Friday nights are tough at the Sandwich house. Baguette is exhausted from the long week. We’re tired. We’ve learned it’s a terrible night to go out to dinner, because Baguette...
Mom-Friendly Meals
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Three Fall Dinners
I love roasted vegetables. Love, love, love them. It’s not quite cool enough for that yet (although we did have a delightfully fall-like First Day of Fall). With temperatures in...
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Leaf Bag List – Fall 2014
This summer my goals were to go to the beach (we made it two or three times), go to the pool (we went a lot), and learn to make a...
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Mom-Friendly Meals: Ramen
Bring two cups of vegetable broth to a boil. Open a packet of ramen noodles. Throw away the flavor packet. Boil the noodles for three minutes. Add a handful of...
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Mom-Friendly Meals: Strawberry Spinach Salad
I went to the farmers’ market on Sunday morning and found some unbelievable strawberries and fresh spinach. My first thought was “Smoothies!” But then I came up with another option....
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Mom-Friendly Meals: Maple and Brown Sugar Pumpkin Pancakes
We bought a giant thing of Bisquick at Costco, because Baguette was loving pancakes and we weren’t loving the frozen ones. I know, Bisquick doesn’t really save time. Except that...
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Mom-Friendly Meals: Fake Minestrone
What is fake minestrone? Well, for starters, it’s not made from scratch. I like soup, but I don’t like canned soup. So I try to make my own, but I...
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Mom-Friendly Meals: Stone Soup
Remember the story of “Stone Soup“? I’ve always been a little conflicted about that story. Sure, the villagers were miserly with their food stores. So you can read it as...
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Mom-Friendly Meals: Farro and Yogurt Parfait
I bought a bag of 10-minute farro at Trader Joe’s. Preparing it is super easy: You boil it for 10 minutes, and drain. That is all. And then you have...
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Mom-Friendly Meals: Grilled Sausage and Potatoes, with Broccoli
We seem to be having an Endless Summer in California right now, even if you’re not a surfer. But that doesn’t even matter, because in California, grilled food is a...