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 …
Author: Emily
Meal plan week of 2/11/2018
– 1 night of takeout – 1 night of leftovers – 4 nights of vegetarian
Avoiding food waste: Part 1
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 …
Buying local: supporting black-owned businesses
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. …
Meal Plan week of 2/4/18
3 nights of vegetarian (less waste) 1 night of leftovers (less waste) 1 night of takeout (long week)
Vegetarian Meals for meat- eaters: Shakshuka on cheese grits
Clearly I don’t own photo editing software. These winter dinner photos are rough. But also, I’m trying to cook seasonally and winter foods just aren’t as bright and that’s okay. They taste incredible and bring a sense of comfort so I will be content. I’ve made shakshuka before and I remember enjoying it but this …
How I conquered my thrift store fears
There was a time a few years back when the thought of walking into a thrift store would send me into a cold sweat. I would look at people who went “thrifting” and think, “So, you’re kind of like Wonder Woman, aren’t you?” Shopping at thrift stores was one of those things I knew I …
Vegetarian meals for meat-eaters: versatile quiche
It’s a fact that meatless meals are an easy way to contribute to less waste. This doesn’t mean that we have to go all in and become vegetarians. Michael Pollan talks about how if we all went vegetarian, that would cause some issues in itself. However, we can incorporate maybe 2-3 vegetarian meals per week …
Food from scratch: chicken broth
I’ve talked about chicken broth before on here but have never detailed it so no better time, right? There are a few different methods to make chicken broth and I will share the 2 that I use. Regardless of the method, the ingredients you’re going to want to have is a carcass of a cooked …