The Last Stretch There’s a lot going on over here, and my head is a tornado of work and life and kids. Those of you who follow along on Instagram know I’m beyond excited to get out of town soon. We’re celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary Thursday and taking a quick trip to Mexico. I’ve…
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Weekly Meal Plan // March 28-April 2
Let’s Cook! So much to cover, so let’s get to it! Easter is almost here. If you need ideas for your menu, head here and here. Last call to sign up for Smart Sheet Pan Suppers! Class starts Monday. Once you enroll, you’ll get access to over 30 easy dinner recipes, sauces and salad dressings….
Weekly Meal Plan // March 21-26
Spring Break Blues We skied our hearts out (or at least got in some cruiser half days) and enjoyed soaking up the mountain air and blue skies. Now it’s time to focus on the last couple months of school and plan summer activities. This will be a busy week paying for the relaxation of last…
Weekly Meal Plan // March 2021 // Week 1
A Week of Delicious Dinners Here we go! The doors to my online cooking school are open for one week only. Find all the info here, I hope you’ll join me and hundreds of other students! It’s a serious deal at only $27/month, and I’ll teach you everything I’ve learned from teaching 20 years of…
Weekly Meal Plan // February 2021 // Week 2
Super Bowl Snacks and Easy Weeknight Meals SUNDAY Our Super Bowl menu hasn’t evolved much over time. A pot of weeknight chili, buffalo wings, seven layer dip (I don’t add the cream cheese in the linked recipe) and some lower carb dippers like bell pepper slices, celery sticks and cucumbers cut on the diagonal. MONDAY…
Whole30 Meal Plan // January 2021 // Week 1
Whole30 Meal Plan: Week 1! Here we goooooo! It felt good to take a break from blogging and get some rest and quiet time. We celebrated the holidays in Sun Valley, Idaho, with extended family. It was bluebird days and cozy nights, with lots of carbs thrown in for good measure. It’s time to reboot…
Meal Plan // October 25-30
Cozy Fall Dinners Happy weekend! I’m in Round Top, Texas, where there’s a cool front and the wind is blowing. This is the first day it feels like fall in Texas. We’re at our farm where I hope to host cooking retreats and classes soon. Although, this time to pause has given me space to…
Weekly Meal Plan//October 18-23
Weekly Meal Plan, Plus a “How To” Workbook for YOU! Today it hit me that I’ve been sharing my weekly meal plans with you for five years. Before that, they lived on Instagram, and before that they lived in my spiral notebook. Before that, I didn’t meal plan and our family life was even more…
Weekly Meal Plan October 12-16
SUNDAY I’m enjoying some time out of town with my oldest daughter. If you’re cooking tonight, think about making a double batch of vegetarian three-bean chili and freeze half for another dinner down the road. If you prefer something meaty, it could be weeknight chili or white chicken chili. MONDAY Back home in Houston and…
Stupid Easy Dinners
Five Stupid Easy Dinners Last week I had a great conversation about meal planning with Dr. Colleen O’Grady on her podcast Power Your Parenting. I’ll share a link when it’s live! While chatting about meal planning strategy, I told her that I have an arsenal of “stupid easy dinners” to fall back on in a…