I have a few confessions to make. Â I don't normally plan our dinners around Meghan's likes. I think more about what Tim and I will like than her. Â I also rarely prepare her something different than what we are having. There are a couple reasons I do our dinners this way. Â First, as a toddler, ...
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Creamy Carrot Brown Rice Risotto
The last time I made risotto I was pregnant with Meghan. Â I was still in the sick-all-day phase, but apparently feeling ambitious. Â I stood over the stove, nauseous, while I stirred, stirred, stirred that rice. Â Soon I pulled up a chair, doubled over with my arm extended so I could continue to stir. ...
Lemony Lentil Salad
It was one of those days. Â You plan to get home at a certain time, but life with a toddler sometimes makes tasks that should take 10 minutes take 20 or 30 minutes. Â Those few extra minutes wasted taking off shoes and putting them back on because "I DO IT! Â MEGHAN'S TURN TO PUT ON THE SHOE!" Â and ...