Meal Prep

The Meal Prep Diaries: Week of February 23, 2025

A Routine to Rely On: My Sunday Meal Prep Adventure If there's one thing I can't deny about myself, it's my love of routines. Sunday is my day to tackle house chores, meal prep, and set the tone for the week ahead. Over the years, I've had many coworkers surprised that I plan my meals… Continue reading The Meal Prep Diaries: Week of February 23, 2025

Recipes, Retro Cooking

Retro Cooking Revisited: 50โ€™s Shrimp Salad

In 2017, I started a new blog series called Retro Cooking. I would look for recipes in vintage cookbooks (1970's and older) and give them a try. Some were definitely more successful than others. Almost two years and over 20 recipes later, I decided to revisit the recipes I tried and see if I could… Continue reading Retro Cooking Revisited: 50โ€™s Shrimp Salad

Meal Prep

My Back-on-Track Meal Planning

August was a particularly big month for us this year. On August 1, I started working again after the summer break and Jeff started traveling again, after a full month at home. Both of us decided to take this opportunity to start new healthy habits. The healthy habits I'm trying to stick to include: Run… Continue reading My Back-on-Track Meal Planning

Foodie Adventures, Travel

Mom’s Visit Through Meals

As the school year ended, I was able to celebrate with a very special visitor: my mom! A year after her last visit, she came back for more. This time, we didn't do as much tourist stuff, partly because we had already done a ton last year but also because it was ridiculously hot outside… Continue reading Mom’s Visit Through Meals