There is something about October in Connecticut that makes me want to cook. The air gets crisp, the farm stands along Route 44 are piled high with butternut squash and apples and sweet potatoes, and suddenly my boys — who spent all summer eating cold watermelon on the back porch — are asking for warm […]
Another Saturday, Another Mission If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know that Saturday morning grocery runs are practically a spiritual discipline in our house. I load up, hit BJ’s and the grocery store, and come home with enough food to feed what sometimes feels like a small army — though
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Sunday afternoons in our house have a rhythm to them. After church, after lunch, after the boys have scattered in four different directions — I sit down at the kitchen table with a notepad, a cup of tea, and what I can only describe as a quiet determination. Because if I don’t plan the week’s
The 3 O’Clock Hunger Monster Is Real Every afternoon around 3 o’clock, my front door swings open and four boys come barreling in like a small hurricane. Backpacks hit the floor, shoes end up somewhere they shouldn’t, and before anyone even says hello, the question is already hanging in the air: “Mom, what’s to eat?”
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The Chaos That Led Me to a Better System There was a season in our house where I stood in front of the open refrigerator every single night at 5 o’clock, completely blank. Four hungry boys circling the kitchen, my husband walking through the door, and me with absolutely no plan. Sound familiar? I was
Another Week, Another Cart Full of Groceries If you’ve been following along here for a while, you know Sunday afternoons look pretty much the same in our house. I get back from the store, bags hit the kitchen counter, and within about 90 seconds all four boys are circling like they haven’t eaten in a
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Another Saturday, Another Mission to the Grocery Store If you’ve been following along here for a while, you know that Saturday mornings in our house have a rhythm. The boys wake up, there’s cereal happening somewhere, someone is asking about lunch before breakfast is even finished, and I’m already mentally building out the week’s meal
Why Meal Planning Changed Everything for Our Family of Six Sunday afternoons used to stress me out more than any other time of the week. I’d stand in the kitchen around 5 p.m., staring into the refrigerator like something magical was going to appear, while four hungry boys circled behind me asking what was for