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Confession. I have stopped tracking my grocery costs and writing a weekly menu. I blame the craziness that is the end of the school year. Both kids have had art shows and final concerts, Girl Scout meetings and tests to study for. I see summer on the horizon. I am ready! With the last day [...]
continue »I have had a night meeting, assignment or interview nearly every night this week, so my time in the kitchen has been limited to packing Emma’s lunch in the morning to unloading the dishwasher at night. How it still manages to get full with the kids fending for themselves (hot dogs, peanut butter sandwiches and [...]
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I don’t know about you, but I’m dragging by the time Thursday rolls around. Three days of waking up at 5:15 a.m., getting the kids off to school, work, evening activities and chores has taken its toll. By Thursday, all I want is to sleep. For some reason, though, I’m always better on Friday morning. [...]
continue »With summer just a few weeks away, my mind turns to camp. I loved camp when I was little. Well, I loved the second half of camp. The first few days of any camp session usually found me homesick (my mom still has the “Please come get me” letters to prove it), but after I [...]
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When I was little, my mom would occasionally not make dinner and we’d have French night instead. This consisted of French bread, cheese and fruit; an incredibly simple meal that pleased everyone — especially Mom. Cooking every night for a family of eight is a thankless job. I only have four people in my family, [...]
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I’ve been on a muffin kick lately, but since I end up giving away most of the muffins I make, it’s a good thing. Today it was muffins for my daughter’s elementary schoolteachers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. Whoever came up with Teacher Appreciation Week certainly knew what they were doing, scheduling it for [...]
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Image courtesy of amazon.com We are supposed to have a rainy weekend ahead of us; the perfect time to curl up with a book. Continuing my sporadic books-for-foodies book club, I present Erica Bauermeister’s “The School of Essential Ingredients.” Can food spark a memory? That’s the theme of Bauermeister’s book. This fun read follows the loves [...]
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My brother-in-law is officially a teacher. Even better, he’s an English teacher. (As an English major, I am excited about this on so many levels.) We invited Mike and my sister, Alex, over for dinner this past weekend. We dined on spaghetti Carbonara, bruschetta and apple pie. OK, the pie didn’t go with the Italian [...]
continue »What foods do you always have in your kitchen? For me, it’s apples, eggs, milk (although we never seem to have enough), bread and boneless chicken breasts. According to a report from the NPD Group, eggs, cheddar cheese, yogurt and soy sauce top the list of items commonly found in Americans’ kitchens. (I assume they mean [...]
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I’ve never been a fan of lasagna. I’m not really sure why. It’s just one of those things I’ve never gravitated toward. It could be the texture. I’m not a fan of mushy things, like bananas. I hate bananas. But I love banana cake. Go figure. Scott loves lasagna. Love it. A few months before our 13th [...]
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