Kyle and I got some two-on-one time with our big boy this past weekend and it was so so special. Meanwhile, my parents had Valley for their own special time. We took the opportunity to do a bunch of his favorite things (reading books, playing pokemon, hot tubbing, crafts, and throwing the football), while also getting in some one-on-one time for each of us. He also picked out all the meals for the weekend, so of course we had bacon for breakfast and steak for dinner. The kid knows what he likes. Here’s my delightful… Read more >

Who doesn’t like starting the day with pancakes!! In PJs no less! Side note: Who needs a haircut?? This is the Brussels sprout meal kit from TJs and it is A+++! I followed the directions – sautéing the Brussels in oil, tossing in the dressing, and then adding hazelnuts and cheese on top. It was so easy to make and I will definitely buy this again. I saw it months ago and made a similar thing trying to copy it a while back, but this time I just cut corners and bought the bagged mix… Read more >

I finally did it and got take-out again! It will come as no surprise that I planned it for a particularly busy day, after Kyle had been gone for a week. I needed a break from the kitchen 🙂 if only for one meal. We accidentally over ordered (by a lot), but it was fine because then we had leftovers for lunch the next day. The kids split their bento with teriyaki beef, gyozas, tempura prawn, veggies and rice. But then they also chowed down on the rolls… We got a California roll, Temptation roll,… Read more >

I had to bake another loaf of banana bread because that last one was gone in what felt like seconds… I don’t mind the revolving oven door because it’s a nice way to keep warm 😉 I totally deviated from my usual lunch fare!!! If I’m not eating a kale grain bowl…who am I?!? Ok, now that I am looking at this photo, I’m realizing it doesn’t totally look like all that much of a deviation…but it was trust me! I mean, yes, it does still involve kale. And cheese. But it’s warm! So that… Read more >

I am finding it much easier to keep up with posts when I quickly share a day of eats, rather than doing bigger posts with several days worth of meals (ie weekly dinner posts). Who knows what will stick. Everything is in flux since I am at the mercy of their distance learning school stuff. But now that we got our internet fixed, I am able to be on at the same time as them so I can actually do stuff for the blog while overseeing their calls/work/etc. It’s not always what I want to… Read more >