Family Dinner Plan: Is Fall here already?
Fall begins, I guess. The air smells different, a little crisper. And the shadows seem a little longer, but as Andy, our Mariquita Farms farmer pointed out, the first official day of fall is not until...
View ArticleFamily Dinner Plan: Tomatoes
Three Day Weekend. Feels like the last bit of respite before the downhill spiral into fall schedules and the holiday madness. These menu plans become so important, they help me sort my thoughts out of...
View ArticleFamily Dinner Plan: Busy Week
Really, aren’t they all? Anywho, a couple evening meetings and training sessions means I need to have my ducks in a row for dinner this week (I have told you how important this plan is to my overall...
View ArticleFamily Dinner Plan: Mediterranean Monday
We have themes in our house – Taco Tuesday (or Thursday), Fajita Friday, Meatless Monday (although we have not done that in a while). The kids look forward to it and it makes it easy to plan at least...
View ArticleFamily Dinner Plan: Jet Lag
Back from our winter break in Switzerland (more on that soon) I find I am craving lots of vegetables. Seems like all we did last week was eat, specifically bread and cheese, potatoes and cheese,...
View ArticleFamily Dinner Plan: The gift of time
Since it is now spring, the above photo should help with the identification of random alliums you might be seeing at the farmers market or in your weekly CSA box. Leeks tend to be round on the bottom...
View ArticleMy CSA Box: Back to School!
I thought the post title deserved an exclamation, the kids are back to school this week. Yeah! However, now we have to deal with cross country practice, after school conditioning, homework, Boy Scout...
View ArticleMy CSA Box: Menu Plan October 8-13
Taking dinner to a friend this week, so as I think about my menu plan, I will incorporate a dinner for her family as well. The Make-Ahead Cook from America’s Test Kitchen (click here for more details)...
View ArticleMy CSA Box: Menu Plan October 29-November 3
Here we are, almost the first week of November. Yeah, whatever, time moves quickly. I will be happy when we get past the college application process, that is consuming us now. Yeah, I know, I am not...
View ArticleMy CSA Box: Menu Plan December 3-8
Our last box of the season from Fifth Crow Farms arrived with Stella Blue Hokkaido winter squash, Green tomatoes, Carrots, Cauliflower, Dill, Baby head lettuce, Dino kale, Yellow onion, and Purple...
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