Category Archives: Shopping List

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  To a fabulous summer, Shopping List July 9-13

  Posted on July 7, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  I hope summer is treating you well and you are enjoying the sunshine and the great outdoors. I don’t know about you, but I would rather spend as little time as possible in the kitchen and more time outdoors lounging poolside. With that spirit in mind, this week’s dinners leaves you plenty of time lounging [...]

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• Shopping List July 2-6

  Posted on June 29, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  The other day I had a conversation about 4th of July with my 8 year old. He wanted to know why July 4th was called Independence Day. “But mom, why do we call it Independence Day?” After a lengthy explanation of how the first settlers came to the U.S. from England and how the settler [...]

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  Old Time Favorites, Shopping List June 25-29

  Posted on June 23, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  Voilà! May I present the top five fave? How did the kids do? I thought they did pretty well. Three of the five dishes are old time favorites of mine. Dishes I grew up with. It’s great to see that the kids like it just as much as I do. What are some of your [...]

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  Miracles do Happen, Shopping List June 18-22

  Posted on June 16, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  A miracle happened at my house. The kids actually asked me to cook one or the other menu, since they did not have it in “like forever mom!”. Wow, I thought I will never hear these word from my kids. I guess writing the blog and developing new and improved recipes did pay off. The [...]

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• Pet Peeve; Shopping List June 11-15

  Posted on June 9, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  It’s the day after another great Friday Night Dinner. Great food and great company! I’m tired and staring at the screen. Mercifully my cellphone releases that beautiful chime indicating a text message. Awesome, I can divert my attention to something else than the blank screen in front of me. Eagerly I turn the phone on, [...]

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  World Tour, Weekly Shopping List for the week of June 4 to 8

  Posted on June 2, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  With summer vacation starting for so many of you, I thought it would be fun to take a pretend culinary vacation around the globe, a world tour so to speak. The pictures have been taken off the internet since I have not been able to go to the places featured…yet. Monday’s dinner visits the Greek [...]

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  Endless Possibilities, Shopping List May 28 – June 1

  Posted on May 26, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  Memorial Day is a time to remember all the brave individuals that have sacrificed their lives for our freedom and our endless possibilities to live our lives to its fullest. In honor of Memorial Day we will have daily BBQ s to celebrate the start of summer. I feel time is slowing down and I [...]

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• All Good Intentions; Shopping List May 21-25

  Posted on May 20, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  Every time my kids come home with a project, I vow to start early, get it out of the way, be done with… so we do not find ourselves in a bind and scramble the night before to get it all done. I can’t count how many times I have stayed up with one or [...]

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  Quick Dinners in Honor of the Best Mom’s ever, Shopping List May 14-18

  Posted on May 12, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  After a busy week of sports and a hectic Saturday, I’m ready to take it a little easier next week. Who said Mother’s Day should only be one day? Let’s give ourselves a little present. Next week’s dinners take less than 1 hour:) A few years ago, when one of my girls was in first [...]

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• Shopping List the Week of May 7-11

  Posted on May 5, 2012 by Dinnerstorys in Shopping List

  This week we will be taking a culinary vacation. In honor of Cinco di Mayo, Monday and Tuesday’s dinner have a Mexican flavor to it. For Wednesday’s dinner we are visiting one of my favorite countries, Italy and move on to my home country Switzerland. The week ends in Tunisia for a truly culinary delight. [...]

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