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The Great Easter Bakeoff

Two dozen eggs, 6 sticks of butter, 2 pounds of confectionary sugar, flour, lemons, thyme, strawberries, chocolate and vanilla bean.  Oh, and a bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs!  These are … Continue reading

April 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

Menu Variety: Keep it fresh, keep it interesting

We all go through it.  Preparing dinner 4, 5, 6, 7 nights a week eventually leads us to becoming bored.  We feel like we are preparing the same meals over … Continue reading

April 6, 2014 · Leave a comment

Easy holiday planning

Tis the season for stressing out.  The holiday season is fast approaching if it has not already landed in your lap.  With Thanksgiving just over a week away, and then … Continue reading

November 20, 2013 · Leave a comment

Salad for dinner

We decided to change up our eating plan, and replace our usual dinners with salads and our lunches with what we would normally eat for dinner.  The rationale behind the … Continue reading

June 10, 2013 · Leave a comment

I’m back after a much needed vacation

After spending a week in San Diego and Thousand Oaks, I am back to the grind.  And with that means no more dining out or attending conference dinners.  Time to … Continue reading

May 14, 2013 · 2 Comments

You be the judge

This week Meg and I decided to try some new recipes for dinner.  So far we have made a couple, with some mixed results.  Don’t fear, this is often the … Continue reading

April 23, 2013 · Leave a comment

Snapper with fennel and tomatoes

Tonight Meg and I turned to Food Network’s Best Thing I Ever Made for our dinner recipe.  Meghan forwarded me this recipe after seeing it last week (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/melissa-darabian/snapper-with-fennel-onion-and-tomato-recipe/index.html).  It is … Continue reading

February 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

Butternut squash mac and cheese

As the late fall share comes to an end we have had lots of butternut squash lately, and kale.  Meghan came across a recipe for macaroni and cheese, but made … Continue reading

December 6, 2012 · Leave a comment

Souper week ahead

As the weather starts to cool off, Meg and I break out the slow cooker and start making more soups and stews.  Not only are they warm and delicious meals … Continue reading

October 15, 2012 · Leave a comment

Coming up this week

After another successful trip to the Wakefield Farmers Market on Saturday, our kitchen was stocked with ingredients for this weeks menu.  We also picked up some pea shoots, which I … Continue reading

October 7, 2012 · Leave a comment