It's been a while since I posted an Instant Pot recipe for you guys, so thought I'd share this Instant Pot Kale Sausage Soup recipe I threw together the other day. This 9/10/17 edition of Sunday Scratchups (your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery sales and affordable ingredients) is inspired by this kale is taking over my …

Welcome back to Caturday with the Notorious BKL and friends! Above, Bad Kitty Lucy is demonstrating how I feel when reading either the news or the weather report lately... While Caturday is normally lighthearted, today I'm watching Hurricane Irma bear down my mother-in-law in Florida -- while simultaneously watching wildfires surrounding my Mom and clouding …

I'm a perpetual sucker for food memoirs, so of course had to pull Give a Girl a Knife off the new book shelf at the library a couple of weeks ago. Since we don't have cable, I didn't even know that Amy Thielen formerly had a Food Network show ("Heartland Table") -- but that's quite all right; her …

I thought I'd share just a few photos from my phone as I've been going through them today, because even everyday life can be so interesting when you look back at your week. Just for instance, check out what we spotted in the Jewel parking lot the other day: Yes, it's Mr. 10's dream car! …

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 9/10/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** Did you catch this one? Here are five things I wish ALDI carried regularly (but they don’t!). What’s on your list? But back …

Today's deliciously filling Summer Squash + Tomato Frittata is both keto-friendly and gluten free: A great choice for either a hearty brunch or everyday dinner! Remember the episode of Friends way back in the day where Rachel made up a crazy story about attending a "regatta gala" while (yes, yet again) trying to impress some guy …