Thinking Fruitful

Top 5 Posts of 2016

It’s been quite a happy week in between Christmas and New Year’s for me, and I hope for you, too. You may have noticed I took a little blog break to enjoy some quality family time. I love blogging, but family dinners, holding a newborn and playing tea with a toddler takes precedence. I hope […]

Christmas Mix

Happy Christmas week everyone! I’ve only got four days of work, packing and some Christmas cookie eating in between me and my official Christmas holiday. I hope yours is coming up soon, too! Whether you’re already “rockin’ around the Christmas tree” or you’re counting down the hours of work, I’ve got a great Christmas mix […]

Balsamic Pot Roast

I’m starting to get my groove cooking for larger groups of people. Now, don’t go and think that I’m a professional or anything. I’m just saying that I survived feeding 8-11 people during the Thanksgiving holiday. One big reason that it went smoothly was lots of help from others, but I also feel like I’ve […]

Red Bean & Farro Soup

Your meal plan wants this. It needs something satisfying yet healthful. Something with lots of fall/winter flavors but maybe more vegetable-forward. (Anyone else turkey-ed out? P.S. My first hosted Thanksgiving was a huge success.) Something that only takes a few pantry and fresh items to come together. Something that you can pair with a crusty […]

Thanksgiving Plan

Inhale. Exhale. That’s been my main focus since the presidential election two nights ago. I feel like I’ve been a roller coaster of emotions and that some values I hold very dearly have come into question by thousands of people. I think it’s been hard and weird and restless for everyone. At a time like […]