If you live in the Midwest, you might have been rejoicing yesterday as your kids went off to school as the week has started in a “back to normal” routine – unlike last week, and the record number of consecutive days off! Below is a photo of the HIGH temperature last week Thursday. Our weekly grocery shop happened yesterday morning (Monday Morning Metcalfes Run) and I decided NOT to take a list. This was not a mistake, I wanted to grocery shop with an open mind, letting the creativity flow (lets be honest, this is not how I normally shop, but I was in a cooking rut, so new ideas…
Cheesy Chicken Fajitas
Monday Hustle was fierce today! After a really nice weekend, it was great to get back into our routine today, meal time being part of it. If your kids are choosy eaters, this may be a good transition recipe to try. It has many favorite ingredients found in Mexican food that almost all kiddos love. Just changing the flavor a bit, or adding/subtracting favorite ingredients may help your littles become more diverse eaters. Don’t give up, it’s a process. Modifying their favorite meals is one way to get their taste buds to open up a bit. This weeks menu is posted to my IG, thanks to Cooking Light Magazine. Yesterday…
12 Minute Mashed Potatoes
I’m BAAAAACK and it feels so good to write and be part of the blogging community again. Last night, we were all craving a meat and potatoes, essentially a comfort food meal. So first I’m going to tell you about the food we made, and then I’ll address the elephant in the room….where we were last week! And why I haven’t blogged. First, chicken cordon bleu + mashed potatoes + steamed broccoli = winning! The chicken cordon bleus are frozen from Brenans (yes, I stocked up from Jacobson’s Meats before Brenans closes) and steamed some broccoli, super simple. Mashed Potatoes 3 russet potatoes, rinsed peeled and cubed into 1/4″ pieces…
Greek Salad & Grilled Pita
What. A. Week. It’s Sunday and a new week is about to begin. The show must go on! You may see some repeats on here from last week, we had some last minute changes due to a tummy bug that invaded our home. Fingers crossed we are done with that exciting experience for a long, long time. One thing is for sure, we learned a lot. One moment that stands out in my mind happened on Friday, when my son was not doing well. He was having a hard time when he told me that he was going to “just breathe through it Mamma.” He learned the skill of finding…
Comfort Food for a Full Moon
When you work in healthcare, you know that a full moon is like Friday the 13th. The crazy come out of the woodwork. So what better to have for dinner, after a super long day, than a comforting meal of homemade meatloaf, sauteed parmesan zucchini and creamy mashed potatoes?! Nothing. There is nothing better. This is the kind of heavy meal that fills in all the cracks and does not need dessert to follow. Everyone cleared their plates, Carter had 3rds, and there are zero left overs. I have meat and potatoes kinds of kids. Meatloaf Ingredients: 1 pound grass fed organic beef 1 palm full of Penzeys powdered garlic…
'Twas the week before Spring Break!
…and we’ve totally got this! Most important news first: Did you catch last nights final episode of Big Little Lies?! I don’t want to give it away, but it was AMAZING! This series was by far my most favorite TV series to date. The entire cast did a wonderful job – the chemistry was remarkable. The final scene was very touching – a bond between girl friends and the support they give, just really hit home. Loved it. I’m a day late on posting this weeks menu since we were very busy having FUN this past weekend. We had a sitter for Saturday to attend my little man’s Fundraising Gala.…
Chickpea Curry with Rice
Tonight’s meal is a no-brainer. Curried chickpeas and rice is fast, easy and packed full of flavor (and it’s NUT-FREE!). A friend of mine on facebook mentioned this recipe once and I have never forgotten about it! Plus, it’s meatless Monday, so this recipe fits perfectly into the plan. I found this particular recipe from my new favorite Foodnetwork Foodie, Ree Drummond, she’s also known as Pioneer Woman. Kinda like her stuff right now. Today was our busy day (aren’t they all?!). We had: morning school drop off at both schools grocery shopping + unpacking + organizing birthday + Easter meal prep + packaging cleaning out the fridge dish washer…
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