8th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #5 – Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili + Weekly Menu

8th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #5 – Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili + Weekly Menu

We’re back home after a whirlwind Thanksgiving holiday. The girls did really well in the car for all of our driving and for that, I am very thankful. There’s nothing to make the holidays stressful…

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Family Friday (vol. 60): Happy Thanksgiving!

Family Friday (vol. 60): Happy Thanksgiving!

A Happy (belated) Thanksgiving to you and yours! We are in the middle of our long weekend travels and are currently in Champaign-Urbana, home of the Fighting Illini, my alma mater, and my in-laws. We…

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Roasted Butternut Squash and Pumpkin Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash and Pumpkin Soup

The best thing about Shea being in a big girl bed? I fit in it. Her bedtime routine has become such a relaxing one as we lay snuggling and whispering I love you’s to one…

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8th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Chili Braised Beef with Cornbread Dumplings

8th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Chili Braised Beef with Cornbread Dumplings

Can I just ramble? I need to just ramble. So many thoughts, so little direction. I was playing tennis last night and was seriously offended by one of the women’s comments about my serve. My…

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Family Friday (vol. 59): Knowing When to Ask for What You Need

Family Friday (vol. 59): Knowing When to Ask for What You Need

Life has felt completely unsettled since October. Between the girls’ birthdays, the bachelorette bash in Scottsdale, quickly followed by 4 days in Chicago, and only to come back to a TON of work. It was…

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Autumn Harvest Salad with Pomegranate

Autumn Harvest Salad with Pomegranate

I went to get the baby out of her crib this morning and her eyes were both gunky, red, and swollen. She most definitely caught pink eye. MeeMee stayed home with her while I took…

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