What a great Thanksgiving week! A few quiet days without homework, stress, and routine is the perfect entry to the holiday season. My family is bringing down decorations from the attic as I hide in the dining room to write this. We have tons of extra produce to use up this week, which I’ll work…
Archives for November 2020
Membership Pop-Up!
Smart in the Kitchen School Membership Guess what? The doors to Smart in the Kitchen School are open for one week only! What is Smart in the Kitchen School, you say? It’s an online cooking school for home chefs. During the early days of the pandemic, I started working on this online cooking school as…
Thanksgiving Week Meal Plan
It’s a busy week of cooking so let’s not wear ourselves out, right? Thanksgiving week meals should be uncomplicated. And since our refrigerators are full of turkey and provisions, let’s use this week as an opportunity to clean out the fridge and pantry! I shared my Thanksgiving recipes yesterday. Be sure to have a game…
Thanksgiving Day Recipes
Some of My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes Guys. You’d think since it’s just my family of five, I’d be able to do a low key Thanksgiving. I tried. Really I tried! But the requests just keep coming. The newest one today was for homemade mac-n-cheese. Y’all, we NEVER have mac-n-cheese for Thanksgiving, but we’re adding it…
Cranberry Margaritas
Cranberry Margaritas What to do with leftover cranberry sauce? Cranberry margaritas! Fresh, bright and colorful, they’re the perfect holiday cocktail. I make them non-stop from Thanksgiving through New Year’s and never tire of their tart-sweet taste. These are equally good with leftover homemade cranberry sauce or canned sauce in a pinch. Although homemade cranberry sauce…
Weekly Meal Plan // November 15-20
Here we go! It’s the week before Thanksgiving and planning mode is in full swing. If you haven’t ordered your turkey from your local butcher, the time is now. Or if you have the freezer space, buy it now and bring it home. I get an organic heritage turkey, but an organic free range turkey…
Simple Mashed Potatoes
Simple Mashed Potatoes For a couple years, the only part of Thanksgiving dinner my youngest would eat was the mashed potatoes. Seriously, I couldn’t blame her. They are crucial to Thanksgiving––what better way to soak up all the gravy––but they’re also delicious on a regular old Tuesday night. Mashed potatoes don’t need to be complicated,…
Weekly Meal Plan // Nov 8-13
Quick meal plan this week! I’m enjoying a quiet 24 hours out of town with my husband. Starting tomorrow, I have cooking classes every day for a week. We have a few more openings for private holiday classes if you’d like to book a class! I’m gearing up to celebrate my daughter’s 17th birthday next…
Meal Prep vs. Meal Plan
The “One Thing” Strategy Those of you who’ve been here for the long haul know I’m a big fan of meal planning. As a working mom of three who values family dinner with my crew, there’s no way I could pull it off without a plan. And that doesn’t mean that every night is an…