Journal

I will start out by acknowledging that this is, in no way, an authentic bowl of pho. But, that doesn’t mean it’s not delicious.

Based on feedback on the meal planning posts, it sounds like ideas for dinner menus are helpful, but what would be more useful are practical ideas on how to bulk cook over the weekend for breakfast, lunch and dinner during the week.

I can't believe it's taken me this long to share my recipe for shakshuka, since it's a staple in our home, one we make a few times a month, for breakfast and, most often, for dinner. I'm sure you must know about shakshuka, right? Ottolenghi made the dish famous in 2012 with the publication of […]

Did you follow along with last week's meal plan? I hope you're finding these helpful! Sometimes the hardest part of making dinner is deciding what to have, so I'm enjoying creating these meal plans each week. Throughout the week, I'm tagging recipes I see, or leafing through cookbooks to see the pages I've bookmarked, both […]

One day last fall, I was sitting in the kitchen, looking around the first floor of our house at baskets of LEGOS and blocks and drawers overflowing with trucks and tractors. I thought, "We need a playroom." We have lots of storage on our main floor, but at the end of the day, it always […]

We're still in Mexico right now, but we're headed back home tomorrow. It's been a wonderful trip, and we've certainly caught the Baja bug. We're already looking at a return trip next February. Celebrating Theo's birthday here (on February 11) might become an annual tradition. 

I hope the first meal plan I shared last week was helpful! This recipe for Huevos Divorciados is on the menu for tonight, but of course, you could make it any time. It's traditionally served at breakfast, and it's inspired by a trip to Puerto Vallarta from a few years ago. The last week of […]

  I'm so excited to introduce meal plans to the site! Last year, one of my intentions was to be more organized and thoughtful in stocking our refrigerator and pantry, doing some bulk cooking, and planning meals throughout the week. Obviously, some weeks, this just didn't get done. But, as a former (and by that, […]

My word for this year is ACTION. Because sometimes it's easy to get caught up in dreams and planning and the day-to-day activities of life and never actually take action. In the past, I've had a hard time posting regularly because I needed every post to be perfect. And that's why I have so many […]

Welcome to my new website! This project has been many months in the works, to create a website with a new look, feel and navigation that matches my goals for this year and the years to come. If you're new here, you might start here to learn a little more about me. Or here, to […]