Your Dinner Plan for May 19-24 Three days left until summer. I don’t know about you, but summer break can’t get here fast enough. It means less driving, less homework and loosened schedules. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll still be teaching cooking classes and updating my blog, but the days feel more relaxed in summer…
Archives for May 2019
Friday Love List: Teacher Gift Guide
Greetings from Santa Fe! I’m here for a culinary conference and basically in full-on culinary geek mode. Off to hear Danny Meyer speak, interviewed by one of my favorite food writers Kim Severson. In other news, school is out soon and man our teachers need a break. We had a few requests for a teacher…
Weekly Meal Plan // May 13-17
I’ve hit the jackpot: My husband is making dinner tonight. He’s a master dish washer during the week, but some Sunday nights he mans the grill and I sit back with a glass of wine and the Sunday NYT. Not to mention that it’s Mother’s Day, so theoretically my kids should be fanning me and…
Friday Love List.0510
Watch Brené Brown: The Call to Courage on Netflix. If you haven’t seen it yet, then get on it. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! I may watch it again to soak up all the wisdom and tools. One of the many insightful things she said was, “For me, the lesson was, I get so busy chasing…
Frozen Mango Margaritas
Spicy Frozen Mango Margaritas Memories of sipping frozen mango margaritas while floating in a Mexican resort pool brought me to this post. About a decade ago, which is hard to believe, a good friend’s parents lent their residence at the Four Seasons Punta Mita for a girls weekend. I’m not sure I fully appreciated at…
Weekly Meal Plan // May 5-10
A Week of Easy Meals SUNDAY I want an easy Cinco de Mayo dinner that’s not too labor intensive. Grilled Chile-Lime Flank Steak will be perfect. I’m tempted to grill the green onions instead of using them in the marinade, watch Instagram stories to see the method. I’ll also serve this with my favorite creamy…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Mother’s Day Love List If you’re searching for gifts for Mother’s Day, look no further. We have you covered, from cozy PJs to good reads. That said, there’s nothing my mom would love more than time with her three kiddos. We’ll all be in different directions this Mother’s Day, but I will definitely be hugging…