Hello there and a kazillion apologies to those of you that peek at my meal plans more regularly. The transition from summer to school has taken us longer this year, partly because it was a whole new school and mostly because work schedules kept us from slowing down enough to focus on the transition. It […]
MoreMornings like this make me think of citrus. So ready for oranges and grapefruits! Getting closer with every 60° morning…
MoreWe have a blank slate for the weekend and can’t wait to fill it with meandering and fun. Hope you have a good one! Headed to the market to make the most of this glorious weather. Listening to the sound of Mario Maker levels in progress. Tacos in my belly.
MoreI have cooked dinner for three straight nights and am feeling pretty accomplished. It has been a rough couple of months for the kitchen and finally feeling like she and I are syncing back up.
MoreFor lots, today is the last day of summer break. Hope you all have a blast with your kiddos (big and small) and that you’ve had a great summer.
MoreI have cooked nothing. We did manage to eat all of the following – cheesy pasta, cheesy bread, donuts, and pizza. Tomorrow’s vegetables already taste good.
MoreI see pix of tomatoes and berries in far away (mythical) places, but in Central Texas we are deep in the okra, pepper, and eggplant groove. This week’s CSA stash consisted of okra, zucchini, eggplant, lots of carrots, cucumbers, beets, radishes (my favorites!), basil, potatoes, jalapeños, and cantaloupes! Good batch of veg to kick off […]
MoreWe’ve been peanut-free for years, but nut-free is gonna be a HUGE adjustment. Pesto, coconut, pecans, almond butter, nutty breads… these are gonna be tough to pull from regular rotation. Wish me luck!
MoreI went back down to a medium size box from the large to cut back on my preserving duty week to week. Happy with the size of today’s stash – eggplant, pickling cucumbers, slicing cucumbers, carrots, zucchini, potatoes, tomatoes, basil, arugula, cantaloupe, okra, poblanos.
MoreSummer’s halfway point is here! I am ignoring all the back to school sales (mostly) and gonna try my best to enjoy these last few weeks of summer with the 11yo. I have lots of canning to take care of this week so meals are easy peasy. Quick breakdown of what I have planned below: […]
Moretomatoes, cukes, pickling cukes, beets, potatoes, celery root (!!), zucchini, eggplant, korean melon, okra, habaneros, serranos, greens, cabbage
MoreFull week ahead of us and we are down to a nearly-bare fridge. Lots to figure out and plan in the kitchen tomorrow.
MoreTrying not to fret too much about my lack of a meal plan. We shall eat and… we shall have a well-stocked pantry by the end of tomorrow. 🙂
MoreThe bags were h-e-a-v-y today: eggplant, beets, potatoes, onions, basil celeriac tops, pickling cukes, slicing cukes, okra, tomatoes (grape and slicers), serranos, carrots, green bell peppers, and squash variety.
MoreHe has requested noodle-y things, Mexican breakfasts, a nicoise-style salad (minus tuna), and lots of downtime. I think we can comply.
MoreI think it was about a year (or two) ago that I began to do embrace weekend meal prep on the regular. Getting all my legumes & grains cooked, sauces and dressings prepared, and portioning up a batch of stew makes the week go down so much easier. Admittedly, this sometimes cuts out valuable kitchen […]
More… with a summer lunch of grilled corn, 3-tomato soup, tomato-mozzarella-olive salad & quinoa bites.
MoreSummer break has officially started and so have the 11yo’s perpetual hunger pangs. We have huge stacks of books to get through (doing our first mother-daughter book club). We have meals to cook together (self sufficiency in the kitchen is summer goal #2). And we have lots of side-by-side working sessions ahead of us (‘cause […]
MoreIt’s been all crickets here for the past few weeks and I don’t see that changing much until I get some breathing room in my days. Summer is what I have my sights set on. Until then please feel free to gander at my musings, links, kitchen adventures, and ramblings on Twitter and Instagram. I’ll […]
MoreAfter almost a full year in the house, it is time to do some rearranging in the kitchen. We’ve figured out where our paths bump in the mornings and I have a better sense of what that kitchen demands season to season. The coffee counter, canning supplies, pantry, and cutting boards are getting a shuffle […]
MoreI’ve been trying to make more time for journaling to set some intention and reset. It might feel a little quiet here in the meantime.
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