I'm not going to lie. This was not the most beautiful meal I ever made. But it DOES NOT MATTER because it was epically delicious. So maybe you don't serve this to your new in-laws whom you want to impress with your Martha Stewart perfect skills. You serve this to your best friends and your ...

Everyone thinks their mama's meatloaf is the best. Today, I am here to say that they are incorrect. This meatloaf, my friends, is the best. I am not kidding. If you don't think you like meatloaf, try this. I need you to understand that I rarely claim to have a "best" anything. Probably never ...

Barbecue and beer. Beer and Barbecue. The summer staples. Remember summer? Wasn't that awesome? My husband, Mr. Meat and Potatoes, works for O'Malley Beverage, where he peddles, well, beer. And he just so happens to also like to give a grill or smoker a run for its money, so around my house, ...

My baby, Lily Kate, turned 1 this past weekend. *Sob.* I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm delighted she survived that first year with us as parents and she's healthy and robust. But, like every parent who ever lived, I feel it's going too fast. She's *almost* not a baby anymore. She doesn't ...

This is what I love. It's Sunday night, the busy weekend has concluded, the kids are bathed, the baby is sleeping, it's 7:30 and I'm already in my jammies. I sit down to analyze my week's calendar, realize it's crazier than usual, and commence panicking about food. Because I only made a ...

That SJ has done it again. Seriously, you guys, if you aren't friends with this woman, seek her out immediately and make her your new BFF. Not only is she the sort of "sure we can do that," "up for anything," "make it happen" kind of person I love to be around, but she is CLEVER. So when I say, ...