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 don’t always have time to make it from scratch. In… Read moreMom-Friendly Meals: Fake Minestrone

Holiday Traditions: Roundup

I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas–unless you don’t celebrate it, in which case I hope you had a very nice day. We can all use nice days. When I was a child (and a teen, and… Read moreHoliday Traditions: Roundup

Grillmasters, part 1

This weekend my dad and stepmom came to visit, and to see the new house. We had family and a few close friends over on Saturday, for the first of many (or at least several) housewarmings. In spite of the… Read moreGrillmasters, part 1