Food & Recipes

Grab a new (or new to you) book and your favorite beverage. It’s almost Summer Reading Guide time! Whether you’re by the pool, having a picnic, in your favorite reading ... Read more

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021

9 tasty teas to warm up your winter days

Food & Recipes, Stuff I Love

While I am a confirmed (decaf) coffee drinker, I also love a nice cup of tea. I’ve grown to enjoy it even more in recent years. Herbal tea allows me ... Read more

August 26, 2021August 27, 2021

More favorite things to buy at Trader Joe’s

Food & Recipes

I’ve been lucky enough to have a Trader Joe’s nearby for a decade now and I’m still grateful every time I stop in. The pandemic has changed many things, not ... Read more

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020

5 summer salad recipes for simple everyday lunches

Food & Recipes, House & Home, My Life

I often enjoy a little more spontaneity in the summertime. Simple choices like grabbing an impromptu drink on the patio with friends or gathering for a spur-of-the-moment barbecue make for ... Read more

January 9, 2020January 21, 2020

5 favorite recipes for soup season

Food & Recipes, House & Home, Stuff I Love

We eat a lot of soup this time of year: twice a week, we’re serving up some kind of soup or stew. The soup recipes we rely on are easy, ... Read more

May 7, 2018March 5, 2021

20 interesting recipes to make for dinner with boneless skinless chicken breasts

Food & Recipes, House & Home

Do you ever have days where you didn’t plan ahead and you find yourself with absolutely zero creative energy (or any energy at all) to decide on dinner? That was ... Read more

December 1, 2017November 17, 2021

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

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, 2015January 29, 2018

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

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Food & Recipes

Two favorite summer drink recipes for summer reading season

9 tasty teas to warm up your winter days

More favorite things to buy at Trader Joe’s

5 summer salad recipes for simple everyday lunches

5 favorite recipes for soup season

20 interesting recipes to make for dinner with boneless skinless chicken breasts

Addictive spiced nuts.

Cooking makes it feel like home (with Blue Apron)

What are your go-to weeknight dinners?

My favorite things to buy at Trader Joe’s.