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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What’s in the Cart This Week Every Sunday after church, I do a big grocery run to set our week up for success. With four growing boys between the ages of 6 and 15, feeding this crew is no small operation — and finding that sweet spot between food they’ll actually eat and food that
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What Landed in Our Cart This Week Saturday morning grocery runs have become something of a ritual in our house. Sometimes one of the older boys tags along, sometimes I’m flying solo with a list and a prayer that I don’t forget anything. This week I got out the door early, hit the store before
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It was a Tuesday evening, and I had absolutely nothing planned for dinner. Four hungry boys were circling the kitchen like sharks, my husband was pulling into the driveway, and I was staring into a refrigerator full of random ingredients that had no business being on the same plate together. Sound familiar? That’s the moment
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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