tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85152384577654107282024-03-21T13:57:36.613-04:00Sweet Love and GingerSweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.comBlogger509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-31078962803255313662015-04-27T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-27T08:00:00.875-04:00Garden Prep 2015
It’s probably about time that I updated you on that indoorwinter garden that I started a while ago. Well it kind of fell flat. My herbs
did fine, as did my Swiss chard. The beans grew and produced fine until they
were attacked by ants and house flies. I think the fake warm up that we had
back in March prompted them out too early and they tried to survive inside. Oh
well maybe next year.
AsSweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-20511246806250982332015-04-26T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-26T08:00:01.632-04:00Weekly Meal Plan 4.26.15
One of the new series that I am trying out this year is a weekly meal plan. This is a meal plan based on the real recipes that I cook at home during the week.
Monday – Herby Burger with Grilled French Fries & Grilled Asparagus
Tuesday – Asian Marinated Scallops and Veggies Over Rice (Just add extra veggies to the skewers)
Wednesday – Spinach Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-32059926669690336832015-04-24T07:04:00.000-04:002015-04-24T07:04:00.819-04:00Weekend Links
I want to take a minute before I bombard you with all the cool things that I have seen on the internet lately and just mention that some big things are going to be happening here on the blog soon. Like super big exciting things. I'm going to try to keep the daily program around here the same, but next week might be a bit difficult. Hang in there with me, and I'm hoping we come out a little Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-29890998658263290172015-04-23T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-23T08:00:09.811-04:00The Best Juicy Venison Loin Recipe
In this house we love venison. This meat while not so
mainstream is incredibly delicious and lean, which makes it a great choice for
the health conscience carnivore. Right now we are cooking venison at least once
a week, and in keeping this space a reflection of myself I think that it is
important to share some of my favorite venison recipes with you.
This recipe could not be simpler, Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-69321830773598580862015-04-22T08:00:00.001-04:002015-04-24T14:03:18.948-04:00Thai Ground Chicken Salad with Peanut Sauce
Everyone seems to be into these Thai lettuce wraps and what
not, but lettuce wraps have never been my
thing. I mean there’s only so much you can pack into a lettuce wrap before
your lettuce is exploding all over the place.
Now I am a fan of messy food, usually the messier the
better, but the ratio of mess to food that actually makes it o my mouth needs
to lean a certain way if you know Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-32993607396055756822015-04-20T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-21T08:00:47.840-04:00Project No. 3 – Making Soap
Mothers Day is coming up and I’m a little short on ideas
right now. When you get to be my age it feels like everything has already been
done. I decided to hit up the local craft store and see if there was anything
that I could come up with for my sister and I to do together.
I found this soap making kit, and thought why not? It’s a
fun idea, and I like the design. It doesn’t look too Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-11831461882084377162015-04-19T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-19T08:00:01.699-04:00Weekly Meal Plan 4.19.15
One of the new series that I am trying out this year is a weekly meal plan. This is a meal plan based on the real recipes that I cook at home during the week.
Monday – Chopped Thai Chicken Salad
Tuesday – Tilapia with Brussels Sprouts & Sweet Mustard Sauce & Brown Rice (we are trying it with Tilapia instead of Swai to see how it is)
Wednesday – Lamb &Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-69623975799226635872015-04-17T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-17T08:00:09.248-04:00Wedding To Do List (6 Months)
OK, so it's a little less than 6 months from the wedding at this point. Obviously I'm a little behind. I'm not worried. The further into this whole thing I get the more easy going I feel about it all.
Below is the list from my previous to do list post almost 4 months ago now. Reading through this I am definitely missing a few things, transportation, wedding music, traditions to do Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-74614126120510348142015-04-15T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-24T14:03:35.052-04:00Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos with Easy Chipotle Mayo
I always thought fish tacos were kind of weird. In my house growing up tacos contained ground beef, and a spicy sauce that came out of a packet and magically made the meat sauce thick and creamy. Sure we had fajitas, or the chicken version of a taco (in my mind), but fish? That’s not right.
Then this summer we were vacationing on the beach and one of the restaurants we went to had a mahi Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-66807187353201915192015-04-13T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-13T08:00:15.698-04:00Things I’ve Learned Since College
This post was influenced by Chrystinas post a couple weeks ago. I loved the idea of it and wanted to do one myself. At this point I have been out of college for over 4 years as well, and a lot has been learned in that time.
Partying get’s old. Yes I said it. I loved my college
lifestyle, and even lived it a bit afterward, but the honest truth is creative
hobbies, and life pursuits are Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-89882631458810618912015-04-12T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-12T08:00:07.432-04:00Weekly Meal Plan 4.12.15
One of the new series that I am trying out this year is a weekly meal plan. This is a meal plan based on the real recipes that I cook at home during the week.
Monday – Chicken Noodle Soup & Salad
Tuesday – Venison Stir Fry over rice
Wednesday – 15 Minute Lo Mein
Thursday – Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
Friday – Bacon & Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-25686091389308830982015-04-10T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-21T07:00:45.822-04:00Weekend Links
Remember that Girl From the ring? She grew up to be pretty cool. Except that movie really did freak me out when it came out.
Just an interesting article
Why didn't I think of this? A Great Gatsby Themed Wedding. Those dresses!!!
This grocery store is going to start selling imperfect produce at a reduced rate. Now there is a novel concept! sdfjoijelkj!!!! Seriously how has this Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-3627083880403221942015-04-08T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-24T14:03:44.927-04:00Seasonal Chicken Pot Pie
So
pot pie.
It’s
one of those things that has been a staple in my life for pretty much the
entirety of it. It can be pretty easy to throw together if you already have a
pie crust, it’s so incredibly satisfying and it isn’t completely artery
clogging. I’m pretty sure we eat one at least once every couple weeks.
