Skillet Roasted Chicken and Potatoes

I was inspired to go through my Barefoot Contessa cookbooks last week in search of a new dinner recipe for the family. This skillet and potato recipe jumped out at me because of the one pan cooking method. Gotta love that! Also? I love anything with Dijon mustard and white wine. It’s such a delicious […]
Mexican Rice

I was inspired to grill Ina Garten’s tequila lime chicken this week (it was delicious, of course. Ina never steers you wrong) and decided Mexican rice would make for a perfect side dish. A quick Google search led me to this recipe with fabulous reviews. Bonus: I already had almost all of the ingredients in […]
Barefoot Contessa Beef Chili

The flu has invaded my house. Just Emery so far and we are doing everything we can to keep it that way. Poor thing is on day three of a fever and headache and generally feeling like poop. Half of her soccer team and a bunch of classmates are also sick. What a weird time […]
Book Club Book Review: The God of the Woods

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore was our March Book B*tches selection. This was a great mystery! I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and characters. Most importantly, it made for a good discussion. I plan to read Long Bright River, also by Liz Moore, soon. She is definitely an author on my radar now. […]
Meal Plan for the Week

I shared a meal plan sample back in the fall and it was well received. It’s time for another, this time with a focus on hearty, cozy meals. As always, these are something that can come together relatively quickly, thrown in a slow cooker, or be made ahead of time. That’s just the season of […]
Book B*tches: The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger

Happy Wednesday! Last week I hosted my B*tches to discuss The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger while dining on food from the book. It’s not what I thought it was, but that turned out to be a good thing because I’m not sure I would have read it had I known. I really […]