What game day foods are your favorites? Wings? Pizza? Chips and dip? We keep it a bit more snack and finger food at our house typically. But that doesn’t mean you have to eat only unhealthy foods. Today’s recipe is great for your game watching party or a quick weeknight dinner. The spinach packs a …
The weather is beautiful at my house. We spend all day outside, or at least it feels like it. It’s the perfect weather to start grilling. My biggest menu planning failure is planning side dishes. I think as far as “grilled chicken” and MAYBE a starch, like potatoes or rice. But vegetables? I often just …
I find it useful to browse through my fridge and pantry occasionally to see what random items are lurking there. I often find ingredients I bought for one specific recipe then forgot to use the rest. Happen to anyone else? Well, in case anyone is hesitant to try the delicious Chicken and Wild Rice Soup …
Confession: I love sweet potatoes. Maybe even more than regular potatoes. But I prepare them about 3 ways: mashed with brown sugar, casserole, or roasted as fries. And I have never felt bad about that. Those three are delicious, so why fix something that isn’t broken? After my second baby was born, I rediscovered stuffed …
Lunch is a really difficult meal for me. I don’t want to expend much effort, but I want something delicious. Sometimes, a pb&j is that sweet spot. I find on the weekends, however, a simple lunch just won’t cut it. Weekends feel like they should have special, slightly more indulgent meals to me. These nachos …
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As a parent, I have to find a balance of serving foods I like (grown-up foods) and foods I know my daughter will eat. Serving grown-up foods is essential, as she won’t learn to like them without being exposed. But I do want her to actually eat dinner. I have found pizza is good ground …
My husband and I went on our first date to a Greek restaurant. We went back to that same restaurant several times, including for one of our last meals in Chicago. They had these sampler plates that had several traditional Greek items that I usually got. But for our last visit, I just got a …
