I was so on top of my meal prepping game this January! It was one of my goals for the year because I think it’s an area of my life that I can change that will bleed (in a positive way) into the rest of my life. Plus, any excuse to add more checklists into my day is 100% welcomed. In addition to my weekly meal planning, I now have a notebook in which I write a list of the week’s tasks as they relate to the meals I’m making – meals for the kiddos, breads and… Read more >
I was just going to skip this past week’s meals because I got so behind but some are worth sharing (because I think you guys should know about these for your own menu planning) but also, I may actually post a recipe. Gasp!! I know, I know, I made something from my own kitchen that wasn’t directly from a cookbook/blog that actually requires written out instructions! It was monumental for another reason too. It was the first recipe that I made that ALL FOUR OF US ate. The same exact dinner! Can you believe it??? I’m so thrilled… Read more >
So. It’s taking me a while to get around to posting last week’s dinners…in the meantime lemme tell you what’s been rocking my world the past week or so. Kale salad love on HHH, shocking right? NOT. NOT NOT NOT. But you guys… Trader Joe’s wins. WINS I tell ya. It’s basically the veg version of this salad (which I have been buying way too frequently since discovering it back in July). The salad dressing isn’t the same one as the pre-packaged salad, which is a bummer because the spicy dressing is almost the best part of the kit (I wrote to… Read more >
A second version of my previous baking success…means I’m basically a pastry chef now right? HA! Not even. I’m pretty proud of this version though and have already remade it. Next up is trial and error with substitutions. Hopefully a xanthan gum free one and maybe even an egg alternative one?? Those are my Feb goals. I’ve been super into bread lately. I think it’s my new kale salad accompaniment of choice (although I did just bake crackers the other day so…maybe not). Remember how I went through that cracker bender over the summer?? I must… Read more >
Monday was a very necessary holiday after Saturday and Sunday were not very restful (Kyle was gone Saturday and then we all left town for our Chico visit on Sunday). I try to soak up Kyle’s days at home like crazy. This short week was SO great. It was rainy on and off so we were limited in our activities and that can sometimes lead to quite a bit of energy bottled up indoors. But we totally managed to make the week fantastic, which I think was in large part due to having Monday off… Read more >