You may have noticed that this space has a whole new look, name and feel. Welcome to Sunflowers & Thorns! Truth be told, I wasn’t thrilled at first about this rebrand but now I love it and am excited to the next stages with this blog. Why rebrand if I didn’t want to? Well, it … Read More
Farmers Market Pasta Bake (recipe updated)
We first came up with this recipe several years ago and have loved it ever since. It started when we had lots of vegetables left over from various recipes and we decided, basically, “hey, let’s see what happens when we put these all together!” The exact recipe has varied over the years so I’m updating … Read More
Beef & veggie southwest goulash
Goulash is a gift from God. OK, that might be overstating it, but we really do love goulash. We tried a goulash recipe on our own a while back but this one I’m sharing today is even better. We got the inspiration from several different southwest goulash recipes and then we did our own … Read More
One Word 2017: Inspire
For most of my life, the word “inspire” was almost a dirty word. Maybe not so much dirty as much as an often condescending word used to describe a person with a disability simply because they function in most ways like a “normal” person. The truth is, the idea behind “inspire” is beautiful. Here … Read More