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The magic of a new grill
This week, I wanted to share some of our family’s recent adventures in cooking. My husband, JM, has wanted a big green egg type smoker for at least 10 years. We always put off buying one because they are not cheap. Well last year right before Thanksgiving, JM found a similar type of grill used and…
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Another Weekly Meal Prep: Done in 2 Hours!
This week, I optimized my meal prep time and managed to get all of the food cooked and portion – and the dishes washed! – in just two hours. Here’s what I prepared: I definitely benefited from some previous prep work I had done since the cooked farro and the tikka masala sauce were thawed…
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More Basement Updates!
This week, I wanted to share a long overdue post regarding our basement renovation. A ton of work has continued and several areas are nearing completion. We’ve bought appliances and bathroom fixtures and I have just been way behind on sharing! Here are a few snapshots of the work in progress! The top photo is…
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Nesting: Filing the Freezer – Part 2
This week, I wanted to share the second (and third and fourth…) part to my postpartum freezer meal prep saga. I shared a few weeks ago about my first round of cooking and all the meals and goodies I stocked in our freezer. Well, I haven’t undertaken another full day since then, but I have…
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Pantry Update
This week, I wanted to share an update on our pantry! As I mentioned previously, we finally finished the basic infrastructure on the bulk storage of my dreams. Since then, I have been hard at work stocking the shelves up. I’ve basically added a few extra items to my usual grocery list each week and…
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Nesting: Filling the Freezer – Part 1
This week, I had an early surge of nesting momentum and decided to start stocking my freezer for post-partum life. I always try to prepare some meals to make the weeks with a newborn simpler, and since this time around, there will be three insatiable children expecting to eat three meals a day (how rude,…
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20-Minute Vegan Meals: Teriyaki Tofu Bowls
This week, I wanted to share a simple go-to vegan meal using basic ingredients I almost always have in my fridge and pantry. I started by using white basmati rice (even though I almost always cook brown rice) for speed of cooking. I cooked the rice stovetop using a 1-to-1 ratio of rice and water…
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Meal Prep: Sunday Morning
This week, I hustled to get our weekly meal prep finished early Sunday morning. We had a busy Sunday planned with errands, church service, a church meeting, and a trip to our local appliance outlet (we are finally in the ordering stage for some of the basement appliances!). Since it was raining this Sunday anyway,…
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A Brand New Pantry!
This week, I am thrilled to announce…it’s finally here! As part of our basement renovation, A. and I planned to create a pretty large size surplus pantry for bulk food storage. About a month ago, I shared one update relating to this pantry: the movement of our deep freezer and the addition of floor-to-ceiling shelving…
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2024 Goals
This week, I wanted to share my 2024 goals. I tackled 2023 with low expectations and I’m glad that I did. It felt good to do almost the bare minimum. I didn’t have a bunch of goals or lists of things to do but I ended the year consistently working out, counting macros, homeschooling 4…