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Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals that even picky eaters will like

by Kate Etue | Sep 13, 2019 | Meal Plan, Recipes

Do you have picky eaters in your house? It can be so tough to spend an hour (at the hardest part of the afternoon, by the way) only to have your kids refuse to eat. But parents want to eat more than just chicken tenders all week, too. Right? So, we’ve found some...

Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals using September’s best produce.

by Kate Etue | Sep 6, 2019 | Meal Plan, Recipes

This week’s weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we’ve found some easy meals that feature September’s best produce. Root veggies are finally ready, and we’re starting to see winter squash. So meals featuring beets, Brussel sprouts, pomegranates,...

Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for your Labor Day cookouts…and the rest of the week.

by Kate Etue | Aug 30, 2019 | Meal Plan, Recipes

This weekend is Labor Day, so we’ve got your cookout essentials covered. Plus some easy meals to get you through the rest of the week, after you’ve gotten back from your 3-day weekend. Because re-entry is hard. So, grab your pen and make your grocery list,...

Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals you can cook in 30 minutes or less

by Kate Etue | Aug 23, 2019 | Meal Plan, Recipes

In our experience, dinnertime is like the witching hour. The kids are tired and hungry — never a good mix — and you just want to get something on the table fast. So this week we’ve found 5 family-friendly meals that are all 30-minutes or less to get...

Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for busy back-to-school weeknights.

by Kate Etue | Aug 16, 2019 | Meal Plan, Recipes

This week my kids started back to school (gulp!) and in the next few weeks most of the rest of the country will be too. So we’re looking for easy, family friendly meals you can prep ahead or make quickly…and still get to those Parents’ Night meetings...

How to use up overripe tomatoes – and bruised ones too! 4 delicious ideas.

by Jane Sweeney | Aug 13, 2019 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks

Every year I grow as many tomato plants as my garden will hold. If I’m lucky and #thosedarnsquirrels don’t eat them all, I have a bounty of juicy red and yellow fruit that lasts through September. Inevitably some tomatoes will ripen too quickly or blister in the sun....