At my house, we have a “soup of the week” often on the ready in the slow-cooker, or in a glass dish in the fridge that can be warmed up quickly. I love soup at this time of year: it comes to my rescue on a cold, busy day and hits the spot! I’ve shared most of my […]
Popsicle Power
I think of Memorial Day as the start of summer. Where we live, kids get out of school just in time for Memorial Day weekend – today is their last day in fact! On the last (half-day) of school I always love to go somewhere fun with my 3 kiddos so it stands out from every other after-school […]
A table for TWO in 10
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether dining with a date or friends tonight, or waiting until the weekend (like me), it’s nice to have something memorable on special occasions. Last night we had this dinner at our house with our children, since I knew we’d be busy tonight as a family — it literally takes about 10 minutes! Our kids […]
Easy Meal Prep: Top 10 Tools
In talking to a friend who likes to do a 3-hour prep time on Sundays for the week’s meals, I wondered to myself…how do meals “work themselves out” at my house without all these big chunks of planning that people speak of? (If you’ve ever met my 3 kiddos, you know that 3 hours of […]
The bounty and beauty of color and contentment
Last weekend I watched hundreds of grateful people stand in line for a loooong time to receive a hot meal while I helped paint their sweet kids’ faces and my kids facilitated games. After they waited in a long line behind hundreds of people to receive their meals, I didn’t hear anyone complaining about disliking beets […]
Going Gluten Free? Consider this first!
Though there is much interest in going gluten free, most people aren’t really sure what benefits to expect if they do make this drastic change in their diets. Initially, the gluten free diet was prescribed for those with celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disease that results in small intestine damage when gluten-containing foods are consumed. […]
Love-Lessons from Mom
When asked, “What have you learned in the kitchen from Mommy?” my kids respond: “Don’t forget to have protein at breakfast.” (12 y.o. Thomas) “To ask ‘How can I help?’ before being excused.” (9 y.o. Austin) “Is it ‘ice-cream day’ today, Mommy?” (6 y.o. Elita) Take a moment this Mother’s Day to ask your family what they’ve […]