Dishing out food and thoughts with a whole lot of love, from this working momma to you.
The last couple of weeks have been surreal to say the least. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are now trying to work from home while homeschooling our kids. We're all cooking a lot more simply because we have to so I wanted to share 5 of my work night meals and a … Continue reading Quarantine Meal Plan: 5 Easy Meals & Tips
If you ask my son, Bear, what his favorite food is he will typically say salmon. And he means it. Whenever I make salmon he will eat at least a half pound by himself (at age 6). I can't imagine how much he will eat as a teenager! If I ever ask what he would … Continue reading Work Night Dinner: Lemon Pepper Salmon and Roasted Broccoli
I started gardening in Colorado the summer of 2008 when we bought our first house. It came with raised beds that had sprinklers and I quickly over-planted and over-watered. Each year has been a bit better than the last mainly thanks to the many classes offered at Tagawa Gardens, my favorite garden center, and making … Continue reading Colorado Gardening Timeline and Tips
Bear and Ladybug had been asking us to have a lemonade stand all summer last year and unfortunately, we just never got around to it. When Christmas rolled around, we thought they would still be excited to have a lemonade stand even if it was a few months late. I built the stand in our … Continue reading Kid Gift Idea: Lemonade/Cocoa Stand
Beast and me in 2012 Before kids, Beast and I used to get 20+ ski days in a year. With little kids it is a lot harder to get up the hill so we have been rather impatiently waiting for Ladybug and Bear to be old enough to start skiing. We did a single ski … Continue reading My Recommendations for Kid Ski Gear: Primary.com and Epic Mountain Gear
Fall is one of my favorite times of year. The air is cooler, the leaves are changing and hopefully my Kansas City Chiefs and CU Buffs are doing well on the field. Plus there are all the things I love to cook this season. Chili is definitely something we have at least a few times … Continue reading Mama G’s Crock Pot Chili and Green Chile Cornbread
Ladybug and Bear's library bags with library cards attached. We are incredibly lucky to have a fantastic library branch in our county (Douglas County Libraries). They offer a summer reading program with lots of incentives to encourage kids to read more over the summer and all of their facilities are kid-friendly, cool spaces to beat … Continue reading Kid Gift Idea: Library bag with library card tags
The other night I was planning on grilling my Chicken and Rainbow Veggies but a windy rainstorm thwarted my grilling plans. I pulled a quick switch to a one pan dinner. What really makes this meal is the grated fresh ginger. You can read about how I easily always have ginger on hand here. It … Continue reading One pan dinner: Ginger-Hoisin Chicken Thighs and Veggies
Making popsicles was on our summer to do list. One off day when I happened to have a watermelon on hand I went searching for a watermelon popsicle recipe. I found this gem: Strawberry Watermelon Ice Pops from Super Healthy Kids. To make them just a little extra lemony, I zested the lemon prior to … Continue reading Someone else’s great idea: Strawberry-Watermelon Lemonade Popsicles
We have a bit of a blizzard happening today in Colorado. Schools are closed, my patients are rescheduled, and we will be snuggling inside all day. Instead of our typically rushed morning we got to stay in our pajamas and ease into the day. We made pancakes and I finished off an entire pot of … Continue reading Snow Day Pancakes
