Since I’m headed to New York tomorrow for BlogHer ’12, I wanted to make something for dinner tonight that John and the kids could eat at least one more time while I’m gone.  Not that… Read more »

On those nights when you’re too tired/too hot/too lazy to cook, the rotisserie chicken is the perfect solution.  You can do so many things with it, and at my grocery store, it’s as cheap as… Read more »

You’ve had a salad like this at restaurants, right?  I always order a version when I see it on a menu.  BBQ sauce, ranch dressing, chicken, fried tortilla strips, black beans, avocados, and who knows… Read more »

I don’t typically cook meals specifically to freeze for later, mainly because I don’t plan far enough ahead to thaw it!  But my friend had surgery this week and I wanted to take her a… Read more »

If you came here looking for a healthy meal for your family, you might want to skip to the next recipe.  But if you want a quick, sweet, cold treat for a HOT summer day,… Read more »

I’m so happy to have been invited to be a featured guest at the one year (virtual) birthday party for Blacklisted From the PTA, a hilarious book by author Lela Davidson, about parenting, family, and… Read more »

BLT. Bacon, lettuce, and tomato.  What’s the recipe, you wonder?  Well, I’m always saying that the simplest foods can be the best if you have properly seasoned, quality ingredients.  So get the farmers market tomatoes… Read more »

The one food I get asked about all the time is quinoa.  What is it?  Why is so healthy?  How do you cook it? And my answer is most frequently, “um, not sure.”  I like… Read more »

After an 8 day vacation with zero cooking, you’d think I would be excited about cooking dinner tonight!   But alas, I thoroughly enjoyed eating out every night and just getting up and walking out on… Read more »

Since I’ll still be on vacation (follow me on twitter and you’ll get to hear all about what we’re doing) on the 4th, I won’t be cooking a darn thing.  But if you are partying… Read more »