Weeknight Summer Dinners Summer dinners! That means all the peaches, nectarines, berries, zucchini and heirloom tomatoes. On Instagram last week, I posted a photo of my nectarine and burrata crostini and the crowd went wild. I honestly haven’t had that much reaction from a photo in a while, so thank you. I feel seen. Maybe…
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Weekly Meal Plan // June 14-19
Meal Plan: Summer Dinners So excited to be back up and running and get out my weekly meal plan! For the past couple weeks, our internet has been on and off so many times, I thought I might lose my mind. Just as I’d start to work on a blog post or meal plan, it…
Weekly Meal Plan // May 10-16
SUNDAY Happy Mother’s Day! We had a late breakfast of quiche Lorraine, salad with super simple salad dressing (in today’s variation we used minced fresh garlic, grainy mustard and apple cider vinegar with EVOO) and rosemary and sweet onion breakfast potatoes. I highly suggest making these breakfast potatoes pronto! To make, dice 4 russet potatoes…
Easy Weekly Meal Plan // May 3-9
An Easy Weekly Meal Plan Let’s make this fast — it’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Houston, and we’re making the most of breezy spring weather. Since I’m trying to lighten up our meals and focus on vegetables instead of cookies, this is a healthy and mostly Whole30 meal plan. It felt good to get…
Weekly Meal Plan // April 26-May 1
Time for a Reset Hi everyone! We’re making this weekly meal plan fast today because we’re deep in house projects. Couldn’t let quarantine go by without some attic organization and closet clean outs. It’s also my youngest’s birthday tomorrow, so we have work to do! After tomorrow, we’re starting a Whole30 reset, teenagers included, so…
Weekly Meal Plan // April 19-25
Easy Dinners All Week Long Did you get my cooking class update? We’re hosting free live stream Smart in the Kitchen cooking classes through the month of April. I’m working on a full calendar of online cooking classes for May as well. I’ll have a set schedule of classes twice a week, as well as…
Weekly Meal Plan // April 12-18
Keep On Cookin’ I bet you feel like that’s all you do. More ideas for what to cook below, as well as one routine change that’s helping me stay sane right now. You guys have maybe heard me talk about “come and take it” night. Every Friday, I clean out the fridge and let everyone…
Weekly Meal Plan // April 4-11
We’re starting to understand the meaning of the phrase, “this is a marathon not a sprint.” Currently feeling like I’ve been running full bore and need to check my pace. Last Friday, we had a full deep clean at our house, with tons of laundry, vacuuming and disinfecting, I appreciate my housekeeper more than ever….
Weekly Meal Plan, Quarantine Edition
Dishes, Dishes and More Dishes Cooking at home has taken on a whole new meaning: Dishes! And lots of them!! I know many of you are cooking more than ever, but hang in there. Cooking together with your family is such a fun way to spend time together. For slightly older kids, let them pick…
Weekly Meal Plan // March 22-27
Let’s Cook! Hi everyone! Just here meal planning like always with a big old stack of my favorite cookbooks and a warm cup of coffee. A meal plan creates a sense of routine and also might help reduce stress around dinner time. When I got ready to meal plan today, I was surprised by how…