Tag: weekday

There are times when I’m a fancy cook.  When I take time in the kitchen, slicing potatoes paper thin for Pommes Anna, slowly rendering the fat from the skin of a duck breast until it …

This crockpot easy white chicken chili is what I need right now. Things have been pretty crazy on the domestic front lately.  The husband has been in a crazy period of working until 2 or …

    When you are a working parent, each weekday can feel like a battle, and each working day, a war.  Mornings are especially chaotic – the opening shots are fired at 5:45 am, when …

When it comes to dinner, I’m an obsessive planner.  With a full time job and an hour commute and two kids, my dinnertime meals are regimented.  But lunch is more spur of the moment.  Not …

I mentioned recently that I’ve been trying to cut out starches and sugars, and it has made a huge and positive impact on my energy levels. It’s pretty easy to eat regularly – lots of …

It’s three weeks into January.  How are your new year’s resolutions going? I’m making a concerted effort to cut down on sweet and starchy things in my diet.  I know I have a crazy sweet …

The holidays are over and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. I love the lights and the cookies and the carols and the cocktails and the feasting as much as (or more than) …