Tag: freezer friendly

  • Freezer Cooking for Baby #3 and My Postpartum Menu Plan (Part 4)

    This is the last part of a four post series on filling your freezer before adding a new baby to the family. Revisit Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Well we have made it to the last post in my series, and this one is about all of the “extras.” Side dishes, breakfasts, and desserts…

  • Freezer Cooking for Baby #3 and My Postpartum Menu Plan (Part 3)

    This is the third part of a four post series on filling your freezer before adding a new baby to the family. Revisit Part 1 and Part 2. Before we go any further, I need to emphasize that 8 weeks of food is a lot to take on, especially towards the end of pregnancy. I…

  • Freezer Cooking for Baby #3 and My Postpartum Menu Plan (Part 1)

    This is the first post of a four post series on filling your freezer before adding a new baby to the family. You can continue reading Part 2 or Part 3. When I was expecting my children, I knew that the first few weeks would be especially hectic between getting acquainted with a new little person, less…

  • Food Journal #3

    Welcome back to my Food Journal, where I share the more memorable things we’ve been eating, what we liked, and what we didn’t. Let’s get started… 2/7 Sweet Potato Chickpea Buddha Bowl This recipe was a mixed bag. My husband loved it (as usual), but I was frustrated by how long it took to make…

  • Food Journal #2

    Welcome back to the Food Journal, where I share the good and not-so-good of what I’ve cooked recently. 1/30 Lemon Chicken My mom gave me a copy of The Asian Slow Cooker for Christmas, so I have been trying out some new recipes from there. My kids are not really fans of spicy food at…

  • Food Journal #1

    Welcome to my new series, Food Journal! This is where I will write about different recipes I try, what was good, and what wasn’t. Let’s get started… 11/20 Fast and Easy Pasta with Blistered Cherry Tomato Sauce: Fast, easy, pasta… this recipe is basically all of my favorite things 😛 It was really fast and…

  • My Menu Plan: 11/5-12/16

    Time has flown by this last month! This menu plan is coming about a week late, but better late than never. For this plan, I tried to find lighter ways to enjoy cold weather comfort foods. Slow cooked meats, delicious veggies, and a healthy dose of beans to the rescue! Download this menu plan as…

  • Review: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

    I’ve been bemoaning the beginning of fall this year. The cold mornings, the early setting sun, and the falling leaves already have me dreaming of spring. But the food! Fall might have the best food of all the seasons. I made this butternut squash soup the other night and wow! I am so glad that…

  • My Menu Plan: 9/24 – 11/4

    I’ve been thinking about starting this blog for a while now, so I am just going to jump right in! I started using a six-week long menu plan several months ago when our second child was born. Prior to that I did use a meal plan, but only planned a week at a time. As…