food and drink

Mastering the Weekly Shop

October 15, 2012
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I am often asked about weekly menu planning for my family.  This is a long question to answer and it could vary greatly from family to family.  Menu planning has been a life saver for me.  It has evolved as my family has grown and the kids’ eating has changed as has their afternoon and […]

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Favorites Friday {Gift Guide for Guys}

October 12, 2012
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It’s my hubby’s birthday soon.  I’ve been in gift idea mode lately.  What are some of your favorite gifts for guys?  Are your gifts for him a miss or do you nail it every time?  My girlfriends and I had a gift giving conversation recently.  Mostly about how our husband’s can flounder in this department […]

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Pancakes

October 8, 2012
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I like to try new variations of meals that my family already enjoys.  Pancakes are one of those meals that have become more than just breakfast for us.  We will have breakfast for dinner at least once a month and breakfast for snack more often than not.  I’m going to share with you two of […]

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Football Season

October 3, 2012
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As I was pulling together ideas for this post on Football Season, I came across this month’s Martha Stewart Living in which there is an article on tailgating, the upscale way!  Check out the bar in the back of this truck bed.  Great! huh?!  While I have never attended a tailgate that looks like this, […]

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Lunch for Mom

October 1, 2012
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If you are anything like me, making lunch a priority for myself is not an easy thing to do. You’ve likely skipped lunch, been too busy running around that you grab whatever and eat in the car, or my favorite, nibbling whatever is left from the kids plates!  Even though I love to cook, and […]

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Apples a la Tartine Gourmande

September 26, 2012
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I love cooking and baking in the Fall.  It just might be my favorite season in the kitchen. Apples + Cinnamon, what could be better?  The house smells so cozy with these flavors in the air.  Makes me want to bake and read all day.  If only…  Every year about this time I bake my […]

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My Nightstand

September 25, 2012
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Seriously, it’s becoming a problem.  I’m book obsessed and always have been.  I love to read books, look at books + buy books.  I wish I were more of a library girl, but I’m not.  I like to see piles of them everywhere.  Which means I don’t think I’ll ever be an e-reader reader.  Just about any […]

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fish en papillote

September 24, 2012
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En Papillote literally translated means “in parcel.”  It is a French cooking method by which the fish is cooked in parchment paper wrapped up like a little parcel or like my kids say “our own little packages!”  It is such a easy simple way to cook that we do it often.  It is also an […]

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Favorites Friday {for the kids}

September 21, 2012
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This week’s favorites have the kids in mind.  Simple pleasures for your kids to enjoy right now.  What are you up to this weekend?  Whatever you do I hope you have a wonderful weekend. My family will pretty much eat anything they can dip in chocolate!  Not to mention roll in toppings.  We make this […]

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Cooking My Way Through La Tartinne Gourmande

September 20, 2012
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This book is such a beautiful feast for the senses.  The photography is stunning.  More than that though, Beatrice Peltre, tells a story with each recipe.  She reminds us of her life in the countryside of France.  Of what it feels like to cook with a parent or child. And of the incredible artistic beauty […]

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