Food & Recipes

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017

Cooking makes it feel like home (with Blue Apron)

Food & Recipes, House & Home

This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. My family just moved into a new-to-us old house. We are very much still settling in. Still-taped boxes are everywhere. I just moved ... Read more

April 24, 2015May 13, 2015

What are your go-to weeknight dinners?

Food & Recipes, House & Home

There are two reasons behind this post: I’m fascinated by what other people have for dinner, and I need ideas. We don’t meal plan much these days, except for Friday ... Read more

April 22, 2015May 25, 2015

My favorite things to buy at Trader Joe’s.

Food & Recipes, House & Home

(I enjoyed this post about Trader Joe’s on Joanna Goddard’s blog, but was miffed that so many of my personal favorites weren’t on the list. Making amends for that today.) We ... Read more

March 16, 2015May 1, 2015

Our newish special breakfast tradition.

Food & Recipes, My Life, Parenting

A little over two years ago I set a goal for the year: to celebrate special breakfast with my kids. We all loved it, the habit stuck, and I want to tell ... Read more

March 10, 2015May 1, 2015

Cooking lessons in a box.

Food & Recipes, Parenting

The kids and I have been watching MasterChef Junior (thanks to your comments on this post) and the show is spilling over into our real life in the best possible ... Read more

January 9, 2015June 7, 2015

The real genius of the crock pot (and my favorite slow cooker recipes).

Food & Recipes, House & Home, My Life, Time Management

A few months ago, I shared a list of the things that are saving my life right now in the newsletter. My crock pot was one of them. I resolved to use ... Read more

December 2, 2014December 3, 2016

Addictive spiced nuts.

Food & Recipes

We’re spiced nuts fanatics around here. Every season we make pounds and pounds and pounds of them, that we eat ourselves and give as gifts. These are the nuts my kids beg ... Read more

October 2, 2014August 10, 2015

My go-to cookbooks.

Book Lists, Books & Reading, Food & Recipes

I’ve loved to cook since I was in grade school. As an adult, I go through seasons of creatively experimenting with cooking, and seasons of cooking for survival. (This whole ... Read more

August 26, 2014December 30, 2015

An update on Sarah’s elimination diet.

Food & Recipes, My Life

Over a year ago, I posted about why we started an elimination diet for our daughter, and how we went about it. The backstory Read this post for the details, ... Read more

August 12, 2014July 18, 2015

Ruby red sangria.

Food & Recipes

This is not a recipe blog, and I seriously considered not posting this. But I was so delighted to find this sangria method this summer that I wanted to share my happy ... Read more