We’ve completed our December pantry challenge! If you’re just getting up to speed, the quick recap of the concept is that each year, J. and I try to offset the costs of holiday shopping and baking by eating exclusively from
Tag: leftovers
When is a meal plan not a meal plan? When you’re flying by the seat of your pants. When you’re planning NOT to plan. When you’re NOT SHOPPING. That’s when. I mentioned last month that our usual week or two
As my 8-year-old son L. would say, “I cannot…not…NOT…believe” that it is November already. There is something so special about this time of year. I know that sounds trite and a bit like I’m stating the obvious, but really –
It’s here! It’s finally here! My beloved summer Farmer’s Market opens in just a little over a week, and I’m positively giddy about it (in case you couldn’t tell). Oh, I know it’s not going to have much to begin
March is a busy month for us — P. and I have our shared birthday this month, so there are inevitably celebrations to plan and family and friends to see. This month, I decided to make my job of meal
This week, my Lunch Logic is all about stretching ingredients. Keeping a whole-food lifestyle viable for a family is sometimes challenging, but it gets easier (and more affordable) if you know how to easily transform things you’ve already cooked into
This week’s Lunch Logic is all about making dinner leftovers and on-hand ingredients work in your favor to make standby lunch favorites. The ideas here are ones I use all the time with my two boys — chicken salad, quick
We’re back! I took some time off from Lunch Logic, as I’m sure many of you noticed. Over the summer, a lunch-packing feature doesn’t make as much sense as it does during the school year, so once June was done
It’s January. It’s a new year. It’s time for a change. Well, maybe not so much a change as a tweak. I don’t do cleanses, detoxing, juice fasts, or anything like that. I just try to listen to my body,
Here and now, we officially enter THE HOLIDAY SEASON. *Cue scary organ music* It’s time to make sure all that Thanksgiving planning is done. And Christmas shopping. And decorating. And baking. And wrapping! It’s time to do ALL THE THINGS!