This post is coming a bit later than I had intended.  If you happened to check this site during the past week

Speaking of living day-to-day, it was not until this past Monday that I realized that Thanksgiving and the beg

I have always been a meal planner, mostly because it helps me to stay organized, and I find it keeps the week

For the days when you can't decide between oatmeal and pancakes, these griddled oatcakes may be just about per

This post is in partnership with Revol. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Gather & Dine. Iâ

Our family spent a week in Maine this past summer and while most of our time was spent in South Portland, we d

Dinner has always been an important part of our family life.  It's our time to come to the table, set aside t

My break from this space turned out to be a little longer than I had intended, but I'm happy to be back and I

My oldest has been away at a music camp for the past two weeks, and we're getting ready to pick him up tomorro

There's a tendency for me to dream about lazy idyllic summers in a most idealistic sort of way.  I think of s

Goodness it's already been several weeks already since my last post.  The extra quietness has been something

It was my mom's last radiation therapy appointment and I had wanted to be there with her to hear the doctor's

Today I'm delighted to be a part of a virtual baby shower for Sonja and Alex of A Couple Cooks.  They recentl

I've been craving fresh and simple lately, and these tacos are just that.  They come from Ina Garten's latest

We are back home again, finally.  After a several days skiing with my sister's family out in Colorado, we man

In an effort to incorporate more meatless mains into our everyday, I've been seeking out recipes that are heav

Cauliflower has been a long time point of difference between me and Ryan, but I finally won him over with this

Ryan's workplace recently had a chili cook-off as an effort to build community within his department.  While

My oldest turn ten years old this week.  Recalling very clearly those earlier years of being a new mom, I oft

Along with learning to say no to more, I'm also learning to allow myself to say yes to more of the little thin

Prioritizing time has never been a strength for me.  I tend to categorize more than I should as a "priority"

It's been a few weeks since my last post, but I'm glad to be back here again beginning this fresh new year.  

Christmas menus have been planned by now and there's hardly a need for another stollen recipe, but I feel the

For as busy and stressful as December can be, I still love it for its reminders of hope and joy, and also for

How about a warm and nourishing bowl of soup to balance out all of those holiday sweets?  With all of the coo

This post is sponsored by Celestial Seasonings and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.  I grew up

Our local raspberry farm was running a special on mini pumpkins this year- an entire bucket (nearly 40!) pumpk

My sister's family visited for a few days last week and although the physical distance between us makes me a

After writing last week's post and reminiscing about my past dreams of living in Maine, I realized how far I h

For years when I was growing up, my dream had been to someday live in Maine.  There is something absolutely 

Now that school is back in session, I'm back to grocery shopping by myself and it feels like such a luxury.  

With the fall season peeking around the corner,  I find myself still enjoying the abundance of summer's boun

We were walking the streets of Hong Kong, heading towards a restaurant for lunch, when the kids noticed a litt

Just over two weeks ago, I received word of my grandmother's passing and not long after that, we were off on a

Every July I make the same blueberry pie- it's a favorite mid-summer tradition that I look forward to every ye

Sometimes when it comes to entertaining, I fall into the trap of thinking that a meal needs to be complicated