Archive for the 'fast food' Category
Surviving First Grade
March 11th, 2009by Lisa
Or: Surviving 3 months of Migraines.
Or: Surviving Afterschool without Insanity.
Or: Getting Dinner on the Table. Fast.
Or: What to Do About Dinner When You and/or Your Children Just Can’t Cope.
The adjustment to first grade was hard for us. Ella loved school–more than ever, really–but she was also completely exhausted by it. She’d emerge onto the [...]
My Kids Love the ’70s, & Yours Might, Too
February 10th, 2009Or: Real Kids Do Eat Quiche
Or: Lisa Owes You a Meatless Post
by Lisa
Yes, we absolutely ate quiche growing up in NJ in the 1970s and early 1980s. My sister and brother sort of hated it, but I didn’t. I don’t remember when my mother started making it, likely around the same time Pierre Franey and [...]
Simple Spaghetti
January 16th, 2009by Lisa
This recipe is easily one of my favorite recipes for spaghetti. It’s quick, simple, and can be made with what you likely have in your pantry on any given day of the year. The blend of garlic, anchovies, a good olive oil, and tomato paste creates a rich, garlicky, slightly nutty sauce that slicks [...]
Things That Keep
January 15th, 2009by Lisa
Confession: I’m a little crazy when it comes to cooking, even on weeknights, and sometimes I do things that are more involved than I have time for. But I also like to keep things around that are delicious, and which I can just pull from the refrigerator on a moments notice, which can turn [...]