Food & Recipes

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020

5 summer salad recipes for simple everyday lunches

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, 2017September 18, 2020

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

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, 2015March 5, 2021

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