• Appetizer,  Food,  Healthy,  Spicy,  Vegetables

    Homemade Salsa

    Holy August Batman! Is anyone else’s garden exploding? Mine is! Every day I am bringing in more tomatoes, squash, peppers, herbs… I mean don’t get me wrong, I love having fresh vegetables and herbs right outside my door, but good lord. There could be a small farm stand at the end of my driveway and I could STILL have too much. Makes for a happy coworkers and lots of ideas for a food blogger 😉 All kidding aside I really do enjoy having a garden. It keeps me busy and I love knowing where my food comes from. Clearly anyone who knows me, knows that I am all about eating…

  • Food,  Vegetables

    Too many Summer Tomatoes??

    I don’t know about you, but I am elbow deep in tomatoes right now. I am sure most of you have seen my previous tomato posts. The tomato pie, the salsa, etc. Well…I completely forgot about one of my favorite things to have in the summer time with fresh juicy tomatoes…. BLTs! That’s right people, RavieNomNoms loves BLTs. The fresh tomato, lettuce, and crispy bacon…mmmmm, YUM! Can there be a more simple and satisfying delight?!? I think not! I do tend to adapt my BLTs just slightly as I do most things to make them slightly healthier than the original. I hope you enjoy my take on the classic BLT…

  • Food

    Momma knows best…

    My mother is a great cook! She taught me most of what I know about food. So whenever she makes something…I am always one of the first people at the table to be the guinea pig. 🙂 She has a very beautiful garden and always uses her fresh vegetables and herbs to cook (which is where I learned it). Literally she is one of those people who has a garden that should be in a magazine…check it out:          I mean how much more gorgeous can she make this garden?! She is incredible… I enjoy spending time with my parents…most of the time 😉 I was visiting with…

  • Food,  Vegetables

    Garden Fresh…

    On top of everything else I do…I enjoy working out. I really try my hardest to work out 3 times a week (on top of playing softball in an adult league, which I do 2 times a week). So, a lot of times I really would rather just go to the gym right from work…that way I don’t get settled at home and then not go at all! haha 😉 Anyways, so after my intense cardio session this evening I came home wanting something light. Then remembered…”hey! I have a ton of fresh veggies in my garden!”….BINGO! I made a salad this evening with all fresh ingredients right from my…