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Making Dinner: A Love/Hate Relationship

  At the end of a long day of work somedays I love going home and making dinner. It just feels so… domestic. I truly love to cook and so when I am in the mood I am one helluva …

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Family Dinner: The Working Mom Conundrum

If you don't know me outside of this space, I am a little fanatical about food. Not in a "foodie" way like looking for the perfect kumquat to

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Meal Planning that is Healthy, Efficient and Budget Friendly {Part 2}

Earlier this week, I shared some tips I had for how I'm managing to keep up with efficient, healthy, and budget friendly meal planning.  I decided to break

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Meal Planning that is Healthy, Efficient and Budget Friendly {Part 1}

If you’ve been around these parts for a while, you know that I’m on a big lifestyle change journey. It all started last May when I realized I

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5 Trader Joe’s Meals That Save My Sanity

The new life with 2 is going pretty well but I have to say evenings are a full on 3 ring circus. We have SO much to accomplish

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Working With Style {Lunchtime Fun Edition}

I may have sent Tracy a text on a Tuesday asking her to remind me when I was scheduled to host "Working with Style" next. And I may

Smart Snacking for the Working Mom

Smart Snacking for the Working Mom

One thing I am finding being back at work is the need for snacking. With my nursing calorie count (I swear this is like the only bone we

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Working Mom Meals Across the Web

Since I've been back to work, I've also been heavily hitting the Pinterest train, with hordes of great working momma meals. Doing so, has not only spiced up

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Working Mom Meals: Eating Simpler and Healthier

Since I started working out and watching what I eat, my husband and I had to revolutionize our take on weekday meals. We used to eat out a

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Working Mom Meals {Freezer Meal Tips}

After 2+ weeks back into the working mom gig, now with a 4 year old and a baby, I'm oh-so happy I decided to get a bunch of

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Working Mom Meals {Pinterest Success Edition}

There have been copious amounts of recipes I've tried via Pinterest. Not all good. But last night, I had a smashing success with Chicken Kiev, but instead of

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Working Mom Meals {No Cook Refrigerator Oatmeal Edition}

I'm a month into my health kick, making life changes and not quick fad diet changes. For the first three weeks, I was mostly eating plain oatmeal for

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Working Mom Meals {Freezer Meals Edition}

In less than 8 weeks or so I'll be on maternity leave. {Which I think warrants a whole post for itself!} Only eight weeks? Cue the head explosion! I'm not

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10 Go To Dinner Options

I was recently having a chat with a friend when she asked about how we menu planned.  After initialing laughing because we NEVER menu plan, I did note that I

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Working Mom Meals {Chicken and Broccoli Ring}

A few weeks ago my pregnant brain decided what it wanted for once. Most nights our drive home is filled with Me: so what do you want for dinner? Husband:

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Working Mom Meals {Favorites From the Web}

While I love to cook, and while yes, I normally take a recipe and put my own spin on it, I'm not one to ever really "make something

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Working Momma Win: Post-Holiday Lunches

Recently we hosted my husband’s family for Easter dinner at our place. My big kitchen, his big family, their big personalities. That place got loud, it got crowded

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When The Meal Plan Doesn’t Go To Plan

So last time I posted, it was all about tips and tricks for meal planning made easy for a working mom. It aalllmost sounded like I had my -ish

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Working Mom Casserole?

You know that whenever the writer uses a question mark at the end of the title of a recipe, it's bound to be good...except, usually the opposite of

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Working Mom Meal: Creamy Bowtie Casserole

Oh dinner. That magical/stressful hour when you're crossing your fingers that what you've managed to throw together in a pot/pan/microwavable dish is edible and, if you're lucky, enjoyable. Getting

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