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Easy family dinners for the week because the burnout is real | Weekly Meal Plan 231

by Lisa Barnes | Nov 28, 2020 | Meal Plan, Recipes

Welp, as of this week, we’ll have made it to December. Wow. That’s 48 weeks of family dinners under your belt, most likely at home, all during an extremely stressful and uh, unusual 2020. If you are human, which I can presume you are, the burnout is...

Thanksgiving Margaritas: The Pinterest trend we didn’t know we needed.

by Kate Etue | Nov 24, 2020 | Recipes, Thanksgiving

When I logged on to Pinterest recently to search for some yummy Thanksgiving recipes for my family, I was a little surprised by an apparent new trend: The Thanksgiving margarita. Is this a thing? Do people really drink margaritas on Thanksgiving? Being the dedicated...

Easy family-friendly dinners for Thanksgiving week | Meal Plan 230

by Kate Etue | Nov 22, 2020 | Meal Plan, Recipes

It’s Thanksgiving week, parents! I’m thinking ahead to Thursday (smaller though it may be), but also realizing that my family needs to eat on the other days this week too. And since it also happens to be a week where strict quarantines and crowd limits...

The ultimate Sidesgiving menu, for a year when turkey just isn’t on your menu

by Kate Etue | Nov 20, 2020 | Recipes, Thanksgiving

So let’s talk that Sidesgiving menu, shall we? You know, a Thanksgiving dinner that’s made entirely of our favorite side dishes? We’re definitely not the only family who has had some really. hard discussions around Thanksgiving this year, and by that...

Hands down, the best wassail recipe for fall ever: The one passed down to my mom

by Kate Etue | Nov 11, 2020 | Recipes, Thanksgiving

When the weather turns cold, one of the first drinks I whip up is wassail. (No, not pumpkin spice latte.) Never tried a wassail recipe? I can help, because I make batches of it each winter. In fact, this-cider based hot drink has come to be the flavor and scent of...

Authentic Philly cheesesteak recipes from Geno’s and Pat’s. (Hey, make both then fight about it.)

by Liz Gumbinner | Nov 9, 2020 | Recipes

For some unknown reason, my social media feeds are filled with people craving Philly cheesesteaks right now. Because, yay Philly! Good things happen in Philadelphia, as I like to say. And not just because the Philly area is where my mom’s family comes from, and...