Another Saturday, Another Cart Full of Chaos and Good Food If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know Saturday mornings around here follow a pretty predictable rhythm. I get the boys sorted, make a quick list, and head to the store before the crowds hit. This week was no different —
Welcome to Another Connecticut Kitchen Week If you’ve followed this blog for any amount of time, you already know that feeding four growing boys in Connecticut is less of a hobby and more of a full-time logistics operation. This week I made my usual run, loaded up the cart, and came home with what I’d
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There is something that happens in a kitchen when a child realizes he just made something from scratch. You can see it on his face — that mix of pride and surprise, like he didn’t quite believe it was possible until it was sitting right there on the counter. I have watched that moment happen
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Another Saturday, Another Cart Full of Growing-Boy Fuel If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you already know that Saturday morning grocery runs are practically a spiritual practice in our house. I load up the cart, mentally calculate how many days each item will realistically last with four boys between the ages
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It was a Tuesday afternoon in October, and I was standing in the Stop & Shop checkout line with a cart full of groceries, three of my boys in tow, mentally calculating whether I had gone over budget — again. Sound familiar? Feeding a family of six in Connecticut is no small feat. Between the
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Another Week, Another Cart Full of Potential Every Sunday after church, I do the same thing I’ve been doing for years — I sit down at the kitchen table with my phone, check what’s left in the fridge, and start mentally building the week’s meals. With four boys ranging from age 6 to 15, I’m
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Saturday Morning at the Store Saturday morning grocery runs have become something of a ritual for me. I load up the list on my phone, usually while one or two of the boys are still in their pajamas arguing over who gets the last of the cereal, and I head out early enough to beat
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Saturday Morning Haul: What Came Home from the Store This Week Every Saturday morning in our house follows a pretty predictable rhythm. I make a list, check it twice like it’s Christmas, load up the car, and head to the store while the boys are still arguing over who gets the remote. By the time
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A Weeknight That Actually Worked It was a Tuesday evening, which in our house means soccer practice ends late, homework is half-finished, and somebody is always claiming they’re starving approximately four minutes after I walk through the door. With four boys between the ages of six and fifteen, weeknight dinners have to be fast, filling,
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There is something about October in Connecticut that just stops me in my tracks. The air gets that crisp bite to it, the boys start asking for warm dinners again, and every farmers market and roadside stand I pass is overflowing with the most beautiful produce you will see all year. Butternut squash piled high.
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