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Pinterest-Perfect (and Indian Butter Chicken)

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Pinterest-Perfect (and Indian Butter Chicken)

Savory, creamy Indian Butter Chicken. Easy enough to prep the night before, or even double (triple or quadruple) to keep hidden in the freezer for a busy week.

Pinterest-perfect. I know I’m guilty of it. I have boards upon boards of furniture, lighting, party ideas, gifts, style, vacation ideas and of course, RECIPES. All of them just waiting to be combined and perfectly executed, well some of the time.Every once in a while though, you come across some seemingly easy, delicious, meal and it takes a quick turn for disaster. First off, the photos are amazing, even the inedible looks delicious. They usually have a few “simple” ingredients, a short to-do list, and swear they’re the easiest thing ever. It appeals to every busy mama out there, right?

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Playground Dinner (and Spinach Pasta Sauce)

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Playground Dinner (and Spinach Pasta Sauce)

A full bag of spinach, a few cloves of garlic, a little cream, a handful of Parmesan cheese take you across the dinner finish line. The only thing making it better is having your kids eat it somewhere where you won’t have to scrub down a high chair.

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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Classics, Entertaining, vegetarian

The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)

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The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)

What is it with kids and their dislike for sleep? I just don’t get it. All moms know the feeling: dozing off, warm and snug, dreaming of something fantastic, like never folding laundry again, then, WHAM!, a little ankle biter runs into your room, screaming something ridiculous, like, “why is the door looking at me?!” Como what? Have you lost your mind?  Of course, you think this to yourself, or did you? I can’t remember. Continue reading “The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)” →

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Costco Addict (and Orange Chicken)

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Costco Addict (and Orange Chicken)

Hi. I’m a Costco addict and everyone knows it. I started going to Costco way back when it was called Price Club and have been hooked ever since. I practically use it as a grocery store and my kids haven’t even hit the teens yet. Continue reading “Costco Addict (and Orange Chicken)” →