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            May 7, 2010            
          
          Bruschetta Night
Want to know what I'm making this weekend? I wrote the text for a story…
         
      
      
        
        Patty, Pizza, and Purses
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            May 6, 2010            
          
          Patty, Pizza, and Purses
"Oh my gawd. The crust is epic!" That is what Aunt Patty said when she…
         
      
      
        
        Working Mom Redemption (aka, The Cookie Playdate)
        
                
        
          
          
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    When I was an editor at Real Simple a few years ago, and then later…
         
      
      
        
        Spaghetti and Spring Vegetables
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            May 3, 2010            
          
          Spaghetti and Spring Vegetables
Until fairly recently, I had been an absolute slave to the written recipe, i.e.  it…
         
      
      
        
        Perfect Little Lunch
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            May 1, 2010            
          
          Perfect Little Lunch
It's way too easy for me to shovel down the straggler crusts of my kids'…
         
      
      
        
        Spicy Shrimp with Lime
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            April 30, 2010            
          
          Spicy Shrimp with Lime
Here is the very definition of a Nice Problem: A healthy dinner that cooks too…
         
      
      
        
        Venn Diagram Dinner
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            April 29, 2010            
          
          Venn Diagram Dinner
OK, so remember that dinner I wanted us all to make together this week? This…
         
      
      
        
        Fried Fish with Ramps
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            April 28, 2010            
          
          Fried Fish with Ramps
I laid down a few rules for myself before I started this website. No using…
         
      
      
        
        As Promised…Simple Family Dinner
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            April 26, 2010            
          
          As Promised…Simple Family Dinner
Ok, so you haven't forgotten about this week's family dinner, have you? Since you are…
         
      
      
        
        Thanks for Coming
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            April 26, 2010            
          
          Thanks for Coming
Quickest way to get your kid to write a thank-you card after the birthday party?…
         
      
      
        
        Family Dinner: Book It!
        
                
        
          
          
        
      
      
      
        
    
            April 23, 2010            
          
          Family Dinner: Book It!
Short of actually feeding you and your family a meal at my kitchen table, I…
         
				 
          