This week's meal plan from my 6-year-old So this week I enlisted the help of my 6-year-old for this week's meal plan. I was half expecting it to look something like this: Monday: Mac & Cheese Tuesday: PB&J Wednesday: Pizza Thursday: Pasta  Friday: Pizza (again) So there was a little of that, but I was pleasantly surprised to see some dishes that were...

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(photo credit: ChopChop Magazine) I'm planning this week's meal before the big New England Patriot's playoff game (we're Pats fans here). As I'm digging through cookbooks, magazines and websites trying to figure out what to make for dinner this week, all I can think of is "Do Your Job" - the new rallying cry for our home team. Yes, I'm going to do...

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Amazing. Made it through the first full week of the new year without breaking any resolutions! One reason I'm able to stick to my resolution of eating healthy and trying at least one new recipe a week is menu planning. I write about menu planning here, and still use this handy Meal Plan and Shopping List from Real Simple. It doesn't get more...

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Happy New Year! 2015 is off to a good start so far: kids got up and got to school on time! This is short of a miracle after a 2-week break of going to bed at 10pm and waking up at 9am. I'm also back to sticking to a weekly meal plan which includes lots of healthier recipes. Because you know, it's not...

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