Happy Monday everyone! Nothing starts my week off better than being able to take some time on Sunday to get our busy kitchen ready for another active week ahead. Between Halloween activities, sports, school, and work, time will be of limited supply this week. When planning for our meals this week, I wanted to have […]
I want to remember all the moments with these three. I want to remember the way each entered the world, one loud, one small, one so soft. I want to remember how they smell and feel. How they spoke at three. All the funny ways they say ordinary things. I want to remember the […]
As I mentioned in Mastering the Weekly Shop, having a few go-to dinners that are kinda homemade will really help cut down on the weekday meal preparing stress. One way to always have such a meal on hand is to add a grocery store pre-made roast chicken to your shopping list. Pretty much every grocery store […]
Making birthday cakes for my family is something I’ve always done. It’s the one truly homemade part of a party I put all my love into. My 9 year was thinking he’d prefer a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake this year and it made me so sad. I’m sure you are thinking that I’m crazy […]
I am often asked about weekly menu planning for my family. This is a long question to answer and it could vary greatly from family to family. Menu planning has been a life saver for me. It has evolved as my family has grown and the kids’ eating has changed as has their afternoon and […]
As I was pulling together ideas for this post on Football Season, I came across this month’s Martha Stewart Living in which there is an article on tailgating, the upscale way! Check out the bar in the back of this truck bed. Great! huh?! While I have never attended a tailgate that looks like this, […]
So many fall concerts and album debuts to be excited about! Train is performing tonight at The Greek. Love their newest album! Florence + The Machine is coming to Shoreline next weekend. I can’t wait to see Madonna in San Jose on the 6th! Where does the fun end? Have you heard P!nk’s newest […]