Our good friends Sarah and David gave us a totally awesome “Welcome, Vivian!” gift: a delicious dinner prepared and delivered by Kendra Peterson, the super talented chef behind Drizzle Kitchen here in Chicago.  We had the luxury of choosing a meal for her to create, and as soon as I saw the description of her [...]

I am always trying to come up with recipes that use the standard ingredients I always keep in the house.  Keeping a stash of regular and reliable items in the pantry and fridge ensure that a healthy, simple and economical meal is never far off. For lunch yesterday I came up with a delicious meal [...]

I did it! For the first time ever, I actually made something I pinned on Pinterest! The other afternoon Mack refused to nap, and if I wanted to keep him out of trouble I knew I’d have to keep him busy.  So, he and I got to work in the kitchen on these flourless chocolate [...]

I prepared our final Meez Meal for dinner last night.  Just like the first four meals, the Sicilian Pasta with Cauliflower and Herbed Oil was easy to assemble and completely delicious.  I have leftovers for lunch today and I’m already getting hungry! This week has been a lot of fun for me.  The folks at [...]

I made myself a really yummy lunch today thanks to Meez Meals, the semi-homemade meal delivery service I’m trying out this week.  Although I thought I’d use all the meals for dinner, it turns out that a warm and healthy homemade lunch is a real treat.  The chile relleno burrito I had today was full [...]

I’m well into my first week trying out Meez Meals, a wonderful semi-homemade meal service based here in Chicago. Since having Vivian four weeks ago, its been hard for me to prepare interesting homemade meals while keeping three kids content. This service delivers all the prepared ingredients and instructions for me to whip up restaurant-quality [...]

As I wrote about last night, I’m trying out a new semi-homemade meal service this week called Meez Meals. Last night’s dinner Brussels Sprouts and Pan Fried Tofu in a Sweet Chili Sauce took just 15 minutes of my time, but tasted like I had spent several hours prepping and cooking.  Tonight’s menu of Spring [...]

Ever since Vivian was born three weeks ago I’ve struggled to balance my time and energy.  I still value the homemade lifestyle, but with time a luxury I’m ashamed to admit that Evie and Mack have had PBJ’s for dinner a few too many times lately (granted, the peanut butter and the jelly are homemade!).  [...]

With three kids, life in general is stressful.  While I try to be a pretty laid-back person and parent, ever since Evie’s arrival nearly four years ago I’ve noticed the constant yet quiet hum of stress in the back of my mind.  I can never fully relax: the “to-do” list is never-ending, small worries about [...]

I don’t get crazy cravings during pregnancy.  If anything, I find that I crave lots of fresh food like fruit or salads.  After pregnancy, I do crave bread more than often than usual – lately I find myself reaching for a bagel for breakfast instead of my usual blueberry-spinach smoothie. Maybe its my body’s way [...]