Category Archives: Food

New Orleans Trip

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Tracy

I became interested in visiting New Orleans after I began watching The Originals a few years ago. The city seemed to possess a mix of traits unlike any found in other cities – historical elements and a culinary culture with … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life, Travel | Tagged airport, Audobon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, Bourbon Street, Cafe Du Monde, CBD, Central Business District, cooking demo, Daisy Duke's Cafe, Flamingo A-Go-Go, flying, Food, French Market Inn, French Quarter, Gray Line Tours, Jackson Square, Jimmy J's Cafe, Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant, Mississippi River, Napoleon House, National World War II Museum, New Orleans, New Orleans School of Cooking, Oak Alley Plantation, Oceana Grill, Riverwalk, taxi, The Originals, Travel, vacation, WWII | 6 Comments

3 Day Weekend Randomness

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Tracy

Jason and I took a vacation day on Friday. It was a much needed three day weekend for me as he had MLK Day and Presidents’ Day off so far this year, but I hadn’t taken any time off work. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life, Random Thoughts, Running | Tagged 3 day weekend, coaching, comedy show, flood, Food, randomness, restaurants, Running, track season, training run, volunteering | 7 Comments

Holiday Food Part 3 – M Family Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Tracy

This is the final post in a holiday food series. Click here to read the first part or here to read the second part. This past Saturday my aunt hosted Christmas for my dad’s side of the family. As a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life | Tagged 100 days of real food blog, AllRecipes, baking, brownies, Christmas, cooking, cooking from scratch, cooking success, family, herbs, holiday food series, holiday meals, holidays, new recipes, nuts, pine cone cheese ball, recipes, white chocolate, white chocolate macadamia nut cookies | 6 Comments

Holiday Food Part 2 – K Family Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Tracy

This is the second post in a holiday food series. Click here to read the first part or here to read the final part. Jason’s family’s Christmas was held the same day as the Wildcat 10k. Fortunately it wasn’t until … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life | Tagged baking, brownies, cheesecake lemon bars, Christmas, cooking, cooking from scratch, cooking success, desserts, holiday food series, holiday meals, holidays, new recipes, Olio, rum balls | 3 Comments

Holiday Food Part 1 – Thanksgiving

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Tracy

This is the first part of a holiday food series. Click here to read the second part or here to read the final part. Through most of my life I have been a big fan of the holidays in every … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life | Tagged AllRecipes, birthday, cooking, cooking from scratch, cooking success, Food, holiday food series, holiday meals, holidays, new recipes, Thanksgiving, turkey, Turkey birthday | 15 Comments

Look Before You Cook (or Bake)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Tracy

Over the past year Jason and I have greatly reduced the amount of food we let go to waste. We didn’t set out to make this an intentional goal. I’d like to say it came from our desire to help … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life | Tagged anti cooking, baking, banana bread, cooking, flour, weevils in flour | Leave a comment

Sauce Success and Frozen Flop

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Tracy

I have a love/hate relationship with cooking. Mostly I love to hate it. I have written about this topic previously in The Highs and Lows of Cooking and Eating – A Necessary Evil. Perhaps the irony in this is how much … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life | Tagged AllRecipes, anti cooking, cooking, eating, Food, Food Network, frozen food, pasta sauce | Leave a comment

10 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Tracy

Disclaimer – I am not a professional nutritionist, medical practitioner, personal trainer or anything else that would make me certified to recommend lifestyle changes. I am simply someone who reads a whole lot about food/nutrition/wellness and am an avid runner. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health and Wellness | Tagged healthy eating, healthy eating on a budget, healthy living, saving money, tips for healthy eating, wellness | Leave a comment

The Highs and Lows of Cooking

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Tracy

I have mentioned before in a previous blog Eating – A Necessary Evil that I am not a fan of cooking because in short, I am not a fan of eating. Today I told my sister and a friend that were it not … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life | Tagged cooking, cooking failure, cooking from scratch, cooking success, eating, Food, recipes | 1 Comment

Eating – A Necessary Evil

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Tracy

I know I’m going to sound beyond weird to most people who read this as it likely goes against human nature, but I really do not enjoy eating. I honestly find it to be a chore and unlike cleaning, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life | Tagged chore, cooking, dishes, eating, Food, picky eater, vegetables | 3 Comments