Whole Foods Market contacted me recently to ask if I’d like to participate in their 28-day healthy meal plan challenge and share my progress on Go Gingham. I had to decline. Honestly, I’m afraid readers are tired of reading about what we’re eating for dinner. Because we stopped eating out as a money saving tactic… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
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Weekly Meal Plan
My plan to share my cinnamon roll recipe before the holidays didn’t quite work out. With recipe testing, not every version is a hit. Sometimes a recipe works - and I remember to write it down and get it photographed - and sometimes it doesn’t turn out quite right. The cinnamon rolls we make every… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Christmas Morning Strata
On Christmas morning, I like to sip coffee in front of the fire, in my pajamas, and not be in the kitchen cooking. (I just asked my husband if this was true and he said, "SO TRUE!") The only thing I want to do on Christmas morning is press the “on” button on our coffee… Continue reading Christmas Morning Strata
Weekly Meal Plan
While our family stopped eating fast food several years ago, I’ve noticed the talking about fast food hasn’t really stopped. With billboards showcasing sandwiches that would entice practically anyone to steer into their drive-thru window lanes, my solution has been to make our own version of those fast food sandwiches at home in our little… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Leftover Turkey: How to Make Broth
Once you've enjoyed your Thanksgiving turkey, it's time to use the leftovers and enjoy it again. Roasting the turkey carcass (or any bones for that matter) makes all the difference in taste when it comes to making broth. Often times I don’t roast my chicken bones, even though I know it would taste better but… Continue reading Leftover Turkey: How to Make Broth
Weekly Meal Plan
Sometimes I don’t feel like doing our weekly meal plan. I don’t want to take the time to look at the calendar, see what our family is up to for the next week, and plan our meals and then write it all down. Whenever I think about skipping this 10-minute process, I picture what my… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Weekly Meal Plan
Our meal plan this went according to plan but on Tuesday morning, when I was reminding someone to get the vegetarian chili out of the basement freezer, I heard a groan. “Didn’t we just have that?” Yes, indeed we did just have that. That’s the beauty of cooking a big batch of something, freezing it… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Weekly Meal Plan and No Paid TV
Every Friday morning during football season, my teenage son heads straight for the sports section of the newspaper to see if his favorite NFL team is being televised on network TV. His team is the Washington Redskins and with us living on the west coast and without paid television (think bunny-ear-antennae here), our chances of… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan and No Paid TV
Pumpkin Spice Cake
The thing with recipe testing is that you have to have people other than yourself make your recipes before you hit publish and send it out to the world. When I say “people” I mean the people in my family. So, this past Saturday, I ever so sweetly asked our 15-year-old son, “Do you want… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Cake
Weekly Meal Plan and Freegatarians
This week in my kitchen felt like the bounty of the season had descended upon us! We had so many things cooking, roasting, and freezing it looked like a tornado had hit. Are you wondering what a “Freegatarian” is? Well, it’s someone who is accepting of free food – even if they have to harvest… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan and Freegatarians
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