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 >

Believe it or not, the number of pumpkins on our porch is now down to SINGLE DIGITS! Ok, ok, I guess that’s highly believable considering the number of stuffed pumpkins and pumpkin bread I’ve been making. But this past weekend I made banana bread instead! Weekend food prep comin’ in hot. I mentioned it already, but I also made this farro and kale salad for my lunches. And then for dinner I remade this tortellini soup. It was such a hit back when I first made it, I promised to remake it every other week… Read more >

I’ve made this twice now – and it was SUCH a hit with the entire family – that I think it has to be on our Thanksgiving menu. Not that we really have thanksgiving plans…because we are trying to keep away from large gatherings….so maybe I will do a whole week of thanksgiving fare, so that we can get to eat all the goods without me having to make a full feast for the four of us in one day. I’m going to be honest though…the main things everyone seems to love about Thanksgiving aren’t… Read more >