In The Kitchen

 I have written about the making of my 

Potato Soup

so many times here in the past, I just can't bore you once again with all the details.

I will however share this pretty picture of my new soup mugs...

filled with the yummy soup.
If you have somehow missed those posts over the years, you can find one of them here.

I also recently made this, all in one dish... 

Boursin Cheese Baked Pasta

I cut the recipe in half, it's just the two of us.

To the tomatoes and cheese, add whatever italian spices you like. 

EVOO, salt and pepper and fresh garlic to your preference.

Boursin Cheese is the star of the show,

 I added chopped sweet onion in with the tomatoes...

baby spinach...

I only added one cup of cooked pasta,

and it was so creamy and delicious, served with a breadstick on the side.

This recipe has been all over Tic Tok and Instagram, if you have not seen it, you can find it here.

I don't usually make a big breakfast in the morning, I made this the day it snowed.

It is really too much food for me in the morning but it was very yummy.

I always keep fresh vegetable cut up in the refrigerator. 

This Dill Dip from Marzetti is the best for fresh vegetables.

I used these "Oreo Thins" in mint flavor, covered them in melted milk chocolate 

and they were really good.

I decorated the tops with sprinkles for Valentines Day but have no picture to prove it.

They were cute and tasted like the Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies.

The hubs bought be this yummy chocolate cake...

and these 2 blueberry pies because I have been feeling a little blue about not getting out!

We used to get Hostess Blueberry Pies and we never see them anymore.

This earned him several thousand brownie points.

I have some good pictures to share tomorrow, of the birds, playing in the snow!

Casa Oaxaca

 This little restaurant is about a mile from home.

It used to be my favorite place to enjoy both breakfast and lunch.

It was for sale for a long time, it stayed open until they sold it.

I secretly hoped it would not sell, but it did.

The new owners made it a bagel shop, then it transformed to bagels and mexican food.

A weird combo I thought.

- the decor is amazing...I think the food was as well -

As soon as we sat down they brought us warm chips and these dips.

I don't know what they are...I just ate the chips and they were delicious!

The hubs had Chicken Fajitas,

I had steak fajitas.

The platters were sizzling, and it looked better than it tasted.

It was good, but the meat was a little tough and the onions and peppers were still crunchy.

 They serve very authentic mexican...I think we like american/mexican better, if you know what I mean.

Their bagels and breakfast sandwiches are very good.