Today was the first day of true “organized” activities for the kiddos. I took B to her first ballet class and John took C to soccer. Apparently, C fared much better than B. They wouldn’t let me watch or stand near her room. Instead, I had to eaves drop on all of the dance moms…
Sheet Pan Chicken Caprese
Just so you don’t get it twisted…it’s still summer. Heirloom tomatoes are still at Whole Foods. Corn is still being sold. Peaches are abundant. There’s no reason to panic, people. It’s totally summer for a couple more weeks. I refuse to go all fall on y’all until it’s officially fall. I feel like starting to…
No Churn S’mores Ice Cream
I’m continuing the everlasting summer train, even though you’d never know it was summer based on this weather. It’s been cold and rainy for the last few days, only to be followed by an impending hurricane coming to the East coast on Thursday to undoubtedly drench the area even more. That’s okay because ice cream…
Traditional Basil Pesto Pasta with Chicken and Peas
Seriously though, I’ve got the end-of-summer blues. I go back to teaching on Tuesday (which I’m very excited about), but there’s something so sad about summer ending. The ease of lazily waking up (and, trust me, “lazily” has a different meaning with two small children, but at least we weren’t having to rush out of…
S’mores Campfire Bars
If you haven’t been eating s’mores, have you even summered yet? You better hurry because you only have a few more days left <<sob>>. C has been learning about camping at school, so we decided to make some s’mores bars because…well, it’s part of the curriculum. The weird part is this unit has been going…
Salmon with Melon, Prosciutto and Mozarella Salad
This is not really a recipe per se. It’s more of a PSA that cantaloupe, prosciutto, and mozarella over a bed of arugula drizzled with some reduced, high-quality balsamic vinegar is amazing and should be on your table at some point this week. It’s the forgotten salad (at least I always forget about it) that…
Funfetti Cookies
This past week, John and I went to a lawyer who specializes in estate planning. But what “estate” do you have, Kathryn? My thoughts exactly. We don’t have a Ferrari parked in our townhouse parking lot, and we certainly don’t have overseas accounts from all the cash I’m raking in teaching. Hell, we can barely…
Rosemary Chicken Cobb Salad with Rosemary Vinaigrette
I find making salads to be a little pain in the bottom (C reminds us the word “butt” isn’t a nice word). There are usually a lot of ingredients and a lot of chopping involved…and it can get pretty expensive. Plus, when you’ve experienced a sweet green salad, sometimes it’s just more appealing to spend…
Easy Shredded Chicken with Tomatoes
By now, if you’ve been following along on this culinary journey of ours, you know we need meals cooked in 30ish minutes or less. Chopping for days or creating fancy sauces, all of that stuff isn’t in the cards right now. We both work full time and try to get some gym time in before…
Perfect Peach Galette
I went to the grocery store yesterday…and let me just tell you, the gall of some people! My four year old still runs head first into walls, but I still think he has more self-awareness than some of the adults in Giant today. It was pouring outside, and one of the Giant workers was having…
