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What We Ate This Week #1

Now that we’re in the new house and have settled into a good rhythm and routine, I figured it would be fun to share what meal planning and grocery shopping look like in our household. This is going to be a series I plan to keep up with, since I’m really, really trying to get a fool-proof system in place between the grocery lists and meal planning….

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Chicken Noodle Soup

The weather in St. Louis is crazy. It’s currently fall and temperatures have jumped 35 degrees in either direction and back again in a 72 hour period. Both kids have constant runny noses, and my husband and I are running on very little sleep this week in particular (hello, Election 2020!). A large bowl of chicken noodle soup with french bread for lunch has been soul healing. …

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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

I almost didn’t have time to post this week, because two babies with mild colds, but here we are. Today, I’m sharing a Top 10-er, I’m a huge fan of this soup and highly suggest it to anyone as a fall go-to. Also, I’m proud to say that my (almost) two year old daughter can now identify sage. Oh my heart. …

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Classic Minestrone

Are you sick of seeing this blue and white bowl yet? I am! We’re moving into our NEW HOME in less than 6 weeks, and I definitely plan on adding more variety to our bowl collection (which currently consists of four of these blue and white Antropologie bowls). But until then, I have zero desire to purchase anything new until we’re settled in the new space. ANYWAY, here’s this weeks Soup of the Week: Classic Minestrone! …

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Pasta Bolognese, Please!


I absolutely love a good bolognese sauce. When I was pregnant with our first baby, it was in the weekly rotation. I’m finally getting around to typing up the recipe I’ve been using. It’s a version of America’s Test Kitchen, so pretty much all credit goes to them (as per usual!). Use any type of pasta you’d like, I tend to mix it up!…

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Butter Chicken with Rice and Naan

I welcome the day I’m no longer nervous about messing up the spices in an Indian dish. While I’m not quite there yet, I did find this recipe fantastic after a few trial runs, tweaking as I went along. By the time I cooked this for two of my three clients last week, I was confident it was a tried and true recipe. My husband considers this dish in the Dinners by Dara, Top 10….

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