Get Your Irish on!

So I was going to try and be all on top of it, and post a bunch of recipes in honor of St. Paddy’s day on Sunday. 

But I wasn’t so on top of it. 

So I didn’t. 

Woops. 

Tofu Pad Thai

I'm not sure if you noticed, but husband and I haven't been eating a whole lot of meat over here in the PDX. 

This is slightly on purpose. 

Ok. It's a lot on purpose. 

Beervana

Husband and I took an impromptu trip to Bend this weekend. 

It was so much fun! 

It was a first for both of us. We've been hearing from, well pretty much everyone, how great Bend is, so we thought we should check it out. 

And you know what? Everyone was right. 

Honey Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

Is there anything in the whole wide world that smells better than homemade bread? It's pretty hard to compete with dontcha think? ;) 

Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

I have a secret to share. 

I love cupcakes. Like, really really really love cupcakes. 

I loved cupcakes before it was cool to love cupcakes. 

Black Bean and Butternut Squash Tacos

Happy Monday Folks!

All I can say about this next post is yum. 

Yum. Yum. Yum. 

You guys, these are soooo good. I don't think I will make any other kind of tacos ever again. The sweetness of the butternut squash combined with the spicy flavors of the red peppers, onions, black beans, cumin and rice is such an absolutely perfect combination. You get two completely different explosions of flavors in your mouth at the same time and it just makes you go yum. 

Aleph

I've finished Julia Child's My Life in France, and, as predicted it's only made me want to visit Paris even more than I did before. 

I loved reading about her life, her adventures learning how to cook at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and her life with love, Paul. I also, couldn't help but read each line in her cheerful peppy voice, (think Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia). 

It was good. Really really good. 

That being said, I'm so excited for my March "Book of the Month." Paulo Coelho is by far, my favorite author of all time. Husband and I love all of his books. If you're ever looking for a great book to read, pick up anything by him, and I promise, you won't be let down. 

The upcoming book for March is Aleph. It's a story about self-discovery. The main character sets off on an adventure in hopes of re-discovering his faith. So many of Paulo Coelho's books are about self-reflection and discovery and ultimately tell a great moral story. 

I can't wait to tell you all about this book when I'm done. 

And if you want to read along with me, grab your book and a nice big glass of wine and settle in. :)

Find my previous "Book of the Month" books here and here.