Crock Pot Marinara to Blow Your Mind!

I hate to say a recipe can change your life but I have and I won’t stop. I made this recipe using simple ingredients you can buy at Aldi exclusively if you so choose. It will be better than most sauces on the market and will cost far less (as you will see). Even if […]

Working Mom Meal Hacks: Game-Changing Chicken

The easiest thing in my arsenal is a roast chicken. I make it at least 2 times a month at our house. A 5-6 pound bird is best in my experience for a family meal with some leftovers. If you don’t care for leftovers, a smaller bird will work! Leftovers of a basic […]

Working Mom Meal Hacks: Tandoori Maple Turkey

Turkey was a food my husband claimed he was not that “into”. I think this is about as unAmerican as is humanly possible so I felt the need to remedy it. I had a hankering for maple syrup and turkey sausage recently (as a person who wrote a dissertation about Canadian politics is wont to […]

Working Mom Meal Hacks: Quick ‘n Dirty Maple Bread

When the weather dips down, I get excited to bake all the things. Traditionally, I used to bake a loaf of bread a week. Even on maternity leave, I stuck to this many weeks because I love to bake and was often so scatterbrained I would have meat and cheese for sandwiches but no bread. […]