A blog about how real families cook and eat.
Quick description of what we ate last night. This usually won’t be a formal recipe, just some ingredients and some brief instructions.
You can’t beat a good bratwurst on the grill with a fresh baked French roll. Except maybe if you add grilled onions. We had these last night and my kids loved them. Couldn’t get them to try the onions, though. The grilling tip here is…
Lisa was doing an art project with our #1 son. The kids were drawing vegetables and the idea was to have the roots and leaves attached so they could see how the vegetables grew. Long story short, we had several bunches of veggies: carrots, beets,…
I made dinner last week and it didn’t turn out very well. I followed the recipe almost verbatim, but it was not a tasty meal. Personally, I think I blame the recipe author. We had Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork from Quick Fix Meals…
My #1 son’s school, Flora Vista Elementary in Encinitas, started hosting a Farmers’ Market a couple of weeks ago. It’s on Sunday from 2pm – 5pm. More information on San Diego County Farmers’ Markets here. Dr. Steve, his lovely wife and adorable son came over…
My son loves brussel sprouts and salmon. Not bad for a boy of 7. These are not your mom’s sprouts. They come out a little crispy, caramelized and sweet. The recipe is very simple. Wash and trim the sprouts.
Tonight I had a craving for panang curry. I went to Trader Joe’s and got 2 bottles of panang curry sauce, a red pepper and some cooked chicken breast. I put the sauce, chicken, diced red pepper and a big handful of frozen peas into…
We fed the boys early and had this dish after they were in bed. It’s very easy, very tasty and vegetarian to boot. Not too much to explain, the recipe is pretty straight-forward. It’s from Good Deal with Dave Lieberman on Food Network. Link here.…
I’ve had enough of chicken breast fajitas, so I bought some chicken thighs (change doesn’t come easy to me) and tried a one skillet chicken and button mushroom dish. The starting point was a Emeril Lagasse recipe for Braised Chicken Thighs with Button Mushrooms, I’ll…
Just had an easy dinner tonight, spaghetti with meat sauce; salad for Mom and Dad and green beans and applesauce for the boys. No real recipe, just browned some ground beef and some chopped onion then added jarred marinara and simmered for 15 minutes or…
My in-laws visited on Saturday to install a closet organizer they’d bought for us (thanks, Wally and Hilda!) and I wanted to cook a nice lunch for them. We cleaned out some cabinets a week ago and I saw my two Le Creuset Dutch Ovens…