One of the many challenges with our new schedule is trying to not make the same things over and over. There are several nights a week where I need to make a crock-pot meal OR prepare something in advance that can be reheated when we walk in late. This week […]
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Delicious Red Velvet Cake
Abigail’s one request that she had for food for her birthday this year was for a Red Velvet cake. I’ll tell you, I really, really didn’t want to make this cake for her. In our quest for eating Real Food, one of the things I’ve been trying to eliminate as […]
Happy Birthday!
It’s hard to believe, but I am officially a mom to a 12 year old! Pictures to come, but I wanted to put a quick shout out. Happy Birthday Abigail!
Blueberry Picking!
Cross another one off the bucket list! The kids and I took the plunge today and went to a blueberry farm to pick blueberries. Every year we order blueberries at a local farm, who in turn gets them from a farm in Michigan. We’ve never had better berries, and this […]
The Summer Kitchen
I think we’re finally arriving. As the summer days have suddenly cooled off, the produce is suddenly rolling in. This past Friday, I actually was able to make our first batch of salsa for the year. The most incredible part of that? I needed to buy onions and cilantro. Every […]
For The Record
Eggrolls are NOT a good take-along food item. Boy, were they sad and mushy when reheated in the microwave. 🙁 I also had to laugh at myself after a conversation I had yesterday regarding these eggrolls. The day I went shopping was not ideal, and when I got to the […]
Crockpot Winner! Pork Chili
It was the ultimate in irony. I walked through the garden and harvested a small handful of tomatillos, and a small handful of Amish Paste tomatoes. It was the first harvest of tomatillos, and all I could think about was a delicious green pork chili. I had to have it, […]
Blueberry Lemon Cake
Our blueberries came in just as we were about to leave for our camping trip. I quickly made a batch of Blueberry Spice Jam before we left, ate all we could possibly hold, and took about 5 pounds with us on our trip. But I still had a ton left, […]
Fried Rice: Super Easy
Fried Rice is not generally one of my go-to dishes, or at least, it hasn’t been. Like casseroles and other one-pot-wonders, the kids have not historically been fans. However, their taste buds have been changing dramatically over these last months, and I’ve discovered it’s time to break out some of […]
Take It With You!
I think our new weekly schedule is pretty much set for the next eleven months or so. Now comes the tricky part of making that work. For sure one night a week, the kids and I will be taking dinner on the road with us. Two nights a week we […]
Fun With Miracle Fruit
About a year and a half ago, I found a TV show called “Future Food” on the Planet Green channel that I quickly got sucked into. It was a glimpse into the world of molecular gastronomy, only it had a bit of a twist. The owners of MOTO take molecular […]
Roasted Corn Cheese Dip
This is one of those recipes that is so much more than it seems. I found this recipe in my most recent issue of Eating Well magazine. I’d received the magazine the week we were getting ready to go camping, and the recipe really jumped off the page at […]