Over the weekend I was craving my favorite salad, a homemade version of CPK’s chopped BBQ salad that I shared in a previous post. But once I had started prepping, I realized that I was out of tortilla chips! Instead of switching dinner plans, I decided that I would try to make some from flour … More Homemade tortilla chips in a pinch
One of our local Greek restaurants, called Tazikis, has a weekend pasta special that is amazing. It’s got layers of pasta, lettuce, grilled chicken, all tossed with balsamic vinaigrette, and topped with tomatoes and feta. Hubby and I love to make it at home, because it’s quick and has a unique flavor. Tazikis uses … More Weekend Greek Pasta
Earlier this month I took a cooking class at my local Sur la Table, which I have wanted to do for a long time. We took the “Perfect pizza from scratch” menu, making two pizzas each. We were greeted with aprons by the chef, and since it was a small class we had lots of … More Cooking with Sur la Table
My twins love rice, but wow what a mess after dinner. Rice will be stuck to clothes, skin, hair, high chairs, and the floor. To make it easier for them to eat, I decided to try to make sticky balls. I bought sushi rice which is short grain and supposed to be stickier. It was … More Sticky rice balls, a toddler treat
One of my favorite restaurants has a kabob dinner entree that I love and have been duplicating for a few years. Its incredibly easy to make yourself! For the marinade, here’s my recipe: 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tsp dried crushed rosemary 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper Cut the chicken … More Greek-marinated Chicken Kabobs
Since we had twins, dinner prep time has been greatly reduced. One of the ways that we save time is to grill extra chicken and freeze it. So when I start dinner, I just reheat what I need and I’m halfway there. One of our favorite quick meals is a slightly modified version of California … More Homemade CPK Chopped BBQ Salad
Kristen’s Obsessions: Many, many thanks to our friends Mikel & Mathew who gifted us these Leacho Podsters when our twins were born. We used these every time the girls nursed as holding pods to transition to my pillow, every time they ate from a bottle, and many times that they napped on the floor. We … More Current Obsessions – Leachco Podsters, Bar Keepers Friend, & Southern Living’s Big Book of Cupcakes
I finally broke down and signed up for Shipt, an on-demand grocery delivery service. Let me give you the background. My twins woke up hurting from teething Monday night, which means all of us got a few less hours of sleep. We had exhausted every play area and watched both “Frozen” and “Tangled” in the … More Shipt to the rescue!
As soon as my girls could feed themselves, they wanted nothing to do with a spoon, so giving them a variety of wholesome foods became much harder. I am always looking for finger food ideas, and I heard about freezing plain yogurt, so I decided to try it. I mixed some puréed fresh cherries with … More Baby Finger Foods: Frozen Yogurt Bites
As soon as my babies were able to pick up food, they refused to eat from a spoon anymore. So…”what do I do with all these leftover frozen purées,” has been the question for a few weeks now. I finally decided I would make pasta to create baby ravioli like you see in the baby … More Baby Food Experiments: White Bread Ravioli
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