My kid was begging me for a grilled turkey and cheese sandwich, but I had another idea. I felt it was time to introduce her to my favorite grilled cheese, havarti, dill and cucumber between two pieces of rye. It’s been forever since I’ve made one so she has ...

Last week we got our CSA veggie box and we managed to use all of our loot, creating some new recipes and discovering how many are quick and easy and are going to make the hectic Thanksgiving week a whole lot easier to get meals on the table. Check out ...

Look at my loot!!! Last week I signed up for the local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). It’s kind of like buying a share in a farm. Each week you get a seasonal box of locally grown veggies and fruit. I signed up so I don’t have to feel guilty ...

This is honestly one of those “there’s nothing to eat in this house” meals that wound up being a lucky break because it was a gigantic hit all around.  It’s so easy, it’s criminal. Before we made this I opened and closed the fridge door 15 times – it ...

Do you want to know how good this butternut squash with sage brown butter and tortellini is? I am eating it right now while I type and literally pushed my computer out of the way so I could devour the remaining leftovers, and they’re gone. It was not a ...

I remember my sister telling me she took a class at an Italian restaurant in Chicago called Terragusto and they taught her how to make gnocchi. She raved about it’s deliciousness. Sure I like gnocchi, but it’s not on my top list for Italian food. That is until I ...

My family is famous for grazing. As the story goes, one summer we were all at a lake house and my grandmother spent the afternoon roasting a big chicken for dinner.  The whole extended family was staying there and each person that walked by the cooling chicken took a ...

I had the very best intentions of keeping up with the blog all summer. We started out slow but we cooked a bunch and we meant to keep you up-to-date on our adventures but we failed. Now that school is in full swing the routine has returned, we too ...

I really love my husband. We all have different paths that lead us to where we are and my particular path has made me love, cherish, adore, and really appreciate my husband. My friends often call me the broken record because I am always encouraging everyone to nurture your ...

Pasta salad skewers are fun. Fun for the kids to eat and even more fun to make. Pasta Salad Skewers are my ‘go to’ dinner or lunch whenever I’m too tired to really cook.  I’ve even served these skewers at a BBQ and they were gobbled up. It’s healthy ...