Tag: quick meals

How to Magically Turn a Box of Soup into a Dinner Delicious

Has the first day of school always been this exhausting?  Wow. Kidzilla made it through the first day of her new pre-K class with flying colors, despite her initial nervousness.  Zilla loves school.  Fab Hub and I made it through Zilla’s first day of pre-K and New Life Phase in one piece with only one minor breakdown…

By Lisa September 5, 2012 Off

Five Favorites for Friday

How’s that for some serious alliteration? It has been a really exhausting week for so many reasons.  I’m tired.  I’m drained.  My feet hurt.  And I desperately need a shower before I crash face down on the bed and pass out. You know what those days feel like, right? For today, I have just a…

By Lisa August 31, 2012 Off

Better Late than Never – Recipe Included!

Really late posting today…it’s been a crazy couple of days.  Lots of things happening all at once, details flying at me from every direction…it happens. So here I am, better late than never, I suppose, with a very simple offering for a really great – and really adaptable – meal offering.

By Lisa August 21, 2012 Off

Tacos Have I Loved

Maybe having two meals with a similar cultural spin within one week is too close for comfort.  Maybe it creates a tense form of sibling rivalry as the two duke it out for Favorite Southwest/Mexican Meal of the Week. But before we address the question of the Favorite Meal, another issue must be discussed: I…

By Lisa August 15, 2012 Off

Love Letters from the Kitchen

I am not a woman who takes food lightly.  I love good food.  I love to cook.  I love to cook good food.  When I find a recipe that is particularly delicious or easy or family friendly – or whatever – I am a happy girl.  Best of all, I love how good food coupled…

By Lisa July 23, 2012 Off

He Cooks! – Mac & Cheese Edition

Kidzilla wanted macaroni and cheese for lunch today.  From a box.  The kind with powder for cheese. Bleah. This is quite possibly the most disturbing meal on the planet.  It has powder for cheese.  Orange powder.  White powder, if you get the fancy cheddar on shells variety, which is what Zilla wanted today.  Either way,…

By Lisa July 20, 2012 Off