These Garlicky Roasted Potatoes are one of the side dishes you’ll make the most often in the least amount of time. If you’ve seen this post on Sweet Potatoes and this one on Green Beans, you know how easy this one is going to be as well. These garlicky roasted potatoes are my go-to Friday…
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How to Get Your Child to Organize THEIR OWN Briefcase or Looseleaf with the SPACE system
Is your child’s backpack filled with old homework and tests, with everything anywhere but the right folder? Try SPACE I’m really good at organizing my children’s briefcases. Toss the garbage, place the papers in the correct folder…but really, that’s not my job. I’d be doing a better job if I teach them how to be…
How To Cook an Awesome Steak in Not Such Awesome Weather
8 quick steps to a perfectly seasoned, perfectly done steak…every time. When I was 17 and super eager to drive, I offered to do the food shopping. My father heard that I had volunteered for the job and told me, “You can’t go. You don’t know how to pick out a good piece of steak.”…
Why Make Your Own Baby Food? A How-To Guide
I thought I’d be the last person on earth to make baby food from scratch. But now I’m sold. When my second daughter reached six months of age, I was determined to make my own baby food. I had never done this before, never even considered it for my boys or my first daughter. The…
Pulled Out the Wrong Tablecloth Again? Ensure It Never Happens Again
You spread it out on your table, only to realize that this one’s round or this one’s too short. And it’s a hassle to fold it again. Well, not anymore. Now you’ll pull out the perfect tablecloth every time. Tablecloths aren’t hard to store. They fold nicely and don’t take up too much space, whether…
Two-Ingredient Side Dishes: Butternut Squash with Techina and Za’atar
This butternut squash is one of the side dishes you’ll make the most often in the least amount of time. You already know the gig. You’ve made these Sweet Potatoes, these Green Beans, and even these super easy Potatoes. Now for something a little more exotic, but just as easy, try this butternut squash: Butternut…
The Zero Calorie (Ok, Almost) Minestrone Soup
Hot minestrone soup that’s filling, nutritious, and hits the spot…without many calories at all Want to enjoy a hearty, filling no-guilt side? This all-veggie minestrone-style soup hits the spot. I like to save the chopping work and use a vegetable chopper to chop up the vegetables (then they’re nice and even too). Add shredded cooked…
Two-Ingredient Side Dishes: Roasted French Beans and Grape Tomatoes
These are the side dishes you’ll make the most often in the least amount of time. Did you see the first installment in my 2-ingredient side dishes series last week? If so, you learned all about my desire to cook things are super simple yet delicious nonetheless. Well, here’s the next in the series (and…
My Labeling Obsession. Last Stops: The Pantry & The Toy Closet
Want your toy closet and pantry not just to get organized, but to stay organized? In this 4-part series, we visit different parts of the house where labels are very, very welcome. I couldn’t have an entire “labeling obsession” week without including the obvious ways one should compulsively use their label maker – the toy…
Time for Flavor! This Moroccan Fish Dish is a Hit
This Moroccan Fish is a weekly dinner staple at my house. If you like flavor and a bit of heat, it might become one of yours too. UPDATE: We’ve recently been making this with salmon and sometimes adding chickpeas too. Chili peppers scare you? Try replacing with milder jalapeños. My husband loves Moroccan food and…