I haven't always been a salmon lover. Salmon is my step-dad's favorite food - I mean if we go to a restaurant and there is salmon on the menu, 98% chance he'll order it. So growing up my mom made salmon, or another fish, a few nights a week. I was sick of it - I think I OD'd growing up. But, I grew to love salmon as an adult and now I have it a few meals a week (per usual, I am at all times becoming more and more like my mother). This is the easiest baked salmon recipe and it is insanely ...
Traveling While Pumping
I love my kids. But me and my husband were feeling the need to have a break-y break! A weekend away, without the kids, to have some time together (and not to be awoken from sleep on the daily with DADDDDYYYY or crying). But I'm still exclusively breastfeeding and pumping so my biggest worry was figuring how to work in my pumping. Here I'll tell you all of my shortcuts for making pumping while traveling do-able. Tip 1: Stay in a central location Book a hotel or Airbnb in as central a location ...
Keeping Up With the Jones’
I had the most refreshing lunch today with my cousin who was visiting from D.C. She has two boys that are 7 and 9 - she is in the next phase of motherhood, while I am still in the tantrum and drooling stages. She left me with some helpful wisdom that I wanted to share with others. She reminded me to just try to do what is best for YOUR kids. And try not to look left and look right at what other people are doing. The best thing isn’t necessarily the most expensive thing or having your children in ...
Grilled Vegetable Platter
This grilled vegetable platter a perfect spring or summer dish - it is great for entertaining. I especially love this recipe because you can make it ahead of time and serve it room temperature. Perfect served alone as a side dish or with feta crumbled on top or a bowl of hummus on the side to dollop on top. Here, I doubled the recipe as a side dish for a pretty big party. I still had enough to make a frittata the next day and for a small dish of ratatouille the following day for ...
Ellington’s Race Car Themed Birthday Party
We decided to have a car themed birthday party for our son Ellington who is obsessed with cars. Cars, trucks, trains, but really mainly cars (and he says it like he's a Bostonian - "caaaars"). We were wavering on whether to do a second birthday party or just go on a family outing, but my love of entertaining won over. I really wanted to make it fun for the kids, but not spend a ton of money. Everyone had a ball! Invitation We did a quick photo shoot in our front yard and made this fun ...