New and Improved! Now with Rosie!
Jon was in Madison for a long all-day trip today. I’m getting better at juggling the two babies by myself, but it is still an extra challenge to do bath and bedtime without an extra pair of hands. So, I consoled myself by baking some muffins with Lucy this morning. It helped! more »
We received lots of yummy meals in the first few weeks after Rosie was born, thanks to many of you! One recipe that has stuck was Kindra’s calzones. more »
Today was so cold in Chicago that Lucy and I decided to warm up the kitchen by baking a special treat. In the process, we discovered her favorite cookie yet! more »
As I (and several others of you) have mentioned, it seems like good practice to have a few meals stashed away in the freezer for times when it isn’t easy to cook. Like right around when you are squeezing out a fresh baby. more »
This weekend, we enjoyed an early Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa, who are off to see Cousin Violet and Co. this Turkey Day. Lucy celebrated her second Thanksgiving by refusing most traditional holiday foods — turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans — and focusing solely on raisins, popovers, and Papa’s world-famous wonder-working Chex Mix. But Mama still enjoyed eating her favorite cranberry sauce recipe, made this year with tangerines instead of the traditional orange. Yum! more »
Today, I used my measuring spoons for the first time in about six weeks. It was like meeting up with some old friends. more »
One of the first things that made me fall in love with Jon was sharing a homemade caprese salad with him… more »
We threw a small-ish birthday party yesterday to celebrate Lucy’s one-year status. I’m not sure if she knew the party was for her, but she definitely loved having all the people around. And Mama succeeded in not staying up all night preparing for it. more »
Since we’ve been talking about Lucy’s vegetable-eating habits, I feel compelled to share our favorite spinach side-dish recipe. Cheap, easy, and yummy! Inspired by a dish from the Noyes Street Café in Evanston. more »
The Boyd Clan gathered here at St Lou today for a feast of Jon’s famous chili, homemade cornbread, and these fabulously fudgy Mexican brownies I adapted from a no-fail Martha Stewart recipe. more »
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The other day I had a hankering for sloppy joes. Then I realized I had no can of Sloppy Joe sauce in the house! What’s a girl to do? Luckily, the Internet (plus a little ingenuity) came to our rescue. more »
This post isn’t quite as sexy as the title might imply — although a recipe for a yummy, easy, no-bake cheesecake might give anyone a tingle down their spine. more »
A few times a month, Jon takes a day-trip to Madison for work. Lucy and I miss Papa on those days, but we stick together and get those diaper changes done. But there is one area that Lucy can’t help with yet: sharing dinner with me. more »
We made gazpacho last year on July 4 — such a good, cold meal for a hot summer day. Perhaps we’ll begin an annual Independence Day Gazpacho tradition, since I just made it again today. more »
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