Do you ever find yourself in a mad dash to throw together a dish for an event or gathering? When you are in a bind for a quick dish to take to a party, or want to throw together a fast and filling dinner that will feed a crowd, oven baked tacos are perfec…
Do you ever find yourself in a mad dash to throw together a dish for an event or gathering? Even though you may have known about said event for over a month and you have received … https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/09/feed-crowd-fast-oven-baked-tacos/
A guest blogger, and graphic designer for County Market, chimes in this week on his thoughts on Whole30 eating and how it has worked so far for his family. After reading this week's blog and seeing some of his favorite dishes, would you consider bringing …
This week my co-worker Jordan is going to share his take on Whole30 and how it has worked for his family. After seeing Jordan bring in some awesome lunches, get in great shape, an… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/09/whole30-your-family-amatuer-weighs/
This blog is now about six months old. It begs the question, what have I learned in this process and have I made progress? And how have your family dinners been shaping up? To keep our momentum going, I have a new dinner challenge that I would like to pro…
Guess what? This is the 26th week that I am writing this blog. A little over the six month mark, I have to ask myself a few questions. There are three questions that my son’s drum… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/07/dinner-daily-challenge/
Tis’ the season to go camping! Earlier this week I went to Cub Scout camp. And as luck should have it one of the planned activities was a demonstration on creating your own campfire meal. As the camp counselor and the kids made a campfire dessert I snappe…
Tis’ the season to go camping! Earlier this week I went to Cub Scout camp. And as luck should have it one of the planned activities was a demonstration on creating your own campfi… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/06/cake-campfire/
What do you do when you have nothing planned for dinner and don’t want to eat out? Raid the pantry! That is exactly what I did this week and came up with a tried and true family favorite. Spaghetti and Meatballs! And even if you do not have oodles of time…
What do you do when you have nothing planned for dinner and don’t want to eat out? Raid the pantry! That is exactly what I did this week and came up with a tried and true family f… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/06/meatballs-and-oodles-noodles-zoodles/
My kids love chicken and love bacon. So I put together a recipe that brings these two things together with my third favorite partner in crime – cheese! Other than seasoning, this is all you need for your main dish!
When does the summer slowdown hit again? I’m thinking maybe someday when I hypothetically retire. School is out, but I still have three drop-offs to three different locations befo… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/06/best-ever-bacon-chicken-bake/
It doesn’t matter what your life situation, the end of May tends to wreak havoc out of absolutely nowhere. This is not a new phenomenon, but something that happens annually and we all seem to forget about until we are right in the middle of it. During bus…
It doesn’t matter what your life situation, the end of May tends to wreak havoc out of absolutely nowhere. This is not a new phenomenon, but something that happens annually and we… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/05/4-ingredient-dinner-combat-may-mahem/
The simplicity and goodness of a BLT never goes out of style. I, of course, love the classic BLT and that will always be my go to. Now that I am writing this blog, I did a little more research to find what I think are the top three BLT contenders to rival…
With warmer weather comes some of my favorite summer things. In no particular order: the smell of sunscreen, loaded coolers, blueberries, fireflies, lemonade, reading by the pool,… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/05/my-top-three-blts/
A constant theme I continue to visit in my blog is simplifying life. As I lesson our commitments to activities and events I am recommitting to the things that matter. Our evenings are becoming more meaningful and relaxed. And when our evenings are not rus…
A constant theme I continue to visit in my blog is simplifying life. The reason I do so, is because I am seeing so many benefits in my family’s life and in our general eating habi… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/04/simple-kind-life/
So how can you plan easy meals for your spring and summer? I’m really excited about a new concept that County Market stores have now. The new weekly ad will give you easy meal ideas and these meal solutions will be displayed in the store and grouped toget…
Who is ready for summer?!?
Spring is here and my household is about to burst with excitement from anticipation. My kids are already asking daily if we can go swimming. I have g… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/04/set-your-summer-success/
This week, Maureen's sister Julie shares one of her favorite family dishes - the burrito bowl! Julie breaks down her process into easy to fill categories to make sure everyone is getting a well balanced dinner. She also include a cleaner option. And as al…
This week my sister Julie is guest blogging from Chicago to give her take on family dinners. I hope you enjoy her perspective this week:
Hello from Chicago! When I w… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/04/build-better-burrito-bowl/
If we have chicken for dinner, or anything that resembles a chicken nugget, my kids will usually eat it. As fish is plentiful this time of year I thought catfish might also be “the other white meat” that the kids could enjoy. While fish dinners are easily…
My middle child did not eat meat the first three years of his life. We slowly eased him in with chicken. He liked chicken. Then we did pork, and told him it was chicken. He liked … https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/03/it-tastes-chicken/
This week, I am challenging my family with jambalaya. If anything could be the opposite of cheese pizza, jambalaya could be it. My philosophy this week: if you don’t like dinner one night out of the week - that is fine. Eat the jambalaya or make a sandwic…
Up until this blog I have played it pretty safe. I like to make everyone happy. As I have gotten older, I have realized that is pretty much impossible. And sometimes, not being ha… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/03/bringing-heat-jambalaya-challenge/
When you aren't feeling well, or you have other people in your household under the weather, simple comfort food can be just what you need. That is what I went for this week: a simple and easy dinner that works great for leftovers when you have even less e…
"No one has been sick in our household this year, and it has been so long I can't even remember how long it has been!" Yes, these words came out of my mouth on several occasions a… https://www.mycountymarket.com/discover/finding-dinner-again/2017/03/household-needs-cheese-chocolate-stat/