I'm in a local moms group and one of our newest activities is a freezer meal swap. Last week, we had our first swap and it has been awesome to have ready-made homemade dinners waiting in my freezer. I loved that I was able[...]
I'm in a local moms group and one of our newest activities is a freezer meal swap. Last week, we had our first swap and it has been awesome to have ready-made homemade dinners waiting in my freezer. I loved that I was able[...]
Rainy fall weather means I can pull out my stock pot and cook up giant batches of soups and stews without looking like a crazy person who would happily eat a bowl of piping hot whatever all year-round, no matter the temperature. Creamy an[...]
One of my absolute favorite things about spring is asparagus. It's one of those vegetables that I used to hate as a kid because I only ever had it mushy out of a can...once I discovered the real thing, I was hooked. Of cour[...]
Every once in awhile, I decide to break out of our $65 per week grocery routine and try something new and "fancy" (which really just means requiring more than one pot). Usually, this corresponds with the arrival of my latest issue of The V[...]
You'd think that being home all day would give me plenty of time to cook up an intricate, multi-dish dinner. Not so. When I'm chasing after a two year old all day, there is surprisingly little time left for meal planning, let alo[...]
Apparently, last fall, I made a bean and couscous salad for a potluck, and Miss E's mama loved it. When she was planning Miss E's birthday party, she asked me, would I mind making it again? No, I don't mind, I said, but one problem...as[...]
Adapted from County Living, October 2011 See more recipes here. I made this recipe while my friend Laura was visiting, as part of our pumpkin week during which we ate pumpkin cinnamon rolls, pumpkin- cranberry pancakes with chocolate chi[...]
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