Why yes, I am a sucker for a clever book title -- but you probably could have guessed that much already. The book To Siri with Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Kindness of Machines grew out of a viral 2014 New York Times op-ed of the same name by Judith Newman. In her initial article, she discussed …

30 minute meal, check! Pesto Tortellini with Chicken, Spinach, and Tomatoes is a simple, fresh choice for any busy weeknight. It's been one of those crazy weeks, you guys, so let's just do a super easy 30 minute dinner recipe today using refrigerated tortellini and prepared pesto. Without further ado, in this week's Sunday Scratchups …

Welcome back to Caturday with the Notorious BKL and Friends! Do you see this expression? This is the expression of a foolish cat who lost a fight with the hinges on the back of a door. The Notorious Bad Kitty Lucy has a notorious bad kitty habit of either trying to run out of the …

Good afternoon, all! In the grand tradition of announcing things publicly in order to help with accountability, I wanted to let you guys know that I'm participating in NaNoWriMo this year. What's this? At its most basic: Every November, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) participants work towards a goal of completing a 50,000 word novel …

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 11/5/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** Useful resources for meal planning + ALDI shopping Before we get started this week, here are a few resources to help …

A one pan comfort food meal, Sheet Pan Parmesan Chicken Drumsticks with Carrots & Potatoes is also nicely affordable! How about another easy sheet pan dinner recipe today: Sheet Pan Parmesan Chicken Drumsticks with Carrots & Potatoes! Why carrots and potatoes, in particular? Because: 1) I had them in the house, and 2) Both go …