Late Summer Inspiration I have so much to share with you all, but not enough time to share it. My husband and I stopped for a coffee and some shopping at Central Market today and it inspired ideas for new recipes (yay!). This week’s meal plan continues with slow cooker, Instant Pot and grilling recipes….
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Grilled Chile-Rubbed Flank Steak
Grilled Chile-Rubbed Flank Steak This post is sponsored by Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. All opinions are my own. Back to school and back to the routine! The night before school starts, my family sits down for a celebratory meal to kick off the year. This year for our…
Weekly Meal Plan / August 2022 / Instant Pot Recipes and Simple Meals
Still Too Hot to Cook Hi friends! News flash: Houston is HOT. That means I’m keeping the meal plan simple again. This is our last full week of summer before my two youngest start high school on August 17. We’re reaching full throttle organization mode, which gives me a sense of calm and structure before…
Low Effort Dinners
Easy Dinner Ideas Even I get cooking burnout. My energy reserves are lower than ever right now and sometimes I just need low-effort dinners. I’m honestly trying to just make it through the next two weeks and stay calm while my kids finish finals and we celebrate our senior’s graduation. And while I’d like to…
Big Batch Jalapeño Margaritas
JUMP TO RECIPE Spicy Jalapeño Margaritas to Quench a Crowd I love spring and summer entertaining, but I don’t want to spend my time behind the bar making cocktails to order. Enter big batch cocktails that can be stirred up and stashed in the fridge. There’s even a book on the subject. Infused jalaño margaritas…
Weekly Meal Plan // March 27-April 1
Round Top Antiques Week! I need a serious dose of courage for the week ahead. I almost didn’t do a meal plan, because I’ll be away from home a lot this week, but I decided that I love you all too much. Plus, it will help my family and I stay organized if we know…
Weekly Meal Plan // March 20-25
Post Vacation Blues What’s your post-vacation dinner of choice? Usually, our go-to is an order of fajitas or a big batch of spaghetti. We really don’t deviate between those two. Saturday night, it was fajitas delivered to the door after a day that included a water taxi, regular taxi, the most chaotic airport situation I’ve…
Weekly Meal Plan // March 7-11
The Week Ahead I’m jumping right in today, lots to mention! My husband is in charge of Sunday night dinner, and he’s making fajitas on the grill. I have a feeling he’ll head to one of his favorite spots, La Michoacana Meat Market, and stock up on pre-marinated chicken and carne asada. I’m a fan…
Weekly Meal Plan // February 21-25
It was a cool, wintery long weekend in Texas. We relaxed out at Kitchenette Farm and caught up with my sister-in-law, who was visiting from southern California, and my niece. We showed them some of our favorite local sites, like Ellis Motel, Townsend, Stash and Shop Courtney Barton, and cooked an easy dinner at home….
Weekly Meal Plan // Feb 13-18
Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day Dinners I’m jumping right in tonight because it’s the Super Bowl and we’ve got things to eat and football to watch. Hope you all had a great weekend! SUNDAY Super Bowl! I mentioned our menu in an Instagram post last week, but we finally narrowed it down. BBQ pork ribs,…