Family Friday (vol. 88): Holiday Spirit!

Family Friday (vol. 88): Holiday Spirit!

A woman from my book club typically hosts our December book club…but she declined hosting this year as she’s preparing to move. For the holidays, we opt for someone’s home over a restaurant and include…

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Lemony Lentil Soup

Lemony Lentil Soup

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the CDC issued an e.coli warning for romaine lettuce. I had 4 heads in my fridge that were thrown into the trash late last week and having…

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Chocolate-Cherry Oatmeal Cookies + Weekly Menu

Chocolate-Cherry Oatmeal Cookies + Weekly Menu

Our trip from Chicago to Champaign on Thanksgiving was a little rough. Piper couldn’t hold up her head as she slept and didn’t appreciate her chin resting on her chest. Neck pain? I dunno. I…

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Mexican Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Black Bean Skillet + Weekly Menu

Mexican Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Black Bean Skillet + Weekly Menu

Someone left a really unnecessary comment on my blog the other week. It was something like “the original recipe is so much better.” Um, okay. RUDE. But I am sure the nastygram was true –…

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Classic Vegetable Soup

Classic Vegetable Soup

We have nothing going on this weekend other than our rescheduled family photos after Piper’s stomach bug last weekend. I think we’ll get ahead of the game and put up our Christmas decorations. I’m typically…

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9th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Cajun White Chicken Chili

9th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Cajun White Chicken Chili

I am promising to the blogosphere that I’ll be up and at’em for a morning workout tomorrow. I’ve become a professional sleeper lately and the morning workouts have been a struggle. My alarm was set…

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