It’s wintertime now, truly and officially — not just on the calendar, but outside my door. Here in New England the mercury has barely cracked double digits the past couple of mornings. Our breath is visible. Our noses hurt when
Tag: family dinner
Oof. I can’t eat anymore. Can you? The holidays have really been a parade of great food and good family times…but I am stuffed. Even though I’ve passed up many tempting items in the past few days, I’m still feeling
Some of you may recall that in years past, I’ve undertaken some form of freezer and pantry challenge during November and/or December, in order to slow down our grocery bill at a time of year when we could use the
As many of my faithful readers know, in my “real life” I work as a freelance writer and consultant to non-profit organizations. Most of my work is done for the amazing non-profit The Family Dinner Project, which is something like
…You fill in the blank! 🙂 So it’s November, obviously, and I’m late posting this, obviously, and I basically never post anymore. Obviously. Sorry about that. I’m super, super trying to get better about that, really I am. Anyway, this
So it’s October, and it’s our 11th anniversary today, and J. and I are not doing anything to celebrate. Don’t feel sad for us or anything — we’ve exchanged lovey pleasantries and we’ve also had a marvelous email thread in
This school year is a real game-changer in our house. I’ve always subscribed to the theory that while it’s good for kids to have interests, overscheduling is not the best thing for them. I believe in free time, letting them
This is a great freezer item — just pour the cooled teriyaki sauce over boneless chicken breasts or thighs and freeze in a zip-top bag. They’ll be ready to toss on the grill or into a saute pan as soon
July! Just when I was finally getting the hang of June…. The school year went incredibly fast. Too fast. I don’t know if it’s because it was my first year of freelancing (which is going MARVELOUSLY well, thanks so much
Charleston. I said to my husband last night, or maybe it was the night before: “I’m feeling really sad about Charleston.” J.: “I know. Me, too.” Me: “I mean, especially because we went there. We’ve been there. We loved it.