Whew. After a whirlwind weekend in the city (too fun!) it’s time to settle back into reality. With those boys being my reality, it’s pretty easy to do. Lucky for me, this week is easy as pie. M is flying off to the big apple for awhile, so, I’m going to keep things low key …

I’ll admit it – I’ve been in a baking rut lately. Ever since I discovered the most perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe (ever!) I just haven’t felt the need to bake anything else. I mean – it’s just too easy. No joke I can go from start to finish in 5 minutes. Dough is done …

…the mouse will eat whatever she wants. Those of you who follow me on FB (thank you!) knew that I had a fresh bag of spinach lingering from my farmers market trip on Saturday. It was just begging to be used – the brightly colored leaves almost taunting me every time I opened the fridge. …

Things will be a bit different this week. I’m taking a day off of the OCD planning, writing, and shopping that entails C’s picks. It feels good. Come Monday I’m sure I will wake up in a deep panic that I have nothing planned for the kitchen this upcoming week but that is Monday and …

Those were M’s words as he devoured his dinner. Then he stated ‘obviously this one will go up on the blog.’ Wow – big compliment M! Huge. And to be completely honest? Not what I was expecting. I ended up putting this dinner off a night just because I didn’t want to deal with a …