This school year, along with tossing lunchmeat, cheese, and crackers into a container for a quick charcuterie-style lunch , I'm also going to use some of the mason jars I have for work and school lunches. But rather than just throw a bun…
We're big proponents of empowering kids to take responsibility in the kitchen, so of course we're sharing healthy breakfast ideas kids can make themselves. Whether we're tasking our children with making their own school lunches or stocki…
It feels like life comes at us fast and hard at back to school season. The lazy days of summer are winding down, and there is an amped up level of stress as routines start back up. One thing that helps make things way less stressful for …
A few months ago, I decided to join our Cool Mom Picks WeTime project and plant my own vegetable garden. My rookie mistake was planting 6 mounds of zucchini seeds. I truly do not understand the remarkable ability of this little plant to …
As I was prepping camping meals for our impromptu camping trip last week, I got to thinking that I should totally be using my cast iron skillet way more in my everyday meal planning. There are a ton of benefits to cooking in a cast iron …
So it's been a hot minute since we have have had time to try another TikTok recipe around here! My teen had his wisdom teeth out, then a little set back and now finally back to eating like "normal" - which means he is standing in my kitc…
My dad grilled up the most delicious, juicy burgers on his charcoal grill for July 4th, and he inspired me to plan to grill all our dinners next week. Cooking outside keeps the kitchen cooler. There's almost no cleanup. And, of course, w…
It's officially summer, as in officially too damn hot to cook out west where I live, so I'm thrilled to be sharing my actual menu plan for next week, which includes 5 weeknight meals for a heat wave. These are ideas you can use all summe…
My kids finished school two weeks ago, and I have comfortably settled into the slower pace of summer. To be honest, I'd rather spend my afternoons at the pool with the kids than meal planning , so I'm working on setting up meal rotation …
This week I was flipping through my favorite cookbooks , looking for a fun dessert to make with my kids. After a year of baking our way through quarantine, I was feeling uninspired by all the cakes and cupcakes I saw. Then it hit me: I s…
It seems a little surreal that we are heading into the last week of May! This time of year always seems so busy and overwhelming to me and having a week of meals planned out , including recipes that come together quickly , removes one th…
With the weather warming up, I find myself browsing easy spring appetizers for dinner at home, because I love the idea of turning a few favorite party foods into a whole meal. These spring appetizers for dinner look delicious and easy en…
Well of course we're searching for copycat movie theater candy recipes these days! Aren't you? (If not, you've found them anyway.) So many of us are missing the movie theater experience that we've been trying to recreate it at home, you …
It's time to get that meal plan together for next week and I'm excited to share my meal plan ideas with you. And yes, this is my actual plan for my family of four will be eating. Maybe you make them all, or maybe they just give you a few…
In our latest TikTok recipe adventure , we decided to give crispy tofu a try, as recommended by our very own Christina Refford. Now, when I made the suggestion to my son, I let him search for the recipe, and here's why: a) Kids are much …
If you have picky eaters or family members with different dietary restrictions , it can be challenging to make a meal that pleases everyone. One of my favorite hacks is DIY dinners. I just set out all the ingredients and let my family me…
Recently, Lizzo shared a TikTok featuring herself eating a bowl of "cereal" that was basically blackberries, blueberries and pomegranate seeds with coconut water and ice cubes. In social media time (less than 10 minutes) this came to be …
I really wanted to write about tofu recipes for kids, because I know so many families who are trying to work more plant-based foods into their meal-planning these days. I also know it can be daunting; when my family switched to vegan-at-…
Whether you're slapping lunch together for the kids before they run out to catch the bus, or preparing a quickie lunch between breaks in their virtual school day, I'm sure lots of us are sick of trying to figure what's next for lunch. So…
Have you ever sat back at the end of a week, proud of all all that effort you put in in the kitchen, and then wondered... Did my teens actually eat a vegetable this week? Nope? Just me? If your kids are like mine, all "bring on the pizza…
I'll admit that I'm one of the first to get sucked into a beautiful photo of a recipe online, only to have it turn out terrible when I make it at home. But like a good book, I'm willing to try something that even sounds a little unusual …
One of bright spots of 2020 is that I have discovered so many amazing new recipes for my family, stemming mainly from my newfound love for meal planning . Yes, meal planning! Who would have thought? Pre-Covid, I really was more of a wing…
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…
When the weather turns cold, one of the first drinks I whip up is wassail. (No, not pumpkin spice latte.) Never tried a wassail recipe? I can help, because I make batches of it each winter. In fact, this-cider based hot drink has come to…