Camp Meal Ideas
Someone asked me if I’d write a post about Camp Meal Ideas and I thought I’d take a stab at it. Everyone has their own approach to camping. Mine? I like to add little comforts of everyday life into...
View ArticleChicken Parmesan Meatballs
My child won’t eat chicken parmesan but he’ll eat Chicken Parmesan Meatballs so there’s THAT! I mean… I put it on garlic bread and served it with some spaghetti. HOW COULD YOU NOT?? This recipe from...
View ArticlePork & Scallion Wontons
My kid devours dumplings, wontons and pot stickers. They’re all a perfect vehicle for soy sauce….which is one of his favorite things. Instead of going out to a Chinese restaurant to satisfy our...
View ArticleCracklin’ Chicken
Nom Nom Paleo’s Cracklin Chicken is Cooper’s currently favorite dinner. Heck, it’s one of my favorites too! I am so happy that it’s got a place in our meal rotation because it’s a meal that takes a...
View ArticleOrzo with Pancetta and Pine Nuts
My mother’s recipe binder is one of the most treasured items I have of hers. It was one of the first things I brought home with me. I’ve been pouring through it whenever I feel like I need to be...
View ArticleLemon Garlic Roasted Shrimp
I remember watching some kid devour shrimp cocktail at a restaurant a few years ago and someone commented, “KIDS GO CRAZY FOR SHRIMP!” um. Not mine. But then something happened a few weeks ago. My...
View ArticleFrench Onion Soup
A recipe for French Onion Soup that doesn’t require Beef Stock. Sign me up. It’s not that I don’t like beef stock, it’s just that you have to intentionally buy beef stock. I’m normally a chicken...
View ArticleChicken Enchiladas with Cumin Crema
I’m always on the lookout for a way to shake up our weeknight meal game. You already know this. That’s probably why you’re here! It’s time for me to start introducing enchiladas to the mix because...
View ArticleBaked Stuffed Peppers with Feta
I was flipping through the David Tanis Market Cooking cookbook and this recipe for stuffed peppers reminded me of my grandma’s recipe. Except my Grandma never included cheese in hers. Hers was a...
View ArticleLemon Dill Salmon Capellini
The weekend is coming up and I wanted to add this Lemon Dill Salmon Capellini to your radar. Quite a few of you were looking for a good summer recipe that doesn’t involve a grill and I think you might...
View ArticleZucchini Carbonara
How do you get a family who doesn’t really like eating vegetables to eat their vegetables? You made a creamy bacony carbonara that has an exorbitant amount of zucchini in it. You make it easy for them...
View ArticleCreamy Goat Cheese Pasta with Spinach
The way to my heart? Vegetables and greens. I know, I’m a rare bird. The way to my husband’s heart is pasta. Preferably creamy pasta. I was thumbing through my copy of Back Pocket Pasta, looking for...
View ArticleCreamy Sausage Mushroom Orecchiette
I have a thing for sausage and mushroom. It’s always what my Mom ordered on her pizza and the combination became all time favorite too. See also: pizza bowls This Creamy Mushroom Sausage Orecchiette...
View ArticleSpicy Chicken with Chickpeas
As much as I want to get on board with meal planning, I just never know what some of our weeknights will bring us. An unexpected baseball victory celebrated with the team at a pizza parlor can get in...
View ArticleLemon Artichoke Spaghetti with Bread Crumbs
I saw this recipe for Lemon Artichoke Spaghetti with Bread Crumbs in my friend Christina’s new cookbook- Dinner Just for Two and quickly made it because I almost always have a lemon, spaghetti and...
View ArticleSweet Corn Fritters
I’m on the lookout for simple recipes that will change up my breakfast/lunch/dinner game. That’s why I just added Repertoire by Jessica Battilana to my cookbook collection. I met her last month at my...
View ArticleGrilled Brown Sugar Mustard Chicken
I’ve been slowly working my way through my mom’s recipe binder and I stumbled upon this recipe card for Grilled Brown Sugar Mustard Chicken. Even though it was just called “Marinated Chicken,” I knew...
View ArticleCrispy Cauliflower and Kale Penne
I have a handful for vegetarians in my life and this recipe for Crispy Cauliflower and Kale Penne from my friend Allison’s book The Pasta Friday Cookbook is THE DISH I can’t wait to make for them!...
View ArticleAutumn Reset Button Salad
Put me in front of a salad bar (a really good one) and give me the theme like…Autumn Reset Button Salad and this is what I would come up with. Autumn is the season where I fall in love with delicata...
View ArticleThai Basil Tofu
The month is almost over. How did we do on our New Year’s Intentions? I’m still off gluten, dairy, and alcohol. It’s allowed me to reset after the holidays. I’m feeling pretty good about keeping...
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