I always feel like a good mom when my kids come home to a homemade, freshly baked and (reasonably healthy) treat after school. These banana muffins from an old Cooking Light recipe fit the bill perfectly. I’ve adapted the recipe over the years, moving away from […]

I been thinking a lot about time. And weekends. And using the both of them well. I think we nailed it today. I woke up today thinking that it would be fun to go out to breakfast (something we do very rarely). But while I sipped […]

Here it is a week into November and I still haven’t processed that it’s fall. That’s probably in part due to the fact that it is 85 degrees outside. The biggest clue I have to the fact that we are headed straight for Christmas is […]

A busy week for us, winding up the school year. But there is always something happening in the kitchen. Once a week, the kids have to cook dinner, we call it Kids Cook Night. The Girl is perfecting her Pasta with Red Sauce technique, and […]

All kinds of things happening in the kitchen this week, starting off with Chocolate Chip Scones on Sunday morning. Always a favorite over here is Chicken Piccata Pasta Toss from Rachael Ray. I just made up a recipe for shrimp fajitas, which were pretty good, […]

Chocolate chip cookies are the absolute favorite cookies in our house. I’ve tinkered with many recipes over the years and this one has emerged as the all-time favorite. I rarely have to make them myself anymore, as my daughter has taken over as the Head […]