Cassidy and I are currently at our desks, typing furiously, trying to write posts about this week’s events…..our not-really-big but not-so-little-move (you can read his post here). It’s been about six months in the making, and we are so relieved to have finally moved out…

My normal life can be a bit hectic, but it’s about to ramp up a notch or two for the next few weeks……because we’re moving.  No, we aren’t going far, but I think packing up our home to move just 10 minutes away is almost…

Each weekend, I plan a dinner menu for the coming week, taking into account the groceries I have on-hand, what our calendar looks like, and what I feel like cooking and/or eating. In real life, there are very few weeks that my menu works out…

  Monday:  Darn Good Chili, salad Tuesday:  Cumin Pork Tenderloin and Sweet Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli Wednesday:  Pot Roast with Carrots, Mashed Cauliflower Thursday:  Chicken in the slow cooker, Roasted Cabbage or Braised Cabbage Friday:  Tacos (steak or chicken???), Salad        

I have just spent the better part of an hour drooling over page after page of new recipes online, most of which sound so much better than the recipes I’ve already planned and shopped for this week.  So, here’s my planned menu, however, I’m pretty…

Ever have one of those days where you’ve knocked out about 50 things from your to-do list and then hit a wall and just cannot manage to do one.more.thing? Yeah, that’s me right now.  But, the menu must be planned, so here goes. Monday:  Chili-rubbed…

So, I reference my recipe to Chili Verde often in my menu plans, because it’s one of the few meals I make that all my kids enjoy. However, I must confess that I almost never make it the way my original recipe is written. Instead,…

If you read my menu posts very often, you’ll see that I use my slow-cooker often, at least once a week, and sometimes more.  Though we try to eat dinner together as a family most nights of the week, we do have one night of…

    I made it through Week 1 of my Whole30…yay!  Here’s to a good Week 2…..lots more energy and trying out a few new recipes. Monday:  Out (My daughter’s birthday dinner….she’s chosen Olive Garden, a completely paleo restaurant, right?  I’ve checked the menu and…

  For the next month I am committing to a Whole30, along with a group of people at my gym.  Though I normally eat a pretty Paleo-ish diet, this next 30 days will be a more strict protocol, with the goal of eliminating some pretty…