Make-Ahead Mommy

As the holidays approach, I find myself wishing for finished food in my freezer again. This summer I was busy and careless and always cookin...

last night we finally got to have our first " dinner at 8 ." I've had a date dinner slot on my weekly schedule since I first s...

Happy Halloween! Love, Tigger and Piglet

Every once in a while I stumble across something that is so in line with my own thinking, it's almost like reading my own mind. This art...

... I almost forgot, my other favorite thing in my freezer right now: pre-measured smoothies! Pictured above are two separate kinds of smoot...

a week or two ago, I did another big cookday similar to what I did in September where I cooked large amounts of a few basic foods, packaged...

here in the last week of January, is a recap of our December dinners (if I can remember it all!). For the most part, all of the made-ahead d...

December dinners are cooked and ready! Whoo!!! This was the last dish on my list: Yummy beef filling for lettuce wraps.

One night when I was pregnant with Little Miss, Deputy Handsome asked for spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. Just the thought of touching r...

Back: BBQ-spiced edemame; front:barley risotto. Both require just occasional stirring so it's easy to cook them at the same time.

Sitting down for the first time since breakfast to cuddle with Mister Man. I am over halfway done with my meal prep for today and after lunc...

All the veggies for the day are chopped! In the freezer bags, two BBQ chicken dinners. On the stove, cooked ground beef - half to go into th...

Yummy start to a full day of cooking: Apple Pie Oatmeal for me and Deputy Handsome

yes, that says Month up there! This week I'm cooking for the entire month of December.  Last time I cooked for a month , I had a specif...

tonight I finished off the last of our turkey and cranberry relish in this delicious take on a pot pie with polenta topping covered in chee...