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 […]
Thinking Fruitful
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 […]
Meal Kits & Blue Apron vs. HelloFresh
I don’t know if ya’ll have noticed, but meal kits are all the rage these days. I’m talking about those services like Blue Apron, HelloFresh and others that send you a box of meals for a week. Due to a few coupon codes and recommendations from family, we tried each of these meal kit services […]