Monthly Archive

January 2008

Oh How I Love A Good Curry!

As soon as it was suggested to me the other day to make a curry with my languishing vegetables, I truly had no choice. I was consumed with the idea of making...

Menu Planning 101: Part 1

I’ve been trying to think of the best plan of attack for menu planning…there are so many avenues that can be gone. But I think what we’ll do is just forge straight...

So What Did I Make?

I went back and forth on this all day…sort of. I just wasn’t in the mood to think about it, really. And as dinner would draw closer, I would tell myself to...

Let’s Play A Game Shall We?

These are the things languishing in my fridge. In the photo below, I have 2 handfuls baby spinach, about 2 cups cubed butternut squash, 2 red bell peppers, half a bulb of...

A Really Delicious Cake

Zander requested both cupcakes and cake for his birthday this year, chocolate of course. I debated making a small layer cake to decorate for him, and then having the cupcakes on the...

Happy Birthday Little Man!

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Menu Planning 101: An Intro

Why Menu Planning? Well, I’ll tell you, it has really been an asset to me, and I really think that anyone can benefit from even the smallest bit of menu planning. Planning...

I Love My Son

So this morning we made a quick dash to Sam’s Club to pick up a few odds-n-ends for Zander’s birthday celebration this weekend. Our number one goal was to find some nice...

An Excellent Fish Dish!

Last night’s dinner was the second success out of the latest issue of Eating Well. So many recipes caught my eye this time, and I’m thrilled that many of them use pantry...

Soup of The Week: Can’t Win ‘Em All

This week’s soup was another one that I’ve had on my radar for forever. See, I use the computer program Mastercook to organize a lot of my recipes. I put a lot...

Quick Muffins

After the success of that Olive Oil Salt bread, I flipped a page or two and came upon a few recipes for muffins as well. I am a sucker for a good...

Olive Oil Bread?

But first, yesterday I briefly mentioned my latest brain-child. I’ve had soooo many people ask me lately about menu planning, or tell me how they’ve been doing with it. It’s taken me...