meals, humor and motherhood survival
One pot meals make life easy, fact. If you don’t already have a few of them in your rotation, this Chicken and Rice Skillet is calling your name. My vegetarian and meat eaters all love this skillet. The offending items are big enough to be removed with no tears shed. And I love this recipe,
I despise my highchair. In a first-time-parent snafu, I opted for cushy, modern and white! How naive I was to think it would stay that color. I tried though; I would spend an unacceptable amount of time scrubbing every nook and cranny, trying to rid it of whatever remnant of dinner clung to it’s leathery, upholstered surface. Needless to say, that plastic, no nooks, no crannies, once over, wipe-down, $20, Ikea highchair made it’s way into our home when my younger one hit 18 months. Experience at its finest.
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Growing up in California, artichokes were as common as potatoes on the dinner table, at least in my house. This might have had something to do with the fact that my great-grandmother had them sprouting up all over her backyard. I can remember the artichokes, growing like roses from the thick, hearty stems. We would boil them until they would bloom and dip them into golden bowls of melted butter, laced with salt and parmesan cheese. Good imagery, right? Now back to this spiky artichoke sitting in front of you.
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Pressure cookers are excellent; in fact, I have 3: an Instant Pot, a Kuhn Rikon 6qt, and Kuhn Rikon 3.7qt. They’re efficient, easy to use and their recipes usually only involve one pot. Throw in some automation-like the Instant Pot, a tasty recipe (hellooooo Instant Pot Curried Lentil Stew), and you can have dinner on the table in no time at all.
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Simple recipes are always on my favorites list. They come together easily, and when made with quality ingredients, are delicious. That’s what I love about these Paprika Potato Wedges. Using a handful of easy to find staples, and 20 quick minutes, you too can enjoy these tasty taters.
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I made this Gluten-Free Mango Upside Down Cake for my husband the other night, you know because it was Tuesday. Upside Down cakes are kind of his thing, and I wanted to make something special. Because in my book, making food for my family is love on a plate, awww, I know, so obnoxious. There was just a minor hurdle to overcome: I had to make it gluten-free.
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We’ve all been there, staring into the abyss that is a fridge full of odds and ends. One kid is complaining about a Lego plane falling apart for the hundredth time, while the other starts with the questions, ”but why do I have to do this, MOM!” You have about 30 minutes before one of you loses it, and delivery just isn’t an option. Enter Leftover Nachos. Yep, I’m suggesting it, give them what they crave and make your life a little easier. Plus they’re made with chips packed with seeds, so yay for that.
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I had a craving for nacho cheese sauce one Saturday evening to go with my The-Kids-Are-In-Bed-and-It’s-Quiet wine. What? That never happens to you? Well let me tell you, when you get a craving for some ouey, goey nice and spicy cheese sauce, you can, and will make this.
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