Katrina Cooks

He needed to plan some meals, and make some meals (dinner... coming up tonight). He enjoys it, and both of the kids have become boastf...

Erik's favorite movie in 2011 (and one of his favorites still) was Prep & Landing, so when I saw this idea for elf cookies online, ...

I love this recipe , but haven't made it in a couple years. The last time I did, neither of the kids would eat it. This week, I blended...

We were going to make Shepherd's pie (with leftover chicken) for dinner, but needed a quicker meal, so we did tacos. I love lettin...

Rocket, tomato, avocado, mahi mahi (leftovers from earlier this week), a splash of apple cider vinegar, a dash of sesame oil, and a grin...

I had a taste of this style of eggplant parm at my friend Claudia's house the other night as she was assembling it. The trick is to...

I let Erik choose dinner last night, and he picked Mac & Cheese, which Mads hates. So, I told him that we could have mac as a side a...

A recent Sloppy Joes recipe from Jamie Oliver made me realize that I haven't made these for the kids in many, many years. Like they...

Mads was a no on this, and Erik was a thumbs-up on the rice pudding but not on the cherries. Leftover Rice, Rice Pudding  1 c. cooke...

Let the lunch-making begin! We're ready for September 2nd. We love our Easy Lunchboxes ( http://www.easylunchboxes.com/ ) that I learne...

I love Americas' Test Kitchen. Watched an episode last night with great tips to make perfect chicken parm. And, since my childre...

Thanks to Anna for posting this today, we had a delicious breakfast of buttermilk pancakes this morning. Yes, there is no sugar in these at ...

Six pies ready for Earl and Tricia's wedding... three cherry, two apple, and one blueberry. Made with Grammy and a bit of help fro...

She wanted a geode cake, with blue and red crystals. It's a 2-layer 9 x 13 cake, half is vanilla cake with cherry filling and half i...

Nasturtiums and herbs in our salad, rosemary in our Gin & Tonics, giant fluffy pancakes for breakfast, and Nutella s'mores. Just...