I received so much feedback after writing the Mastering the Weekly Shop, that I thought I’d fill you in on what we’ve been eating around here. Maybe it’ll give you a fresh idea for feeding your family and how to make it work as simply as possible! I’d love to hear how it has been going […]
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 […]
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, […]
I love cooking and baking in the Fall. It just might be my favorite season in the kitchen. Apples + Cinnamon, what could be better? The house smells so cozy with these flavors in the air. Makes me want to bake and read all day. If only… Every year about this time I bake my […]