Today the boys and I found ourselves near Caputo's so stopped in for the $1.49/lb cherries. They looked awful 🙁 so I'll try again at Pete's another time -- but then they convinced me to stop at the Goodwill in the same strip mall. The DS case and skate gloves for Mr. 8 were each …
Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 7/8/15! It’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend, but since our Chicago grocery deals mostly flip midweek, and since Wednesday hump day is when many of us start running out of steam, we buck the trend here and go with Wednesdays. So here's …
Now launching his grand comeback tour: The Artist Formerly Known as Dairy Free Junior High Guy -- now just: Junior High Guy! About four weeks ago we re-tested Junior High Guy for food allergies, and lo and behold: He surprisingly tested negative for both wheat and dairy. We started easing him back into these foods …
Welcome to the July 5th edition of Sunday Scratchups, your weekly recipe from scratch around sales and affordable ingredients. Our next mystery sale ingredient is: Cauliflower, since we've seen a lot of great prices on this lately! And because, it's so good when you grill or roast or otherwise bring out its inherent nutty sweetness. …
How's your holiday weekend shaping up so far? MashupDad has the day off today, so we're all spending a rare family weekday together. We're just back from the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn (beautiful day for it, but watch out for the mosquitoes!) and are now watching Jurassic Park on DVD from the library …
Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 7/3/15! It’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend, but since our Chicago grocery deals mostly flip midweek, and since Wednesday hump day is when many of us start running out of steam, we buck the trend here and go with Wednesdays. Or somewhat …