(3 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)October has come so quickly this year, but it seems like overnight we went from 100 degree heat to chilly and wet evenings. While Fall in California is incredibly mild compared to other parts of the country, there is still a real change in the air and we all know the fall holidays are near….
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Recently, my amazing neighbor and I were working on creating desserts without the use of any sugar and one idea we had was to make fresh applesauce to replace sugars. We were amazed at how easy it was to not only create this sauce, but it was so delicious that it was eaten up by…
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)It’s September and that means football, chilly nights and winter vegetables all start to become regular fixtures in our lives. Growing up, I wasn’t a huge fan of Brussel sprouts, but I can tell you the exact day that changed – Thanksgiving 2008. Our oldest son was about 2 years old and although I absolutely…
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Growing up in a Russian, Jewish household, the type of meals my mom made were more traditionally Eastern European inspired and did not often resemble the types of food that my friends were eating like burgers or meatloaf (still relieved about that one!). I loved it, and still do, because the meals were hearty and…
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(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)Although I am not at all a morning person, I do make it a point to get up and make a home cooked breakfast as many school mornings as possible for my boys. To me, the act of cooking them something is a way for me to show them how important it is to…
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(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)I’m not going to shock you when I say that weeknight dinners are hard. You’re stressed from your work day, practice schedules, homework (yours and your kids’!) and that huge pile of ‘to do’ things stacking up higher and higher on your countertop. So in our house, we do the best we can to keep…
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)This has been one busy week for our family! I’ve been on the road for most of the week for work, the boys had their last week of swim practice and we started a new construction project on the house, digging up a slab of concrete in order to create a half basketball court for…
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Over the course of the summer, one of the most exciting things that is happening in our garden is that we are finally starting to get the hang of growing multiple kinds of peppers, tomatoes, and squash. In previous years, we were able to get one vegetable or another, but never enough to truly feel…
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(No Ratings Yet)One of the most surprising gifts that we received when we moved to California was the ability to grow a garden that actually bears fruit, spices, herbs and vegetables. Back when we lived in Chicago, I was constantly trying to grow plants in our windowsills and even out in the garden during the summer. The…
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(No Ratings Yet)Derek and I moved to Southwest England about 15 years ago so that I could try a new career, experience a new culture and for Derek to finish a second degree in Engineering in an incredible school in Exeter. While we knew that there would be a lot of great adventures, new friends and a…
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