Tonight’s Lunch Logic was fun for me to envision. The ideas here are very simple, but they bring back some of our family’s favorite lunchbox items — favorites both for me, as the lunch-packer; and for the kids, as the
Tag: leftovers
A few people have asked, relatively recently, whether or not I ever make Shepherd’s Pie. The answer is, yes, I do sometimes make it; but it’s not often, and I have almost never made a “proper” shepherd’s pie. That is
Oh, hooray, it’s March at last! I’ve spent much time bemoaning the winter weather, and while I know that March doesn’t exactly bring balmy temperatures to New England (and, in fact, we’ve still got a few weeks left where there’s
There are a lot of ways to get a family dinner on the table each night, homemade lunches into lunchboxes each day, and keep everyone basically well-fed and reasonably happy – even if you’re working full-time outside the home, or
We’ve done it – our weeklong Pantry Challenge (aka the No-Shop Week) is over, and I have to say…it’s been relatively anti-climactic. Or, as J. put it last night as he watched me assembling dinner: “So far, you’ve come through
We have just finished Day Four of our seven-day No-Shop challenge. If you’re not caught up on what this is about, it’s one way we’re managing the excess spending that comes around at Christmastime each year – by opting out
You know what? Sometimes, there’s just not enough time to really cook. I get it. I’m a parent with two small kids, a full-time job, a blog, a serious choral singing commitment, and a couple of occasional side projects/contract jobs
I can’t believe we’re done. After six weeks of sharing lunchbox recipes with you, six at a time, I’ve reached the end of the series. I’m not going to lie — it’s been tons of fun, and I’ve enjoyed it,
Here in RI, we’re just starting the third (well, okay, sort second-and-a-half?) week of school. I’ve heard from readers whose kids have been back well over a month, people whose kids are just getting started, and everyone in between. As
It’s hard to believe that we’re already halfway through my six-week series on lunch packing. So far, I’ve shared eighteen new lunch ideas with you: six each in the Easy Bites, Mini-Meals, and Stuff in Other Stuff categories. Hopefully, as