Budget slow cooker dinner recipes are my whole mood right now. I don't know about you, but I'm short on time with the holidays here, not to mention all those holiday gifts taking a healthy bite out of my budget. So for this week's meal p…
So this week, seems I got my second wind, y'all. After struggling through a bit of a cooking slump last week (Thanksgiving tends to do that to me), I finally turned a corner and got inspired to test a few new recipes to add into my rotat…
Welp, as of this week, we'll have made it to December. Wow. That's 48 weeks of family dinners under your belt, most likely at home, all during an extremely stressful and uh, unusual 2020. If you are human, which I can presume you are, th…
It's Thanksgiving week, parents! I'm thinking ahead to Thursday (smaller though it may be), but also realizing that my family needs to eat on the other days this week too. And since it also happens to be a week where strict quarantines a…
This coming week (and maybe a few weeks after that), I need meal planning to be a bit easier. In fact, I need every one of my responsibilities to be a little easier -- don't we all? So I'm putting together a meal plan of five super easy …
There's a lot of chatter about immune-boosting foods in my social feeds this week, and I get it. Between the time change, the stress of Election week , the colder weather coming in, and (of course) COVID-19 being an ever-present concern,…
I believe that good food is like a warm hug from the inside out. And we can all use more hugs right now, since we are not all getting as many of the actual physical hugs. Leading up to Halloween and election day ( VOTE VOTE VOTE ) I have…
So many of us miss eating out our favorite local restaurants these days, unless they've got heat lamps outside these days and a good social distancing table plan. As for our kids, well, they mostly miss eating out so they can make us spe…
For next week, I am planning some of my family's favorite fall-inspired dinners that are easy to make, prep and clean up. Because Fall seems to be full of all kinds of busy even though we are doing all of the things from home. And honest…
How is it that even with schooling from home and almost no social outings, I still feel frazzled when it comes to getting dinner on the table? To make things easier, I'm planning 5 make-ahead meals this week. These can be prepped over th…
This is the first week I've worn a sweater all day, so it's starting to feel like fall, even down south where I live. We're ready for chili dinners and fires in the fireplace -- which is nicer than thinking about the long winter of socia…
Grab your pen and grocery list, because this week’s meal plan is ready. For my family, we've hit the beginning of back to school season, and mama is already tired. If you're not already here, you will be soon! Let's just say, spending ex…
Grab your pen and grocery list, because this week’s meal plan is ready! This week I'm embracing the hot summer weather, with cool, easy summer dinners. I'm trying to think of lighter meals that won't make you feel bleh (you know) after e…
The hardest part of meal planning right now is that I am doing A LOT of it. With no camps, no sports, and cancelled vacations, it feels like I am running a small Bed and Breakfast. And to be perfectly honest, it is easy to get burned out…
Another weekend is here, which means it's the time we're starting thinking about what to feed our families next week. So as we do every Friday , we're sharing some delicious meals that will make your dinnertime easy and your family happy…
I know that many kids out there have been missing their school lunches -- because yes, some schools actually do have great cafeterias and no, the salami-and-cheese-stick meals I've been throwing together aren't quite the same. So while w…
Now that most of us are settling into our dinnertime routines for our families during quarantine, making use of pantry and freezer staples , cooking in bulk more often, and adding some super easy, 30 minute recipes into the rotation, we …
As we spring forward without that extra hour of sleep this week (oof), at least we can appreciate the extra hour of daylight that hints at warmer days ahead. And, if there's a flavor I associate with warmer and sunnier days, it's lemon. …
Grab your pen and grocery list, because next week's meal plan is ready! We've found 5 great recipes that make smart use of your time in the kitchen. We have tips to stretch your cooking, so one session in the kitchen lasts for more than …
Grab your pen and grocery list, because next week's meal plan is ready! We've found 5 great recipes that make smart use of your time in the kitchen. We have tips to stretch your cooking, so one session in the kitchen lasts for more than …
Grab your pen and grocery list, because next week's meal plan is ready! We've found 5 great recipes that make smart use of your time in the kitchen. We have tips to stretch your cooking, so one session in the kitchen lasts for more than …
New Year often equals new eating habits, as many of us are trying to make up for the damage done during the holidays. So we've found some kid-friendly healthy meals to help you kick off the new year with better habits and more well-balan…
It's Christmas and Hanukkah week, and we've found some festive dishes that are still easy and family friendly for the holidays...and some easy dinners to get you through the rest of the week when you're over cooking. Some are even make-a…
These cold-weather germs are out to get us, parents. Here in Nashville, some schools are talking about closing because so many kids are out with the flu. It's no fun, so we've rounded up 5 delicious cold and flu-busting recipes for your …