With the number of kids home on a daily basis slowly dwindling, I’m trying to use my time more wisely when they’re away. I think I’m easing out of the stage where someone needs something all the time, and easing into a stage with a bit more time to actually get things done beyond the […]
Herbes de Provence Chicken Thighs
You guys, this is the 800th post I have posted on this blog. That is craaaay-zeee! It’s definitely possible that this hasn’t been the #1 best use of my spare time over the past 7+ (!!) years, but time flies when you’re having fun and the time has definitely flown. Somehow I’ve introduced you to […]
Crispy Baked Chicken Fingers
Summer is suddenly upon us here, at least for a couple days until spring reasserts itself, and I’m starting early on my annual bid for air conditioning. I love a sunny day as much as the next guy, but a hot house is looooow on my list of good things. Let’s see, wheerrrrre is it, […]
Broccoli & Ham Crescent Roll Bake
Here’s a fun little phone conversation my husband and I had the other night… Let me set the scene. Carl’s out of town overnight, I’m home cutting 40+ lbs of onions for a school fundraiser. I’m sweaty, smelly, wearing a hairnet, and bawling my eyes out (because of the onions, y’know). Carl: “Hello? How’s it […]
Grilled Vegetable Pizza
The winner of the $25 Minted giveaway is #21 – Marcia! Thanks so much to everyone who entered, and Marcia, check your email to claim your prize :) Want to know some really big news? I went bra shopping yesterday. YES, this does SO qualify as big news, it was glorious. Two hours of shopping […]
Pulled Pork Lasagna
On Sunday afternoon, Carl suddenly decided we should go shopping on Monday afternoon. He arranged for his Mom to watch the kids, and I quickly abandoned plans to grocery shop and paint my front door. When Carl decides we need to go shopping, believe me, I go shopping. I didn’t find much, especially not […]
Crispy Lemon Mustard Roasted Chicken
I am on a serious roll with new dinner recipes. *High fives all around!* I love coming up with new recipes, but when they don’t work I pretty quickly get grumpy and get back into a funk of sticking with old stand-bys, giving up on meal planning, and not bothering with risky experimentation. When […]
BBQ Pulled Pork Pasta
We were at Boston Pizza awhile back and Carl ordered some BBQ Bolognese Pulled Pork Pasta. I had a serious case of dinner envy (isn’t that the worst?), since it turned out to be way better than whatever I had ordered, and I kept sneaking bites while saying, “I could totally make this at home.” […]
Nick’s Seafood Stromboli
So you know how Chelsea used to post pretty often on this here blog? (She’s a busy lady these days, but I’m convinced we’ll see her back one day :)). And then my sister Sarah shared her amazing photography skills for a few delicious posts, and even her bun recipe for one post. And then my sister […]
Greek-Style Shrimp Scampi with Linguine
Follow my blog with Bloglovin …Good-bye Google Reader, let’s give something new a try :) So, how do people feel about shrimp? Shrimp is definitely a food that’s grown on me, from something I didn’t think I liked at all, to something I could tolerate when really hungry, to something I now actually crave at […]
Kid-Friendly Meatloaf
The things we do for our kids, right? This recipe was inspired when Gemma and I were looking through the Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook that we had taken out of the library, wondering which recipe to try together. I must confess to never having made meatloaf in close to 7 years of married life. […]
Peppery Chicken Quinoa {Cookbook Feature}
I am at heart a learner. I love the fact that it really is possible to learn something new everyday. Of course, with 3 preschoolers around, many a day goes by where the only kind of information I learn is that the words to the song are NOT “found me another one, prettier too, skip […]
