Tag: dinner

It's hot, you're busy and company's coming for dinner. Nothing's easier than tossing some chicken on the grill. Am I right?

Not at all! Think about it: When was the last time you had a properly cooked piece of chicken from somebody's backyard grill?

"Never" is my guess—even from your own. Don't take it personally. The fact is that hardly anybody knows how to grill chicken that isn’t coal-blackened or outright charred in some places or practically raw in others.

Spending your first Thanksgiving holiday with your new in-laws? Toss your expectations out the window and get ready to blend in with your in-laws and their "merry" ways. Here are a few etiquette tips to help you put your best foot forward when you are the guest of your new spouse's family during the holidays.

1. Show up with a gift. Your husband might not have a clue that you should never arrive empty handed. A nice hostess gift will go a long way in showing your appreciation for the holiday invitation to dinner.

If you’re in a relationship, there will come a time when you need to make a compromise. After all, you can’t be in a relationship strictly on your own terms. However, compromise isn’t always easy. Here are the healthy and unhealthy accommodations we make for our significant others.

Healthy Compromises

Dinner
Can’t decide what’s for dinner? Come to a compromise. A simple way to do this is by splitting up the weekday dinners evenly. She gets to choose what to cook on three days, he's also in charge of meals for three days. For that last remaining day, dine out.

In the mad rush of jobs, school work, social obligations, and sports teams, quality time as a family seems harder to come by than ever before. If I want more time to just be "mom" and enjoy my kids, I need to put as much planning into it as I do every other area of our lives.

Here are some of my favorite ways to create space to simply enjoy each other and strengthen our bonds as a family unit—and summer is a great time to implement new routines and rituals without the pressure of school and strict schedules.

It never ceases to amaze me how life changing a simple moment can be—and, if you visit Monterey, you’ll know why.

Things like waking up to the smell of clean, ocean air. Knowing, when you wake up, the world's greatest tasting breakfast is on its way. The joy of knowing my teenage children are just a few feet away and all the miracles we discover in the coming hours will be shared by all of us.

Whether you like to hop on bandwagons or not, and regardless of the name, "Meatless Monday," it’s a good idea to include at least one meatless meal into the family dinner rotation once a week. Here is a quick and easy dinner menu your whole family will enjoy!

Broccoli Enchiladas
Ingredients:
3 cups of broccoli florets
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Do Christmas commitments cause you pain and frustration? Or do they cause conflict between you and your spouse? Between you and your family?

For instance, your tradition is Christmas dinner with your husband’s family. However, every single year you have to deal with your sister-in-law who is rude and insensitive, and you don’t want to deal with it anymore; but if you say something to your husband it might start an argument. Or if your husband is supportive of your feelings toward your sister-in-law, it may cause a rift with the family to break the Christmas dinner tradition.