I’m noticing here at Grab Some Joy that pesto and dishes served in these practical little half bowl/plate dishes makes me incredibly happy! Honestly, how can one not be happy with a sauce that’s loaded with basil and garlic and a dish that host a steak or a soup?! Absolute perfection! Meals that take less […]
I typically eat the same things for breakfast every week. Do you? It’s usually pretty healthy, but certainly nothing fancy. We’re talking oatmeal, yogurt, and Minnie Mouse pancakes because well…my sweet toddler LOVES Minnie! She’s pretty famous around here so weekly Minnie pancakes happen often using the most delicious pancake mix in the HISTORY OF […]
We had an epic snow day week in Portland recently. From a city that sees mostly rain (we’re basically Seattle’s hippy cousin) 12 inches of snow was a big deal! Businesses close, kids don’t go to school and parents with school aged kiddos go a bit crazy. So I’m told…But not us, because when you […]
We have a mini gong in our living room that we bring out for football season. That’s right, a gong! When our team scores our daughter who is 2 1/2 has the privilege of ringing the gong and screaming, TOUCHDOWN!!!! As you can imagine, it’s a pretty big hit! Pun intended. Ha!! And while the […]
Good things always come in bowls. Like a bowl of ice cream and Lucky Charms and Cesear salad. Pretty much all of my current pregnancy cravings… All foods that I love and either can’t have or shouldn’t have. So what’s a girl to do? Make a dish that fulfills my sweet and savory craving that […]
When it’s sunny in the Northwest you better believe that everyone is outside and acting like it’s summer. In the springtime, Portlanders like myself are not ashamed to pretend it’s 80 degrees out, when in fact it’s only 65 degrees. We are so bold as to wear short sleeves, break out the BBQ and order iced […]
There’s a little back story behind this delicious Tortellini Minestrone Soup. You see, I grew up in a wheat field about 25 miles south of Spokane Washington. Whenever we had errands to run such as grocery shopping, banking, Target runs, Dentist etc. we called it, “going to town.” Yes, it’s true, we called it that. […]
I’m convinced that any dish with pesto in it is incredible! In my world, pesto trump’s all other sauces. I mean, how many sauces do you know can have the starring role in multiple, completely different recipes? How many sauces do you know require little time to make, freeze incredibly well, and can be found […]
My Butternut Squash Carrot Soup with Garlic Parmesan Croutons has received a bit of a makeover both for photos (yay for continuing to improve in my food photography) and just a tad bit of tweaking to the actual recipe. Yes! I’ll be honest sometimes recipes, even your own, need revamping and that’s totally okay! […]
Last summer, my husband and I were out having dinner at a restaurant where I had the most AMAZING sweet potato puree I had ever had in my life. It was creamy, yet light and I pretty much wanted to lick my plate clean. But, that would have been awkward… This creamy goodness was all […]