I’m prefacing this with an admission/disclaimer that I’ve totally gnoshed on chocolate chips today. This is a brainstorm post as much as anything, so please feel free to chime in with your tips and tricks! I have never claimed to love meal planning. Cooking through The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook forced me to meal plan and stick [...]
About 7 months ago now, we bought bulk bags of raw almonds, cashews and peanuts. And I do mean bulk. I think they were 50 lb increments? It was a lot. Is a lot. Still have… a lot. At the beginning of the year, the raw nuts were fine. Grab a handful here, put a [...]
We have had a lot of meltdowns around here lately. The kids are bored out of their skulls, I am exhausted, and we go ‘round and ‘round all day long. It’s partly the heat that has returned, but I think it’s a lot to do with our schedule adjusting. We are up at 6 to [...]
Something about cereal has always made it a special treat. It has been a very long time since I have eaten cereal for breakfast with any regularity, and even then I preferred it as a midnight snack. It belongs at lunchtime when nothing else sounds good, at dinner when you’ve had a day in sweats [...]
I haven’t quite been able to figure it out yet, but while I absolutely detest shopping, thrifting is another story altogether. I’ve heard it described as the hunter/gatherer instinct kicking in. Maybe that is the difference. Thrifting is hunter/gathering, and regular shopping is more like an overpriced buffet. Not only is there the adrenaline rush [...]
Somehow, this missed my radar a few months ago. There are two types of Muesli in this cookbook. One for summer and one for winter. Honestly, I am glad this is a blog and not a show or podcast, cos I am pretty sure I don’t know how to pronounce Muesli. Technically, I’m not even [...]
Scones sound so…refined. Tea and scones…tea and crumpets…anyone reading this on the other side of “the pond” is probably rolling their eyes at my American (and largely southern, at that) perspective. Sorry. We have muffins and donuts, typically. It’s all about the sugar glaze. Let me note here that I say “we” in representation of [...]
I will preface this with the disclosure that I adore sweets. Really, there is very little that is too sweet for me. Even though I didn’t like the movie much, the deep and profound musings of Will Ferrel in Land of the Lost resonated with me: It’s a donut. Stuffed with M&Ms. So, when I’m [...]
