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 …