All that food.

Recently, I have been eating and cooking a plethora of extraordinary food and wanted to share with the world!

If you live in the Chicago area, you HAVE to try Jam N' Honey (click here for website). I went here for my birthday brunch (Yay for not being a teenager anymore!). It was stellar! I had the oatmeal pancakes. The best part is that they leave a huge jar of nutella on your table!!  So amazing.

Last Sunday, I ate an India restaurant with some new friends (Believe it or not, I am actually capable of meeting and not scaring off new people. What a skill). Four of us split three entrees and a side on naan, which was more than enough! The best part was the chi tea! It was definitely the closest tasting to the homemade tea we were served in India!! ( Here is the link!)

Finally, a few weeks ago, I ventured out to an Ethiopian restaurant. Holy cow! I have been missing out on some delicious food! Since many of my kid's are African (as in they were born in Africa), I have been hearing all about their favorite foods and wanting to try them. This restaurant did not disappoint! So the way we ordered our food was picking out 4 dishes to try in smaller portions, which was just the perfect amount. The best part was eating the food without silverware  Along with the entrees, we were served this spongy bread called injera as eating utensils. So fun!! (Click here for more information)

Now, for the recipes.

I've been experimenting with kale. So far I've made orange, quinoa, and kale salad and chopped kale salad, both, ironically from the same blogger. SO GOOD. I steam my kale before making it, but I've also heard you can massage oil into the leaves (whaaaa...?) and cooking them a little, so kind of like kale chips. Both were steller. I have really started loving kale so it's a major plus that the garden at work grows it like a weed! Whoooo!

For an quick, easy, and healthy dinner, I like avocado chicken and grilled capresse naan pizza. So easy and so healthy and oh so delicious. Such wonderful food.

I also have a soft spot for black beans. I usually make some variation of this or this.

Breakfast is my all time favorite meal of the day. My most favorite recipes are veggie quiche cups, baked carrot cake oatmeal, banana peanut butter scones, and whole wheat pancakes. I tend to eat a larger breakfast so that I can stay full all day long!!

Today, I made homemade nutella AND peanut butter. Life with a food processor is so great. Like a little slice of heaven.

Now, I have to get back to my oatmeal fig bread. That's right folks. I keep my cooking classy!
I hope you are inspired to create something delicious!!