Why Feed Your Family?

In the years of perfecting being a stay at home mom, I have discovered that dinnertime can be both stressful and rewarding. My experience is that I like to cook, I just don't want to think about what I am making and I don't want to be halfway through a recipe and not have that one unique ingredient. I am also adamant about eating together as a family - without interruption most nights of the week.

To that end, I am most comfortable making a weekly menu based upon family activities, committments, and the ingredients that are on sale or in season. I like to try new recipes so each week I incorporate something we have never eaten, never prepared at home, or a new variation on an old favorite into the mix. We rarely eat the same things in a month or more of menus, but I can get routine with broad categories, like soup and sandwhich night,crockpot night, or potpie night.

This blog is a journal of my menus and recipes in hope that others will find it useful and streamline their nightly challenges. I am cooking now for two adults and a small, but growing boy and we are fairly adventurous in our culinary experiences. I will also post dinner party menus and recipes as I host them.

Thanks for reading and feel free to add comments, recipes and ideas.
ChefCaitlin