but wanted a light lunch that wouldn’t make us feel stuffed.  I decided to make lettuce cups, a treat my friend’s mother used to make for us when I’d come over.  My friend’s mom is Thai, Filipino, and Chinese, so I wasn’t sure what culture the lettuce cup recipe comes from.  I tried doing some research but found similar recipes for both Thai lettuce cups and Chinese lettuce cups.  I decided that, like most foods in Hawaii, it’s the result of a myriad of cultures living and eating together.  So I’m calling them Asian Lettuce Cups. Read more

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Okay, I know it’s a couple days early, but I wanted to share some romantic Valentines Day dinner recipes for you in time to get your ingredients ready.  Guys, if you’re looking for easy romantic recipes for your loved one, this is the place!  She’ll be amazed at your prowess in the kitchen.  Oh yeah, and it’s CHEAP!  But she won’t think you’re skimping out if you make her a meal like this.

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Here’s a quick round up of some healthy easy snack options for Super Bowl food.  My goal for Super Bowl recipes is basically to not need silverware.  If I’m focused on the big game, I want to just be able to move my hand to my mouth without having to concentrate on a fork or spoon.  I know, very cro-magnon of me!  But I also don’t want to eat a ton of fattening chips, dips, little wieners, and other typical game foods that leave me feeling sick by the end of the fourth quarter.  Each of these snacks are healthy, EASY, options for your Super Bowl party food. Read more

Taco Soup is my favorite soup recipe and one of my absolute favorite crockpot recipes!  Whenever a friend has a baby or is in the hospital we deliver this for the family.  It freezes so well  that I’ve eaten it six months after making a batch. This taco soup recipe is so cheap to make that even a family surviving on food stamps can afford it.  Wondering what food stamps have to do with it?  Read on!

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Eric and I typically have two kinds of memorable dates.  The first kind are really romantic ones involving fancy food and lots of making out.  The second kind are ones where one or both of us almost dies.  I thought I’d give you a little taste of both kinds of dates we have since we experienced them both Christmas week.  First of all an amazing romantic dinner recipe, Sirloin Steak with Shiso Scallion Mashed Potatoes.

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