A night of great food and great weather~

So I decided to make a fabulous dinner of pasta. It had a light base of white wine, chicken stalk, garlic, red onion, lemon/lime juice. It was delicious. I topped it with nutritional yeast to add a nutty/cheesy flavor.... and then to make it perfect I added roasted pine nuts. I could have made this with chicken or tempeh but decided not to tonight. The arugula was a great choice. The boys ate it up and so did Jared and I. As a side dish we had yams. Wow Im full. Im happy we decided to drink the rest of the bottle of opened vino to make our night more peaceful. :)

Me in the kitchen pouring a glass of vino~

Awwww cheers at last!!! Time to enjoy the dinner and wine after cooking away~

My creations:

Here Im making our homemade delicious yogurt. I started making our own organic yogurt almost a year ago. It has been really fun and tastes delicious w/out having ingredients that are unknown or unhealthy. It's REALLY easy and I can add whatever fruit/jam/flavoring I desire. My kids eat it up!! Add my favorite homemade granola and fresh raspberries from our yard and we are in dreamland~

Here Im starting a new hobby of sprouting. I have been reading a lot and again using top seeds that are organic, raw, and meant for sprouting. Adding these to a salad, pastas, or breads can be fun and has a TON of health benefits. There are numerous ways to sprout, I have sprouting jars, trays, and 100% organic hemp bags. Each seed requires it's own "way". I love my new hobby and since it is about food Im in heaven..... :)


Here are my Radish sprouts they are quite hot in flavor and add a punch to our salads. It's crazy that 2 tbs. of seeds can yield such a great amount of sprouts. I have lots of recipes for all different types of sprouts. I also did pumpkin seed sprouts. I do 2-3 at a time and follow the strict instructions. The last thing I want is mold or my seeds to drowned. It isn't time consuming at all thankfully. I still have reading to do as each seed has it's own time and way to do things.

Julia/Agent session 1

This is my very first session with an agent. I want to clarify that have only used a mic in my life maybe 3x ever... So I didn't feel natural at all. I have a very strong, loud voice and I usually didn't need a mic. I only performed in church on very rare occasion. I chose not to try out for any high school choirs until one day the choir teacher had me in his office and for a assignment we had to sing to him, I did that and he asked why I didn't try out I told him I had severe stage fright and couldn't imagine singing in front of a large audience by myself. He let me join the concert choir and said it was too late for madrigals. I was honored he thought I sounded good enough to be in a HS choir. I get extremely nauseated before I sing and I almost threw up during my session with Julia. This is by far not the best vocal that I am capable of but it is what it is.... One day I truly hope to fulfill my dream and sing with a small lil band that respects and loves all music.

Julia/Agent session 2

This was the 2nd session I had with Julia. I didn't have the songs well memorized as that is a very difficult task for me to do. I was extremely nervous and didn't perform at my best, not even close... I cried on the song: Baby Mine, all I could think of was my son Gabe who struggles with Autism. He enjoys me singing to him very much and although he doesn't understand all the lyrics my hopes are that one day he will.... Sadly I never went back to the studio. I didn't enjoy singing to minus tracks. I really want a live band. I want to do it my way or no way at all. I like to be simple and true to myself in the way of music.