This is the third and final blog post in my series of what originally started as winter soups to make in the Instant Pot. It was cold this weekend but this week will be ridiculously hot (at least in the Northeast US). I love to make white bean chicken chili in my Instant Pot but …
I couldn’t have a winter soup series without attempting to make my most favorite soup, which I eat year round and not just in the fall: butternut squash. I ended up making my own recipe and it can be made vegan if you would like. If you are able to buy the uncooked butternut squash …
Now that Winter has returned to the Northeast, I have decided to try making a bunch of new soups with the Instant Pot. I had a bag of split peas left from the last time I made soup with a Dutch Oven and this was so much easier! I will be featuring a new soup …
Several months ago, I wrote a post about tips to go to Costco. I recently went food shopping there and I actually remembered to take pictures of some of my favorite products and I wanted to share that with you. Not everything is worth buying at Costco! It is important to become familiar with the …
Fall is definitely here. School feels like it’s already been happening for months. Sports and weekend activities are in full swing. There is often not a minute to waste and easy “no-cook” meals can be a life-saver. If you search for this type of meals on Google, you may end up with a lot of …
It has only been a week since school started for us and it already feels like summer never happened. Without careful planning, dinner can easily be an afterthought at best (take out, anyone?) or a full-blown disaster of screaming children, burnt food, and unhealthy choices. My slow-cooker (Crockpot) has been a life-saver for years now. …
I love summer so much because it makes me want to eat lots of fruits, vegetables, and light meals. I typically meal plan for the whole work week on Sunday nights but that leaves Sunday night open and also our weekend lunches. Friday and Saturday nights are our times to go out to eat or …
Summer time brings camp, outside time, and… prepping lunches. During the school year, my daughter got free lunch and my son was only in school from 9 to 12, so he ate lunch at home. Their diet involved a lot of soup with vegetables and pasta, so figuring out how to make healthy lunches for …
After a brief hiatus from blog-writing, I am back with many Summer/hot weather-related topics that I hope you will find useful. I know I missed my weekly writing sessions! I have a child that has a Winter birthday and one with a late Spring, it is almost Summer birthday. Stay tuned for Winter birthday ideas…Today, …
I was recently chatting with friends and it came up that cooking with fish sounded like a great idea but felt intimidating. I remember feeling this way many years ago, so I thought it would be nice to write a short guide about how to get going if you have not yet tried to cook …