Good: eating peanut butter right out of the container with a spoon. Bad: discovering your child has a peanut allergy. Ugh. Yep. Haley’s allergic to peanuts. Instead of boring you [...]
By now you’ve probably grown so tired of reading about the different ways to roast a turkey, which green bean casserole version to make, and the controversy surrounding whether or [...]
I recently read that there is an expected shortage of canned pureed pumpkin this year. Whether this is actually true, remains to be seen, but naturally, I panicked. An immediate [...]
I know a lot of people are excited for the Fall season; thinking about soups and stews and casseroles, oh my. Not me. I am in complete denial. It’s not [...]
Other than a particular dip that my mom makes with onion, garlic, and roasted eggplant, I’ve never been a fan of the purple vegetable. And who knows – maybe all [...]
I can’t quite remember when the markets started carrying these gems, but I’ve been devoted ever since. I’m talking about the roast chickens they have slow cooking for hours. Some [...]
To a lot of people, trail mix, hiking, and Birkenstock sandals are non-exclusive. But that way of thinking is so 1970. Now is the ideal time to change your attitude [...]
I put the kibosh on meat for approximately ten years. I can’t say that I missed it during that time (although the smell of bacon would always send me into [...]
I love it when Haley and Trevor are invited someplace for a play date; having something to look forward to, knowing the kids will have fun for a little while…and [...]
This comes from one of my Williams Sonoma cookbooks that I have had for about four years. It’s one that always made a brief appearance as I breezed through the [...]
I recently discovered how wonderful Facebook can be, by reconnecting with my college roommate and long lost friend, Amy F., of 15 years! And it has been awesome to have [...]
Photo by Michele Borboa Cornish game hens make great single servings. I recently came across these recipes, from Woman’s Day, which help you enhance them quickly with a variety of [...]
My husband and I recently met a great new couple. Fun, smart, easy-going, and they have two kids about the same age as ours. For all intents and purposes, they [...]
When Haley was old enough to start eating table food, I went full steam ahead. Nothing was off limits, assuming it was safe. Fruit and veggies were easy and pretty [...]
