Like a true introvert, I got a little excited when some of our weekend plans fell through because I was in need of a low key couple of days.  We had some fun stuff planned (a local kids production of A Christmas Carol, church, farmer’s market, the usual…) but no dinner events.  Which meant I was free to shop for what I was in the mood for in that very moment. Kyle felt like salmon and we hadn’t had it in a while, so that was how Saturday’s dinner came about. We also had cilantro… Read more >

This little sweetie baked an apple pie with me and both kids have been eating it alllll up. I guess it’s more of a cobbler (and it looks red because we used red palm oil in the crust), but the kids are calling it pie, so PIE IT IS. Look at her all fresh and clean from in her jammies…dessert is a recent phenom in our casa and they are big fans.  We eat dinner on the early side and yet their bedtimes are getting later…I have a feeling we are going to need to… Read more >

Continuing food clean out mode.  This dinner was made with pesto from the freezer and sausage from the freezer. The main difference with cooking now, having quit our Costco membership, is that the amount of meat we have on hand is limited.  Whereas before, our freezer always had chicken breasts/thighs and ground beef, it’s not something I stock up on now.  I’m fine with it.  It means we spend less money on meat and eat less meat, even if I have to be slightly more on top of it with planning ahead.  The loss of… Read more >

Looking back on this week’s lunches there is a pretty clear theme! I took one day off (for a smoked salmon snacky plate), but otherwise I managed to eat my way through 4 bunches of kale. Asian and Thai flavored salads for the win!  It’s all I craved, so I just listened to my body and gave it the good stuff. I was out of Nugget’s Thai sesame dressing for the first part of the week but remedied that by Wednesday. The Kewpie deep roasted sesame dressing was a delish stand in until then.  I… Read more >

We don’t have any set in stone traditions regarding when we put up our Christmas tree, but it does seem like we are always on the earlier side of the range. This year we waited until the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which was actually late compared to past years.  Thats said, we have been playing Christmas music for a couple of weeks already.  The weather turned cold mid-November and that seems to be my cue… According to a study people who put up decorations sooner are happier.  I don’t think that’s a double blind, peer reviewed… Read more >