Sometimes it's hard to convince kids to eat vegetables.  Actually, sometimes it's hard to convince adults that they want to eat vegetables!  But I always feel a little leery about hiding vegetables in food, since I want to teach my kids to appreciate how vegetables taste and what they do for our bodies.  Hiding them just seems to defeat the purpose. That being said, I also want to occasionally eat a meal that no one whines about.  And I knew that I could potentially get that with spaghetti.  … [Read more...]

Chicken Cacciatore is one of those things that I didn't know was a thing until our Whole 30.  And then we tried a recipe for it, and it was delicious!  But it was also kind of a lot of work: chop up all the veggies, make the sauce on the stovetop, combine with chicken, cook for a long time in the oven...if you've been here for even a little while, you know I like my meals quick and simple. So I changed it. This recipe is based on the Chicken Cacciatore from Sarah Fragoso's Everyday … [Read more...]

I like squash.  I like bacon.  And I like a little bit of sweet with my savory.  So this recipe was a natural combination of all of those.  And the fact that we have oodles of pears.  But really? This is just easy and yummy. Also, totally a side note, but this works for breakfast, or for dinner, or if you're Whole 30-ing but want something that you can eat with or without eggs.  Because I totally get if you're on day 19 and you're sick of eggs. Unstuffed Squash with Bacon and … [Read more...]

I'm still in that "it's so hot I don't want to turn on the oven" phase, but I also really like baked and roasted food.  So in an effort to throw some variety into the sandwiches-salads-crockpot meal-repeat cycle I've been in lately, I wanted to try something different.  And so, I turned on the oven. Although, in all honesty, I totally made this dinner at 9am, photographed it, and put it in the fridge to reheat later.  And that was a definite win, because my house was not so hot at dinner … [Read more...]