This school year you are resolved to cut back on the amount of food you throw out. The Natural Resource Defense Council recently released a study that showed Americans throw out nearly 40% of their food. That’s almost every other bite! I don’t know about you, but that number astounds me. Every other bite? Can [...]

This school year you are resolved to eat better and avoid the take-out train. First off, kudos to you for wanting to prepare dinner at home!  By cooking your own meals, studies have shown that you will consume 50% fewer calories, fat, and sodium than you would if you chose to eat out.  Many families [...]

This school year you are resolved to avoid processed foods whenever possible. We’ve all seen those recipes on Pinterest.  The ones that show you a can of condensed cream soup, a package of dry herb dressing, frozen chicken, and voila!  Dinner is served!  Yeah, it’s wonderful that dinner is ready in 20 minutes, but are [...]

This school year you are resolved to add a little variety to your weeknight meals! We all have them, those same recipes we go to week after week. You know the ones, tried and true family favorites. Or at least in the case of my mom’s classic ham-loaf recipe, tried and true, not so much [...]

This year you are resolved to be more organized so that you have a plan when everyone starts asking: “What’s for dinner?” The start of a new school year means after school activities, sporting events, parent-teacher conferences, and so much more.  When you are juggling an ever hectic schedule, the one thing that tends to [...]

I can almost hear the collective groaning of children across the country as they prepare to head back to school.  (I also hear a faint cheering amongst their parents, but that’s just between us.)  Although my son is not of school age yet, I look to this time of year as a fresh start, new [...]