Menu: Week of 03/21/21
It is officially Spring my calendar tells me. Yesterday was lovely, but the night before I stood at the window at 3 am and watched a bit...
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Jun 14, 2020
Menu: Week of 06/14/20
L. and I have had our fill of leafy greens. There, I’ve said it. Even as a proponent of all things vegetable, I really want a break from...
Jun 7, 2020
Menu: Week of 06/06/20
Hmmmmm. This week L. is, as always, craving duck and I am, rather unexpectedly, craving steak, so we compromised and are having both....
May 30, 2020
Menu: Week of 05/31/20
A cranky little rant this week. Yes, another one. Yuzu's pose above perfectly illustrates how I feel. It was recently pointed out to me...
May 24, 2020
Menu: Week of 05/24/20
Saturday afternoon is usually the time when (at some point) I review the contents of the fridge in anticipation of the next day’s weekly...
May 17, 2020
Menu: Week of 05/17/20
Despite our best attempts to redress them, both L and my appetites and sleep schedules are still shot so not every dinner got made last...
May 10, 2020
May 3, 2020
Menu: Week of 05/03/20
Despite the deep and abiding love for food that we feel in this household, last week, after weeks of lockdown with even less physical...
Apr 26, 2020
Menu: Week of 04/26/20
Exciting news (at least for me). My CSA box is available again (supply chain willing, long may this last). Kalustyan’s, which those of...
Apr 19, 2020
Menu: Week of 04/19/20
I usually attach a photo of my packed fridge, overflowing hydrator, or glorious produce from my CSA box to illustrate some of the items...
Apr 12, 2020
Menu: Week of 04/12/20
A reminder to all - last week, many of the recipes were repeat recipes so you can find them by clicking on last week's menu post and...
Apr 5, 2020
Menu: Week of 04/05/20
As an introvert, I have been practicing some form of self-isolation for most of my life but this sword of Damocles hanging over all of...
Mar 29, 2020
Menu: Week of 03/29/20
It is definitely a weird world that we live in if unpacking groceries now includes the above… A change to our template as of this week:...
Mar 22, 2020
Menu: Week of 03/22/20
Oh, dear God, teenage boys need a lot of food. Of course, I knew this already, but having to feed one 24/7 really brings this home…We do...
Jun 16, 2019
Menu: Week of 06/16/19
My dad is in town and my sister is having a big birthday - all of this means lots of dinners and celebrations this week and a short menu...
May 26, 2019
Menu: Week of 05/26/19
Happy Memorial Day weekend! We have had sunny days so far so L. and I are discussing using the balcony grill for tomorrow's Eye of Round...
May 19, 2019
Menu: Week of 05/19/19
This week's menu was very much built around our CSA box which, to my slight dismay, was mostly comprised of perishable greens - collard,...
May 12, 2019
Menu: Week of 05/12/19
While I enjoyed last week’s Rainbow Week theme – fun with creativity, a lot of veggie varieties and more vibrant images on the blog...
May 5, 2019
Menu: Week of 05/05/19
No, I did not plan a special menu for Cinco de Mayo and yes, this week's menu is me being particularly whimsical. The stores and farm...
Apr 28, 2019
Menu: Week of 4/28/19
This year's spring is decidedly on the cold, wet and grey side. Rather than wait for April showers to turn into May flowers, my mother,...
Apr 21, 2019
Menu: Week of 4/21/19
Seems appropriate for Easter...We are on the Vineyard for the weekend. Like everywhere else on the East Coast, the weather is gray and...
Apr 7, 2019
Menu: Week of 4/7/19
Between a couple of weeks ago when I let L. pick the menu, last week's many outings, the joys of menopause, and a recently even more...
Mar 30, 2019
Menu: Week of 3/31/19
First weekly menu since the big changes - please stick with me as I get my bearings. A lot of things that used to make blog writing easy...
Mar 23, 2019
Menu: Week of 3/24/19
It is “Redux” meal week. I don't much like to make something that I have made before for a second time. It feels counterintuitive. If I...
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