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The Easiest Way to Grill Corn 🍴 What’s For Dinner Wednesday

Mr. Little Mama and I have been married almost 11 years, having known each other for nearly 25, and he still manages to surprise me once in a while. Usually in the kitchen. We’d been married several years when I … Continue reading

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One-Pot Pasta 🍴 What’s for Dinner Wednesday

I don’t know about you, but I have found myself busier and more rattled this summer than during the school year. It’s killing me, people! Two Housewives to recap, swim lessons, tutoring, three separate camp activity programs, every week a … Continue reading

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Roasted Potato Salad 🍴 What’s For Dinner Wednesday

Summer has arrived, sudden like an alarm and hotter than hell. Summer is our winter here in Arizona – it’s just hard to be outside when it’s at it’s worst. And as those in cold climates want to eat warm … Continue reading

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Caprese Salad with Corn and Avocado 🍴 What’s for Dinner Wednesday

We are having the craziest week here. CRAZY. Today is Big’s actual 9th birthday, and tomorrow is the last day of school. We invited both Big and Middle’s entire classes over for our annual last day splash bash after the … Continue reading

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The Grumpy Chop Salad 🍴 What’s For Dinner Wednesday

I made dinner for friends who had an illness in the family on Saturday, and the best part was that I basically made one big meal and split it in two – half for us, half for them. Voilà! Dinner … Continue reading

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Cream of Asparagus and Spinach Soup 🍴 What’s for Dinner Wednesday

I am feeling a powerful, almost desperate need to detox, in every sense of the word. I have been burning the candle at six ends for too long now, and feel a critical pull back to the essentials in body, … Continue reading

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Green Chile Mac & Cheese with Bacon 🍴 What’s for Dinner Wednesday

It’s May 1, which means (a) it’s time I have to give in and turn on the air conditioning, and (b) we rightly should be well outside of mac & cheese season. However, this past weekend an organization for which … Continue reading

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Pressure Cooker Ribs 🍴 What’s For Dinner Wednesday

As I mentioned last week, a week or so ago my kids got it into their heads that they wanted barbecued ribs for dinner. Good times, thought me, as we were trapped in the mini at 4pm-ish with an hour … Continue reading

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What’s For Dinner Wednesday 🍴 Zucchini Slaw

Over the weekend we went on a long drive to visit the Y camp where my older boys are going to go to a four-day overnight “mini camp” this summer. I think this will be a great chance for them … Continue reading

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What’s For Dinner Wednesday 🍴 JLT Curry Chicken and Rice Salad and GIVEAWAY!

The vast majority of the friends I have made in my adult life are women I have met through my membership in the Junior League. I originally joined the league in Chicago, and when I moved to Tucson not knowing … Continue reading

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