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Indian-Spiced Chicken Burgers
The BOY and I came back from our grocery shopping trip today with plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, lean meat, and healthy snacks. As always, Monday is prep day for the week ahead. For this week’s...
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Dinner Party
So the BOY and I didn’t actually host a dinner party (although that sounds like fun!), but we did have our close friends over for dinner tonight. We love hosting our friends, especially in the summer...
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All Done
The BOY and I are All Done with Passover! As is his tradition, he had pizza for dinner. I’d show you a picture but the entire pie was gone by the time I walked in the door after work. I wanted...
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Home before 8pm
I got home a little after 5pm tonight and almost didn’t know what to do with myself… Except I knew exactly what I wanted to do! I must admit even the neighbors were confused to see me home so...
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Meal Planning with Tony’s and the Grill
It’s the BOY’s first real day off all semester and so no surprise he headed straight for the grill! This afternoon, he made us a healthy lunch! After which we drove off to check out the latest new...
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Tidbits of Saturday
Wake up (kind of), roll over, open eyes, blink at alarm clock, 9:30! No Way!!! Consider going back to sleep, see the BOY smiling next to me, realize that I really should get up. Stare at pantry...
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New Schedule, New Meal Plan?!
The last month or so has been a mix of long work days, weekend travel, and non existent meal plans. As I sit at the start of this new work schedule, the opportunity to return to cooking dinners and...
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Greek Turkey Meatballs
OMG, the work week is almost over and I am thrilled with my schedule. Wednesday nights used to be a mess of rushing home, making dinner, eating dinner, making breakfast, getting ready for bed, picking...
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Five for Friday VII (On Saturday)
1. This mess of a breakfast was an attempt to add blueberries to my Friday Morning Pancakes. Although I messed up my berry to pancake batter ratio (hence the look), they tasted wonderful! 2. Even...
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Suddenly Summer BBQ
It’s summer! And with the thick, muggy weather, it finally feels like it! I kept this weekend pretty low key on purpose and Saturday was saved for packing and a BBQ! Around 1:30pm, I felt like I had a...
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A Mediterranean Feast and Homemade Tahini Sauce
While I was in Israel, the BOY and I decided it would be fun to host our families for a Mediterranean themed day complete with food and photos. Although the BOY has not been to Israel, some of our...
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The Best Laid Plans
Saturday night I had big plans (in my head) to hang out on the back porch, drink wine with the BOY, and enjoy the weekend. Instead, around 7:00pm, the skies got dark and I changed into my comfy...
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7 miles and Another Weeknight (Crockpot) Dinner
It’s finally cooling off which makes morning runs so much more enjoyable! This morning’s run was a 7 mile race pace run along the path. My race belt and I hit the trail on this gorgeous morning....
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Chipotle Turkey Meatloaf with a Side of Running
After a week of talking about it, it was finally time to make Chipotle Turkey Meatloaf for dinner tonight. It’s a good thing that the turkey was still fresh and ready to go! Coming back from...
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DC Part 2: …And Sucked as a Marathoner
If you missed Door County Part 1, you can catch up HERE! So obviously marathoners are supposed to run, which I did very little of, but I must also admit that although beer and cheese aren’t...
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And I Made Dinner!
With a busy last week, the BOY stepped up having dinner ready most nights. Now that he starts school tomorrow, it’s my turn to make some dinners. We had a wonderful weekend with our close friend’s in...
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Hooray for Meal Planning!
Cool weather equals awesome runs, but it also means amazing night’s sleep. As well as hearty, filling, and warm meal plans. And of course…my crockpot! Yesterday, after my morning indoor run, the...
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My Crockpot is my Sous Chef
Well, actually it is my chef! And Sunday it worked over time to make dinner and then lunch for the week. Yes that’s two recipes in one day and I know it sounds extreme, but it made my life this week...
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Pinterest Planning
So I am getting the hang of Pinterest (you may have seen me poking around on your sites) and although I still have some questions (which if I bump into you I will ask you…just ask Tracey who went...
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Reunited with my Running Shoes
It’s been 8 days since the Chicago Marathon, and I was finally reunited with my running shoes. It felt great to tie up my laces, but I needed a few extra layers compared with my previous runs due...
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