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An Ode to the Grill (plus a giveaway)

May 2, 2012

Grilling season has officially started at the Copley house! The weekend before last I spent a few hours scrubbing the heck out of our grill to get it ready for cooking and then this weekend we hosted friends for our first barbecue of the year. I didn’t used to like grilling very much (honestly, I [...]

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My Kids Ate It: Dijon Fish Cakes

April 5, 2012

If you told me on Monday that my children would willingly eat fish cakes for dinner, I would have called you a liar. Liar, liar pants on fire! Then I would have sneered and questioned your ability to hang onto telephone wires. But here we are on Thursday morning and I am here to tell [...]

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My Kids Ate It: Chili-Cheese Mac, Veggies and Ranch Dip

March 26, 2012

I don’t know about you, but dinner time can be extremely frustrating for me. Sometimes it seems like no matter what I cook, one or both of my kids complains bitterly about their meal. We have firm rules about the use of the word “yuck” at our dinner table (hint: not allowed), so my kids [...]

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Projects from Pinterest I’ve Actually Done

February 22, 2012

I’ve started to notice some backlash against my beloved Pinterest lately. There is no doubt that the site if filled with tons of creative inspiration but lots of people have begun to question how many people are spending their free time completing projects they’ve pinned on Pinterest and how many are frittering that time away [...]

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Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2012

I went waaay overboard on the Valentine’s theming this year, but I love how the kids’ lunches came out. In fact, I couldn’t wait until Friday to share the bentos I made for the kids this morning so I’m coming at you with a special Valentine’s Day post! Wyatt’s lunch had popcorn with pink sprinkles, [...]

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School Night Dinner: Chicken with Tomatoes and Olives

January 25, 2012

Thank you to Hunt’s for sponsoring this post and encouraging my culinary skills! Visit Hunt’s Signature Recipe Collection to find tons of delicious ideas for using Hunt’s tomatoes in your meals. I’m can’t put my finger on exactly what’s changed this year, but now that Wyatt is in second grade we are really busy during [...]