So
how do you keep from getting bored with the same old pot pie you ask? Well Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-52047901814073026812015-04-06T08:00:00.001-04:002015-04-06T08:00:05.580-04:00Visiting Friends & Tea Parties
Recently I was lucky
enough to be selected by Plum Deluxe to be a part of their Tea Ambassador
program. I was given a few select teas and a set of question cards to throw a tea
party. This could not be a better fit for me and my tea obsessed friends, so I
decided to actually have the tea party while Amanda and I were visiting my friend Lindsey.
We had an entire girl’s weekend, full ofSweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-72254723410945778912015-04-05T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-05T08:00:07.714-04:00Weekly Meal Plan 4.5.15
One of the new series that I am trying out this year is a weekly meal plan. This is a meal plan based on the real recipes that I cook at home during the week.
Monday – Maple Salmon with roasted vegetables
Tuesday – Lemon Oregano Chicken Thighs with Green Beans & Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Wednesday – Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup & BLT's
Thursday – Bangers & Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-68307517923155856352015-04-03T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-03T08:00:01.960-04:00Smokey 4 Cheese Roasted Red Pepper Dip
Some things are just to amazing to even describe.
This recipe, you guys, is one of them.
I got the original recipe from here, and it was ridiculously simple.
I made it a number of times for get togethers over the last year or two and it
was aways a big hit. I’m going to attribute that to the sweet and smoky flavor roasted
red peppers and cheese, because duh, cheese.
Recently I Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-80636309648949464642015-04-01T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-01T08:00:05.429-04:00Recently No. 9
This month was hard. We lost someone very precious to us in
those first few days. It’s not something I want to dwell on here, for the
privacy of our family and friends.
I went to NYC for a future leaders program through work. It
was a much needed distraction and due to a class cancellation I was able to
have some much needed self time.
I started a new crochet project influenced by Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-26098894732840740882015-03-31T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-02T08:02:22.248-04:00Campus Book Rentals & Operation Smile
For the last few years I have been posting annually about
Campus Book Rentals, and Operation Smile. I get compensated for these posts,
but that’s not the only reason that I continue to post for them. I like to keep
things as transparent as possible so this post is going to be pretty blunt.
I’m not in college anymore but that doesn’t mean I don’t
remember what it was like to be in college, Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-9919292760186413272015-03-30T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-30T08:00:14.581-04:00Quarter Year Thoughts
We are a little over a quarter of the way through the year,
and I can finally see some green popping up, and smell sap boiling, which means
that the change of the seasons are upon us. I can’t tell you how excited I am
for spring, and the rejuvenation that comes with it. I am in a place where I
really need to make some serious changes and spring is always a good time for
that. Needless to say I Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-57677741137802615902015-03-29T10:16:00.000-04:002015-03-29T10:16:00.536-04:00Weekly Meal Plan 3.29.15I get a lot of questions about food, mainly what I’m having for dinner; what I like to cook; how I stay out of a food rut, etc. I thought that it might be fun to start a weekly list of what I’m cooking/plan on cooking during the week. I am hoping that this will give you some inspiration to get excited about cooking as well as provide another view point on meal planning and healthy eating. The Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-52513851639353120432015-03-27T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-27T08:00:05.594-04:0010 Amazing New Recipes to Try this Spring!
You have heard me (read me?) talking about how excited I am
for spring for a while now, so I thought it might be a good idea to share a
bunch of really awesome recipes that I’m excited to try for spring. Enjoy!!
Asparagus Spinach Pesto Pasta with Blackened Shrimp
Spring Vegetable Couscous
Buttered Radish and Ricotta Toast
Smashed Twice Cooked Potatoes with Leeks and Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-25558152114867472772015-03-25T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-25T08:00:01.636-04:00Chicken Teriyaki Meatball Skillet
If you have been around here for a while you may notice a
recipe that keeps popping up when I talk about eating clean eating, it’s my
Southwest Meatball Skillet. I originally got the recipe from Clean Eating Magazine,
and over the years have developed it to a tried and true recipe that we love
and eat often.
One of the reasons that I believe this recipe is so loved is
because it’s so Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-77896517306463480642015-03-24T08:00:00.000-04:002015-03-24T08:00:10.114-04:00Crock Pot Roast Chicken; Home Cooking Made Easy
Recently I told you all about our favorite crock pot meals,
100 of them to be exact, but I skipped a big one, perhaps the one that we use
most often. That is the crock pot roast chicken. I might
still be sounding crazy since I’m telling that roasting chicken in the crock
pot is the single most important thing that we do around our house, but let me
explain.
Using the
crock pot ensures that Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-7178787081751382572015-03-23T08:00:00.001-04:002015-04-21T08:00:31.637-04:00Project No. 2 – Ink
Prints are the thing now.
They are everywhere from etsy shops to major stores, and everyone seems
to have them in their homes.
Somehow I stumbled across this print (I believe it was a blog post). I loved the idea of it and immediately wanted
it for my own kitchen. Roast chicken is near and dear to our hearts. It’s
something I cook almost weekly, with a tired an true recipe that both Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515238457765410728.post-29194391602772829032015-03-20T10:22:00.000-04:002015-03-20T10:22:00.266-04:00Weekend LinksThere are quite a few things that I am obsessing about right now and I thought that you might enjoy a look at some of them as well. So because my life is a little hectic right now, or I'm lazy (you decide) here is a list of links and a picture of my adorable puppy.
I'm obsessing over this artist right now.
Missed Connections. How is everything this girl writes so good? Like so Sweet Love and Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256847140074894942noreply@blogger.com0