Okay, so you’ve done it. You’ve invited company over – maybe for Thanksgiving dinner, but maybe for something simpler, like dinner on an ordinary night or just a visit on a Sunday afternoon. Maybe for a Christmas cookie swap. Whatever the reason, you now need to prepare, and you’re wondering what possessed you in that…
With Thanksgiving just around the corner and Christmas close behind, I’ve been thinking about the pressures we put on ourselves in this “do more, have more, be more” culture of ours, and how that affects our ability to provide and enjoy hospitality during the holiday season as well as the rest of the year. To…
You’ve done it. You’ve decided to host Thanksgiving. At first, it sounds good. You get to decide who’s invited. You get to plan the menu. You get to decorate the Thanksgiving table. You get to decide whether or not the stuffing will be cooked inside the turkey. Then, reality hits you. Panic sets in. What were you thinking? This…
Many of the comments I’ve gotten since I’ve been posting my weekly dinner menu have revolved around the ability to use your Crock-Pot. I totally understand why – fall is busy. There’s back-to-school and extracurricular activities, and even if you’re a stay-at-home mom, there’s just so much to do. And the kind of cozy, comforting…
When I was single, I ate salad for dinner a lot. Like, five or six nights a week. Now, I eat it more often for lunch, but the salad itself hasn’t changed a whole lot. I tend to stick to the same mix of ingredients, with just a couple of variations from time to time,…
If you’re not prepared, making dinner can be a dreaded chore. The first steps to getting dinner on the table in a stress-free way have to do with planning ahead, but even if you’ve organized yourself and done the shopping and are ready to go, if you get into the kitchen and find yourself in…