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Lunch Logic: May 2013, Week Three

This is a particularly delicious Lunch Logic session, if I do say so myself.  There’s some stuff for the carnivores and big appetites — taco-y stuff, tex-mex stuff, stuff that’s designed to stand up against the processed cafeteria nacho horror … Continue reading

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Lunch Logic: May 2013, Week Two

There’s a reason I’m never without a jar of marinara sauce in my refrigerator.  Really, it’s true.  Some people talk about “never-ending stock;” I continually replenish my “never-ending sauce.”  When it’s down to the dregs, I dump them into my … Continue reading

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Lunch Logic: May 2013, Week One

I’m dashing this off tonight, so forgive me; there’s not much to say, other than “Here’s the Lunch Logic!” Essentially, the only thing I want to point out to you about this particular edition is that it shows you exactly … Continue reading

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May 2013 Meal Plan: All Longing and Plodding

I’m just LONGING for summer produce.  Aren’t you? Maybe I’ve spent more time and energy this year paying attention to the seasons and making sure that we don’t eat too many way out of whack fruits and vegetables — in … Continue reading

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Lunch Logic: April 2013, Week Four

I have to laugh at myself a little bit tonight. Here I sit, writing a “Lunch Logic” post that supposes you’ll have plentiful leftovers from which to manufacture lunches, and I’m currently in possession of a nearly barren refrigerator.  Oh, … Continue reading

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Family Dinner Conference Recap and Making Changes

I’m back! Most of you know (because I didn’t stop talking about it for weeks) that I was in New York City last Thursday, presenting a talk at the first-ever Family Dinner Conference.  The event was organized by the unbelievably … Continue reading

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After Boston: Family Dinner Matters

Today I am thinking about two things that are not a secret to anyone. First, I’m thinking about – preparing for, excitedly awaiting, nervously anticipating – the Family Dinner Conference, which will be happening on Thursday in New York City.  … Continue reading

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Lunch Logic: April 2013, Week Two

This week’s menu is a menu absolutely rife with lunch-packing possibilities.  Some weeks are like that; you practically don’t have to think at all to make home-run lunches that the kids will Hoover down happily.  With a Sunday meal of … Continue reading

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Lunch Logic: April 2013, Week One

This week’s Lunch Logic is really all about planning ahead.  Oh, I know most of what I post here on RRG is focused on planning (that’s one of the side effects of sharing a monthly “meal plan,” ahem), but this … Continue reading

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Lunch Logic: March 2013, Week Four

Tonight’s Lunch Logic seems, well, uber-logical, at least to me.  I guess what I mean is that many of these ideas are the types of things I would toss into lunchboxes on my most tired, least inspired mornings.  It’s all … Continue reading

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