Author: cookingcardinal

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

It’s hard to believe that this coming December marks my third year anniversary at work!  I started there in the contact center for variable annuities.  I went to school for international business, and never really saw myself working with annuities so it was an interesting 

Southwest Chicken Chopped Salad

Southwest Chicken Chopped Salad

Summer is already 2/3 of the way done, and I just keep asking myself: HOW?  It is mind boggling how fast summer flies by.  One thing that is not surprising is how hot and humid it gets throughout July and August. On the days when 

Kale and Quinoa with Cilantro Pesto

Kale and Quinoa with Cilantro Pesto

The summer after I graduated college, I moved back home and lived with my mom, while I worked as an international logistics intern.  We read about community supported agriculture (CSA), and decided to give it a try! Community supported agriculture allows us city-dwellers to receive 

Chicken and Artichoke Bake

Chicken and Artichoke Bake

I have a confession to make, some weeks coming up with something to write on here is hard.  I am not a writer, that is not what I studied in school.  I enjoy sharing my life with the few readers I have on this blog, 

Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash

At the end of May I went to the St. Paul Saints’ opening game in their new stadium.  It was my friend Julie’s birthday, and she got tickets to the game from her work.  I was fortunate enough to go with, and it was a