by Lisa Barnes | Sep 2, 2021 | Holiday Cooking, Party!, Recipes
Shanah tovah! So, let’s talk challah recipes, shall we? Rosh Hashanah begins this year at sundown, Monday, September 6, lasts until sundown Wednesday. This two-day Jewish celebration of the New Year will be extra special this year for families and friends who...
by Lisa Barnes | Aug 27, 2021 | Meal Plan, Recipes
Easy weeknight meals seem to be exactly what’s called for right now whether school has started for your kids or not. It seems a bit surreal that we are cruising right into the last week of August, and I think I can speak for everyone when I paraphrase the Dead...
by Lisa Barnes | Aug 20, 2021 | Meal Plan, Recipes
It feels like life comes at us fast and hard at back to school season. The lazy days of summer are winding down, and there is an amped up level of stress as routines start back up. One thing that helps make things way less stressful for me is to take some time to meal...
by Lisa Barnes | Aug 13, 2021 | Meal Plan, Recipes
A few months ago, I decided to join our Cool Mom Picks WeTime project and plant my own vegetable garden. My rookie mistake was planting 6 mounds of zucchini seeds. I truly do not understand the remarkable ability of this little plant to pump out so much fruit (yes,...
by Lisa Barnes | Jul 19, 2021 | Shopping Finds
Last week, we packed up our kids for a quick four-day camping trip to Crater Lake, Oregon. As I was prepping all of the meals — which included all things that you could cook in a campfire for three meals a day — it occurred to me that due to the wildfire...
