I'm not cooking most of this week since we'll be moving both my daughters into their dorm room and apartment, respectively. Although I will likely help my older daughter stock her freezer with cooked grains, smoothie packets, maybe a soup or two and, of course, cookie dough! Let's hope my cooking ...
Dinner Planner: Week of August 8th
I've been through a range of cooking experiences over the past month, from teaching my daughter how to cook for herself to cooking for my family to cooking for 15-24 people every day while I am on Long Island. Such different strategies, but it all still requires planning ahead. In preparation for ...
Dinner Planner: Week of August 1st
I am so excited to go to Long Island this week to visit my family. I have been working so hard on the cookbook and really need a vacay. You'll have to follow along on Instagram and Snapchat to see what I really make for dinner. I haven't planned it all out yet, but there will be a pizza oven ...
Dinner Planner: Week of July 25th
Sadly, this is our last week together as a family of five. :( My older daughter is going away to a summer study program next week and then she's going directly to school. So that means I have to cook some good stuff for her this week before she has to eat dining hall food every day. The peach pie ...
Dinner Planner: Week of July 18th
After the cookbook shoot, I found myself with tons of fresh veggies and herbs that weren't used. So this week I am playing a game with myself called, "How to Not Grocery Shop." I've done this before and it's definitely a challenge to use only what I have on hand, but I also think it's kind of fun ...
Dinner Planner: Week of July 11th
Thank you for all the well wishes and gracious comments on my last post. I am really excited to be working on this cookbook, although I will have a super busy summer. I have a great team in place to help me shoot the recipes for the book this week. We actually just started and I will likely not ...
Dinner Planner: Week of July 4th
Happy holiday weekend! Don't you love it when a holiday falls on a Monday to give you an extra-long weekend? Love! I hope you have some fun plans and some time to relax. I want you to be the one who brings the best food to all those barbecues this weekend! Check out my post from last year ...
Dinner Planner: Week of June 27th
I know most people aren't thinking about what to make for dinner this week, but rather what to make for the 4th of July a week from Monday. I always used to think of July 4th as the summer being half over. Why is that? We're just getting started and I am going to enjoy every single second of it! ...
Dinner Planner: Week of June 20th
Oh, how I love summer cooking! The farmers markets are so full of the most insanely delicious produce right now. If you are not seeing tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini and peaches in your area, you will be soon! This is the first week I am not making school lunch, so can I just say WOO HOO to ...
Dinner Planner: Week of June 13th
My younger daughter graduated high school this weekend and it was surreal, exciting and bittersweet. When I had little ones, the days sometimes felt long because I was just exhausted from it all. And I never believed anyone who said, "Enjoy it. It goes fast." Before you know it, your kids have ...
Dinner Planner: Week of June 6th
Happy Sunday! I am preparing this week for one graduation -- can you believe my second daughter is graduating from high school? The big news is that she has decided to go to the same college as her sister, which was sort of a surprise but certainly makes my life easier! My parents are coming into ...