Normally I write my " Seven Days of Dinner " posts on a Sunday or Monday, so I have a plan in my head for the next seven evening m...

Alfie likes to say I'm a control freak, and I do admit that I, um, enjoy planning things out. That's one of the reasons why my Sev...

The weather was so nice this weekend, it got me thinking about spring, and all the fresh, green produce that goes with it. Fortunately, th...

Last weekend was a hectic one. We hosted two birthday parties -- one for Jammy on Saturday, and one for 3Po on Sunday. I kind of went a li...

Alfie and I love Indian food, but I can't say that the kids share our passion for aloo gobi, chicken vindaloo, rogan josh and other mout...

New year, new menus! Here's what's on for dinner this week: * Enchilada bake * Baked salmon with pesto, beans and roasted potatoes *...

Woo-hoo, the holiday break has started! The kids are out of school and Alfie's office has given everyone the whole of next week off, so...

I'm atoning for last week's meat extravaganza with a week composed of entirely vegetarian dishes. Not that it's going to be a h...

I've decided to give week's menu has a Hispanic theme. Maybe it's the weather, but I find myself craving hearty dishes with lot...

I don't know if you've noticed, but I've managed to go over 6 weeks (not counting the time my mom did the cooking) without repea...

Now that my parents have left, I'm back in the kitchen and back to planning our weekly dinner menus. It has been a delicious two weeks,...

My parents have come to visit, which is a real treat for the whole family. The kids get doting grandparents, Alfie and I get trusted (and f...

When you're planning the week's dinner menu, it really helps if you're not sick with a cold and the thought of slaving away over...

For the past several weeks, most of the dishes I've cooked have been from a cookbook. I don't have much patience with following rec...

I've broken one of my Seven Days of Dinner rules this week. I said vegetables have to be part of each and every meal, yet here I am, pu...

We've got eggs on the menu two times this week. No, make that three: Filipinos traditionally eat arroz a la cubana with a fried egg on...

This is actually Brie, not Camembert. When I get started with an idea, I really like to flesh it out. Take this Seven Days of Dinner thing,...

Here's some of the bounty from our local farmer's market that I plan to use to cook our dinners this week. Needless to say, the flo...

I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I don't care much for the taste of them myself, but I love them because my kids love them. T...

I love Andrew Zimmern. Who else would say clotted tissue tastes like nuts? I heard that he's got new episodes of Andrew Zimmern: Bizar...