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This is a hit at potlucks with kids. 12 pieces dry lasagna (NOT the "no-boil" kind) 2 jars of your favorite pasta sauce 1 medium ...

Just thinking about cooking for them them is fun for me. This is what I typically make - recipes to follow throughout the next couple weeks...

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts - frozen is okay (of course we use Marketday) 1 box rice pilaf several splashes of your favorite zesty i...

When I saw these on Suburban Bliss I knew we had to make them. Scott already found me the arms.

I had some at the new Houlihan's a month or so ago and knew it was something I could re-create at home. Both the kids love this. 3 bone...

I know - I've made challah 3 times in the past 5 weeks or so. This is the original recipe I've always used and it's really the b...

This past weekend I hosted my parents in for a quick trip from Ohio. The kids love to see them and it was all the more fun because Seth won...

Yesterday I bought 5 lbs of ground sirloin. HOW FUN! I made: Meatballs 2 lbs. ground sirloin 1 large chopped onion 2 cloves pressed garlic 1...

I'm home with Seth, who is sick. You may have heard me whine about this already today. So tonight for dinner - what are you making? He...

Is your child picky? Read this. And the comments. I find them so interesting. I am a bad mother. I don't push things I know my kid...

Who can tell me why we don't have a Trader Joe's in Champaign? That, in addition to the rumored SuperTarget off the new Curtis Road...

Have you ever had vertigo? I hadn't until Monday. All I can say is yuck. I thought there was something SERIOUSLY wrong with me. Luck...

This summer I feel like I've been making the same things over and over. Dish #1 Potatoes, squash or eggplant, onions, sometimes tomatoe...

All gussied up for MIL's 70th b-day party at Jupiters on 8/17/08.

In an effort to save money, i've been trying NOT to purchase expensive "special ingredients" which is HARD for me! I get our ...

This is what I think of when someone says "Potato Salad". My mom is a good cook with some core recipes - this is one. She didn...

1 medium Vidalia onion 2 large (or 4 small) roma tomatoes (I would probably get regular red tomatoes with the stems on about now!) 1 green j...

½ package dried cheese tortellini or more if you have a whole package! 1 cup orzo (cooked separately) 1/4 chunk feta crumbled 3 green onions...

1. I'm off Friday afternoon. 2. The Lawyer slept last night 3. The kids L*O*V*E their new day camp 4. Fern has been sleeping with me (sh...

102_0972 Originally uploaded by srhlerner someday I'll figure all this out!