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Erica J. Thatcher

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How to do chic snacking, save for college & be ‘effortless’

March 19, 2022 by ericajthatcher

To me, the end of winter is a time for reflection and for a reset. And it’s a good time for a mixed-bag reading list, which can make for some interesting takeaways. Happy editing! À Table (2021), by Rebekah Peppler. Chic snacking, the French way. This is the cookbook I’ll be turning to for dinners, […]

Filed Under: Food + Cooking, Home + Garden, Money, Reading

Kids need fiber: How to get them to eat veggies

September 2, 2020 by ericajthatcher

Please don’t hate me when I tell you this, but I have a nine-year-old who eats her vegetables. Not just leaves of iceberg lettuce, either—we’re talking fennel, whole tomatoes, celery leaves, cilantro, beets, golden carrots, cabbage, fava beans, leeks. She’s kind of a monster.  It’s pretty great considering I was never really a serious vegetables […]

Filed Under: Family, Food + Cooking, Health, Home + Garden

Fork and spoons on counter with orange backsplash

Twice as Good: Sauces That’ll Make You Love Your Own Cooking

June 29, 2020 by ericajthatcher

I get tired of my own cooking sometimes. At those times, even the crispy, salty, lemony roasted chicken I just pulled out of the oven seems boring. The pan-seared grass-fed skirt steak looks unfinished and slightly unappetizing. My vegetables taste too vegetable-y. My meal needs just a ‘little something’ to make it taste lighter, brighter, […]

Filed Under: Family, Food + Cooking, Home + Garden

What’s for Dinner? 5 Easy Meals That Don’t Involve Takeout or Blue Apron

February 20, 2020 by ericajthatcher

Yes, you still have to cook. And clean. But only a little bit. We all know it’s waaay healthier and cheaper to eat at home. We also know that cooking a meal and dealing with dishes after a long day pretty much sucks. When I walk in the door after work on a weekday, I […]

Filed Under: Family, Food + Cooking, Home + Garden, Time Management

Feeling Anxious? 10 Ways to Boost Your Mood

November 4, 2019 by ericajthatcher

I was exhausted, irritable and anxious for years. Until I learned about the ultimate tiny edit—how to care for the tiny critters in my digestive system. That’s right—the bacteria that live in our guts. You’ve probably heard by now about the trillions of microscopic bugs that live in your gut, performing various tasks like digesting […]

Filed Under: Food + Cooking, Health

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