This is a recipe for salad dressing. It is a salad dressing, but it is also the salad dressing in my house. The House Dressing, made in-house to drizzle and pour atop all of my house-made salads. Like a salad bar. Except instead of trying not to bang my face on the sneeze guard toRead more
Parent tip: Fade the radio to the back and crank it while you’re driving the carpool around town. They’ll have to shout to hear each other, and forget you’re even in the car. You can hear all of the gossip. I don’t know if you know anything about a car full of fifth graders, butRead more
This Chipotle Sweet Potato Salad is the perfect bring-along to any potluck. Smoky chipotle compliments the natural sugars of the sweet potatoes, and it’s brightened with lime and fresh herbs. Black beans and toasted pumpkin seeds, called pepitas, bring protein and fiber to this to this flavor-packed side dish. If you’re looking for an easyRead more
Have you guys seen moms on the internet lately? We’re all either drowning in the minutiae of our lives, living a #blessed existence of calm collectedness and poignant understanding of the state of motherhood, or are too busy drinking wine to give any thought about the ketchup-caked kitchen counter or making dinner that requires more effort thatRead more
Parenting is all about milestones. And while first steps and haircuts and training wheels are all well and good, I was kinda just excited for them to reach that point when they can pour themselves a bowl of cereal and turn on the TV on Sunday morning so I can lay in bed for an extra half an hour. (NotRead more
Welcome to Rotisserie Redux, where we tackle that $5 chicken that you bought, again. You know, those ones all scooted up together under their heat lamps at the big box store and they’re not the greatest food in the world but they’re $5 and they’re already cooked and heyyyy who wants dinner? We can doRead more
I’m not much of a breakfast person, generally because I am occupied making different things for different people and also packing lunches and permissions slips and no I don’t know where your other sock is just wear mismatched ones and all I can really manage before 9 AM is coffee. By the time the kidsRead more
My family has a long history with baked beans. More than ten (but less than 15) years ago my three siblings and I piled into the car to head to some family gathering at my grandmother’s house. My mom assigned us each a dish to safeguard in the car on the way there, lest aRead more
Hello! I am Meleyna, and I am a Planner. What does that mean, exactly? My kids have always been on “schedules.” I get panicky if I don’t have at least an outline of a dinner plan by noon. I fall asleep thinking about what I need to do the moment I wake up. I spendRead more
