The past month has been so full of travel. Unfortunately not the vacation, sunshine kind, though Ryan did get to spend a week in Orlando. In a hotel conference room - ha! Tonight was another night where our family was incomplete. This time, Ryan is away with our third, enjoying the wonderful adventures of 5th… Continue reading Goat Cheese & Veggie Quesadilla
Category: dinner
Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage and Hazelnut Browned Butter Sauce
If I had to pick a favorite dinner recipe, it might be this butternut squash ravioli. I can't commit because there are so many foods that I love. Hello, this steak? The thing is, I don't make this ravioli very often because it requires time. And let's be honest, with four kids, a job that… Continue reading Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage and Hazelnut Browned Butter Sauce
Mac & Cheese
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. I so badly want to care enough to make all the cute little heart-shaped foods for my family. In reality, the kids wouldn't care. Like at all. I could spend hours in the kitchen trying to make the Pinterest-perfect Valentine school lunch, and they would probably be like, "Wow, a heart..."… Continue reading Mac & Cheese
Baked Ziti with Sausage and Eggplant
Over the weekend, I was supposed to be baking a lot of cupcakes as a thank you to the amazing people who pray for and give to our ministry. But snow. So I decided to split my time between the kitchen, the snow, and a trip to Cuba, courtesy of the book "Next Year in… Continue reading Baked Ziti with Sausage and Eggplant
Barefoot Contessa’s Winter Minestrone
Winter and I are not friends, to say the least. If it could be 80-90 degrees and sunny all year, I would be content. I definitely want to hibernate throughout the winter, and one winter I did so and read the entire Harry Potter series. It was amazing. It's both a pro and a con… Continue reading Barefoot Contessa’s Winter Minestrone