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Erika

The Smashburger Experience

I was going through a few days worth of pictures and found a few from our weekend away in The Cities, and remembered that I forgot to talk about our trip to...

The Summer Lunch Program

There are just four days of school left, including today- and Thursday is a partial day! We’re really looking forward to giving the alarm clock a rest, and it’s very obvious that...

To Consider Organic Milk

I know I haven’t been posting much lately… I hope you’ll forgive me for that, and I do hope to return to full steam ahead blogging shortly.  We’ve been busy, and school...

The Graduate

My son has officially completed Pre-Kindergarten.   It’s amazing to see  how far he has progressed in just one year, and I think it’s a testament to the wonderful teacher he had.  Not...

Hmm, Guess I’m Taking a Little Break!

I didn’t intend to, honest! But we were pretty much gone all last weekend, and we’ll be gone this coming weekend… I’m not cooking much because I’m trying to get other projects...

Money Saving Tip: Bagged Lettuce

Do you do it?  I know I do it all the time! I put salad on the menu, which happens a lot these days, and as I’m shopping for vegetables, I head...

This Salad ROCKS!

Gordon Ramsay is a genius. A few months ago I received a copy of his latest cookbook, Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite.  I had saved up enough bonus points at The Good Cook...

Hooray For Jam!

Yesterday I raided my mom’s garden patch… and came home with a pile of rhubarb! My first thought was to make a pie with it… except that it was Tuesday, which is...

Simple Fruited Couscous

Couscous is not something that I make super often, but it does tend to come out this time of year more than any other.  One reason I don’t make it so much...

Still Loving The POM Wonderful

My supply of POM wonderful pomegranate juice is dwindling, and that means that I am going to have to buy some, and keep it always on hand. If you read my weekly...

My Little Man Gets A Set Of Wheels…

Zander loves his big wheel.  LOVES it! He rides that thing all over town when we go for walks, yelling woo-hoo the whole time.  A few days ago though, some friends dropped...