Comforting Soups and Sandwiches No time for a long diatribe about the week ahead, it was homecoming weekend and our house looks like a train wreck! Laundry needs to be wrangled into the laundry room, flowers put in vases, and dresses hung up. Everyone is tired, yet they still have reading and homework, college apps…
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Weekly Meal Plan // September 26-October 1
What’s Hitting the Table This Week October 1? What? Some days, I honestly don’t know what year it is. Are you worried about my mental health, or do you have the same sense of time lapse? Where did the past two years go, the past two months, the past two days? So many questions, I…
How to Use Up Extra Vegetables
Veggie Forward This week, I’m doing something different for my meal plan. I’m shopping from my pantry, fridge, and freezer. We are stocked with supplies and fresh veggies and there’s no reason to spend money at the grocery store. I’ve subscribed to the Hope Farms weekly vegetable delivery (use code SITK for a discount!), so…
Weekly Meal Plan // September 12-17
Whole 30 Dinners No One Will Complain About! I need to make this quick! Hope you all have a great week ahead. All the recipe links and details are below. SUNDAY The plan is a quick sauté of long beans and ground turkey. It’s a recipe I taught in detail as part of my Smart…
Weekly Meal Plan // September 6-10
My Week of Dinners My attempt at starting Whole30 on September 1 was an epic fail, so we’re starting again. Some of you may have seen my confessional photo of bread, cheese, and an Aperol spritz on IG stories. Plan ahead for successful travel on Whole30. If you research Whole30 friendly restaurants, pack airplane snacks,…
Weekly Meal Plan August 29-September 3
Weeknight Dinners for the Win It’s a busy week around here! Cooking classes, college trips, middle school back-to-school night. Here’s what you need to know: Houston friends: Sign up for my Bering’s easy grilling class on September 15. We’re covering the basics of easier dinners cooked al fresco. Click here to sign up and view…
Weekly Meal Plan // August 22-27
My Plan for the Week Ahead It’s been a quiet weekend around here. Sunday night I’ll clean out my fridge to prep for the week ahead and take care of at least one thing ahead of time. This “one thing” philosophy is my version of meal prep. I don’t like making whole dinners in advance,…
Back to School!
Here We Go! After a quiet weekend in the country, we’re back in Houston. Uniforms are ready, textbooks are here, and computers are charged. We’re ready for this year! I’m focusing on all the positive experiences ahead of us. Even if we’re not one hundred percent “back to normal” we’re so close! I spent some…
Back to Routines
Easy Dinner Routines We’re back in Houston after spending a chunk of summer in Sun Valley, Idaho. It’s time for kids’ haircuts, orthodontist appointments, new shoes, and school shopping. My head is also swimming with “to do” lists. In the car on our way home from the airport tonight, I did a quick Instacart order…
Weekly Meal Plan // August 1-6
As I’m writing this, it’s the last day of July and I’ve decided to dig my heels in. When my kids were little, I’d look forward to the start of the school year so we could get back into a routine. And let’s be honest, so I could have a few hours to myself during…