How’s everyone doing in the plastic bottled dressing department? Is the door of your fridge full of them, maybe they’re most all expired? It’s ok. Mine was like that, too. I would have a dinner party and buy 1 or 2 then buy another one. A few would expire so I’d throw away bottles that …

When I was a kid, my mom was pretty wary of anything that was dipped in breadcrumbs and fried. To a 5 year old, that was pretty devastating as it meant no chicken nuggets. But as an adult, I get it. It was definitely not healthy and I can now say I’m glad she didn’t …

3+ nights vegetarian 1 fish 0 takeout Using this week to do some freezer clean-out: tilapia, frozen beef, tater tots. Really enjoying panko-Parmesan crusted baked things. There is a summer panzanella salad I LOVE so will be riffing on it with some winter veggies to see if I can capture at least part of its …

We’ve all read about and been shamed into the realization that we waste too much time on our smartphones so I will spare you any more of that. But here’s the catch, have you ever put down your phone in the evenings after the chaos has been put to rest and thought, “Okay, now what?” …

3+ vegetarian meals 1 night of leftovers 0 nights of takeout (!) -Some repeats from last week that didn’t get made because there ended up being more nights of leftovers than planned. – With all of these vegetarian meals, I have been able to save some money on our monthly food budget and decided to …

When Lucy was about 20 months old, if you wandered into our home at dinner time, what you would undoubtedly witness would be a screaming little girl while 2 exhausted parents pretended to have an engaging conversation when in fact, we were gritting our teeth and wanting to scream louder than the precious little hooligan …

– 1 night of takeout – 1 night of leftovers – 4 nights of vegetarian

How are you all doing with food waste in your home? There’s a good chance food waste isn’t an issue for a lot of you. Maybe you’ve always been conscientious about it or the budget is really tight and food isn’t wasted because there just isn’t a lot or enough of it. But I also …

When was the last time you spent money at a black-owned business? Was it yesterday? Last week? Last month? Ever? Do you even know? If I know one thing, it is that white Americans are not doing enough to support black-owned businesses and with our history (hello, slavery, Jim Crow, etc.), this is absolutely criminal. …

3 nights of vegetarian (less waste) 1 night of leftovers (less waste) 1 night of takeout (long week)