by Kate Otterstrom | May 5, 2023 | Food
Dinner has been a challenge lately because there is so much going on with the end of the school year. Between the activities, events, games, and emotions we have to fit dinner somewhere! I have been thankful several times this week because I did take a minute to plan...
by Kate Otterstrom | Apr 25, 2023 | Food
Menus: Monday—grilled cheese and tuna sandwiches with tomato soup Tuesday—pepperoni and anchovy pizza and salad with birthday cake! Wednesday—roasted chickpea Greek salad with flatbread Thursday—chicken and vegetable curry with rice Friday—bean and cheese empanadas...
by Kate Otterstrom | Apr 18, 2023 | Food
I believe that I ate my first quesadilla as a college student. I spent two years in dorms before moving into a shared apartment as a junior in college, and that was when I started to learn all about making and cleaning up after dinner. Our kitchen was tiny and cramped...
by Kate Otterstrom | Apr 13, 2023 | Food
If you bring your lunch with you when you travel you can avoid over-expensive and under-nourishing convenience food. Here are a few guidelines. Choose sturdy foods that are not too squishable. For example, bagels are better than sliced breads if you would like to have...
by Kate Otterstrom | Apr 13, 2023 | 40 Minute Meals, Food
I’ll be honest, it took a bit of persistence to get my kiddos to appreciate vegetable soup. There was a fair amount of distrust of soup in general because it involved so many things combined together in one entity. And then there was the fact that the vegetables...
