I love fall. I do. I love everything about it. Crisp, cooler weather. Leaves in vibrant oranges and yellows. Football. Soups and chilis with warm, cozy flavors. Sweaters and hoodies. And pumpkins. All the pumpkins. The first fall after we got married, when I pulled out the boxes of fall decorations, my husband’s response was,…
September is only a few weeks away, which has me dreaming of pumpkins and sweaters and cool mornings. Reality: it is currently 1,000 degrees in Atlanta with no end in sight. (Seriously?!?) The last thing I want to do is make a ton of meals this week that will heat up my kitchen for hours…
I am a meal planner (if you know me or have read any of my previous posts, you know this about me). I have always loved meal planning, even when my mouth was the only one to feed. Meal planning combines my love of food, creativity and organization into one uber-satisfying way (for me) to…
For most Americans, the July 4th holiday conjures up visions of fireworks and sparklers mixed with barbeques, sunscreen and swimming pools. For my family, it’s also birthday celebrations! My (little) brother arrived on July 1 (Canada Day!) and his wife celebrates her birthday exactly one week later. (Hence, I am publishing this post middle of…
Last weekend, I took a field trip. I went to a little produce stand to check out the goods. For the last several years, I’ve been on the hunt for a local farmstand where I can get yummy things like big, juicy summer tomatoes, sweet silver queen corn and crisp, crunchy cucumbers that were in…
It’s summertime, which means that it is the perfect time of year to eat ice cream! In fact, we christened this season just last Saturday evening with an impromptu trip to our local Bruster’s where I unapologetically ate this… A waffle cone with a scoop of banana nut bread and a scoop of chocolate peanut…
I am a list girl. Always have been and always will be. Real lists – the kind written with paper and pen are my favorite (because I love the satisfaction of crossing things off ), but I’ll take a bulleted outline in a Word document or a chart with numbered lines any day as well….
This weekend was a BIG game for my Georgia Bulldogs…we played #1 ranked Tennessee at home with high stakes for the College Football Playoff rankings to come. (Spoiler alert: Dawgs WIN!) We had 16 people over (all Dawgs fans of course) to watch the game and enjoy a Saturday evening of football, food and a…
I don’t make pot roast often, but when I do, it just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside – perfect for cool, cozy days this time of year. And, Sundays in our house are usually slower, so those are days that I like to try new recipes – especially ones that take time…
So, now that I have all my tools in one place (see this post in case you missed it), what’s my meal planning strategy? I start with what I know about the week ahead – I write down all the appointments, activities, or other things going on during the week that would impact meals. Some…