Posted on December 5, 2025 Hey friends, Some weeks the grocery haul feels like a victory lap. This week? It felt like an avalanche. I unloaded the bags from BJ’s and Big Y, stepped back to snap a photo… and realized our kitchen island was staging a protest. (Note to self: Christmas list just got […]
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Posted on December 5, 2025 Hey friends, Sometimes the best discoveries happen when you’re not even looking — like stumbling on a little bottle of hot sauce at Becky’s Diner in Portland, Maine, during our summer family road trip. We were knee-deep in lobster rolls and haddock grilled cheese sandwiches, and there it was: Captain
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Posted on December 2, 2025 Hey friends, Thanksgiving dinner is a production around here — smoked brisket, creamy Velveeta mac and cheese, the works. But if I’m honest, the most underappreciated side is this humble green bean casserole. It’s not fancy. It’s not photogenic. But it’s a dish that screams “comfort”. We’ve been making it
Posted on December 1, 2025 Hey friends, If you’ve been following along, you know Thanksgiving at our house isn’t complete without two things: a smoked brisket that makes the neighbors jealous and a giant pan of this creamy Velveeta mac and cheese that disappears faster than the turkey (or brisket, in our case). This recipe
Posted on November 30, 2025 Hey friends, I literally said out loud yesterday, “We’re good until December.” Famous last words when you live with four growing boys. By this afternoon the fridge looked like a sad museum exhibit and someone (who shall remain nameless) ate the last slice of Thanksgiving brisket for “second breakfast.” So
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Posted on November 27, 2025 Hey friends, Four years ago we did something crazy: we swapped the turkey for a brisket on Thanksgiving. Everyone thought we’d lost our minds. Now it’s the most-requested dish of the year, and the boys literally count down the days until “Brisket Day.” This year’s star weighed in at just
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Posted on November 26, 2025 Hey friends, It’s the night before Thanksgiving, the house smells like cinnamon and chaos, and I just got back from what I’m calling the “Lord, please multiply the milk” run. Yesterday I swore we were set. Today I realized we had: Zero pumpkin pies (how does that even happen?) Exactly
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Hey friends, Oh, the irony of parenting four growing boys: You spend A LOT at Costco on Monday, thinking you’ve conquered the week… and by Wednesday afternoon, you’re sprinting to the corner store because someone (looking at you, Boy #3) polished off the last American cheese slice for an “emergency grilled cheese” at 3 p.m.
Our First REAL Costco Haul – $596 Worth of Groceries and a Whole Lot of Chaos Hey friends — it finally happened. We walked into Costco today with four boys, zero chill, and one mission: stock the pantry before the holiday whirlwind hits. We walked out with a cart so full the wheels were literally
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Our First Tiny BJ’s Haul – $38, 5 Items Hey friends — welcome to the very first official grocery run for CT Nutritious Family Kitchen! I’ll be honest: I only needed a couple things, so I popped into BJ’s with zero plan to film a “big haul.” But the second I tossed that pumpkin pie
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