Food. Family. Fun.
I love roasted vegetables. Love, love, love them. It’s not quite cool enough for that yet (although we did have a delightfully fall-like First Day of Fall). With temperatures in the 90s this week, I think I’d rather hold off…. Read moreThree Fall Dinners
Remember the story of “Stone Soup“? I’ve always been a little conflicted about that story. Sure, the villagers were miserly with their food stores. So you can read it as the story of how a traveler convinced them to open… Read moreMom-Friendly Meals: Stone Soup
I want to do it. I just have a lot of trouble finding the time to sit down and think about it. Fortunately, last night we had friends over for dinner (afterward I realized that this was the first playdate… Read moreMeal Planning
Not shopping, thank goodness–but we have two days off while Baguette’s day care is still open, and that means that we’re trying to fit both relaxation and accomplishment into that time period. Mr. Sandwich is building a wheel so that… Read moreLast-Minute Frenzy
Not the way you think. Baguette had a stomach bug that she passed on to Mr. Sandwich, and I developed some sort of nasal congestion/drippy horror that threw me for a loop. We had this exact combo at Christmas, when… Read moreChristmas Redux
You know what’s good for lunch on a sick day? Buy a can of Campbell’s Healthy Request Tomato Soup. Make it with milk instead of water, and add dashes of the following: cayenne pepper, black pepper, dried basil. Cook. Mmm-mmm-good.
New Year’s Eve was very low-key at our house, with one friend joining us for what turned out to be an evening of conversation and South Park. The menu: chili (ground beef, no beans) cornbread casserole (good, but needed to… Read moreHappy New Year!