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Grace Hodges

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Embracing the inconvenience of working mom life. Trained chef momma cooking with/for 2 little boys
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I have mountains to die on, but then there is the tired mom judgement call.

#pickyeaters #weeknightdinner #kidslunch #momlife #kidsfood by @bytablegrace

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Some days it’s clean and tidy, everything put away in its place. Sometimes days it’s kind of fun and cheery, a reminder of a fun baking project. Some days there are still bottles from 2 years ago and a moldy water bottle straw that just won’t quit.

#momlife #workingmom #cookingwithkids #momhumour by @bytablegrace

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But I get 10K+ steps in and the boys love the footage of trucks

#momlife #10kstepsaday #workingmom #richmomwalk @tinx by @bytablegrace

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Maybe it’s the desire for easy summer nights, or the seasonal lack of will power induced by commuting in the heat, but my dinner inspo has been lacking. With summer comes lots of travel - we travelled every weekend in June - and while it was a ton of fun, I feel like I hurled myself into every week, head-first, no [dinner aka life] plan. Thus, I’m not ashamed to say dinners have been looking like this - a random smattering of fridge/freezer clean outs, prepared foods, and summer produce. Can’t say they’re the most delicious dinners, but they get the job done, and they’re finished with ice cream for the correct dose of joy 🍦#weeknightdinner #kidsmeal #summerfood #momlife #workingmom #weeknightdinner by @bytablegrace

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a year ago

We have a golden average for our grocery bill that we rarely diverge from, but lately I’ve been looking at the prices of some of our ready-made staples and asking myself if the time saved is worth the money spent. I hate having a million different vegetables in my fridge for a side salad - too much chopping, often have wasted veg at the end of the week because we don’t actually eat a lot of the side salad to begin with - so for me, a bagged salad kit is totally worth it. What is no longer making the list are premade mini pizzas. I think I can do week night bread + sauce + cheese to cover the picky eater moments. #budgetfriendly #cookingonabudget #kidsmeals #weeknightdinner #weeknightcooking #cookingwithkids #momlife #workingmom by @bytablegrace

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You win some, you loose some. I felt so good quickly piecing together this quick curry. It used up things I had in my fridge, it felt relatively balanced and healthy. My toddler had been known to like curry and chickpeas but on this night he showed me just what can happen when you assume. Kid dinner teaches you humility, teaches you to put your ego aside. I sat there negotiating bites, worrying about malnutrition, sweating in frustration, and contemplating feeding my son through a tube. This meal will go down in family history as the quick curry disaster that almost broke mom. #kidsmeals #familydinner #mealprep #cookingwithkids #kidsfood #momlife #workingmom #weeknightmeals by @bytablegrace

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Making the Memorial Day school schedule work for us with a visit to mama’s work 💁🏻‍♀️ the hairnet was cuter than expected #momlife #bringyourkidtoworkday #familymeal #kidsfood #workingmom #memorialday by @bytablegrace

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Will my kids remember me as the overtired and overextended mom who ran around trying to make cookies happen on a weeknight? Will they remember me as the fun, not-so-rigid mom who let them play with flour and eat raw cookie dough? Who knows, but I hope they get that I love cooking with them no matter what mood I’m in!! #cookingwithkids #momlife #chocolatechipcookie #bakingwithkids #weeknight by @bytablegrace

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a year ago

I had plans to make pork chops for dinner, but I missed the delicate 30ish minute window I reserved to make them. As my opportunity to cook slipped away, I resigned myself to being a dinner troll, digging through the fridge for dried out carrot sticks, 3 bites of leftovers from the weekend, and some questionable pieces of expensive cheese that really need to be thrown away. I hate letting go of a good plan. But takeout totally saved me from being a sad, underfed, stressed out a****** the rest of the night. The rest of the family also vastly preferred it over my fridge foraging. On to sanitizing bottles and making lunches. 😮‍💨#momlife #dinner #weeknightdinner #takeout #pasta #cookingwithkids #eatingwithkids #kidsfood @polpettinapizza #westchestereats #westchestermoms by @bytablegrace

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a year ago

We were traveling this weekend, so I had no time to prepare meals. It felt easier to make eggs than to decide on a crowd- pleasing take out option. Toddler hated, mom and dad enjoyed with a glass of white wine and took a micro-vacation to a chic French family’s kitchen for 20 minutes. #monday #weeknightmeal #kidsmeal #cookingforfamily #cookingwithkids #frittata #eggsfordinner #momlife by @bytablegrace

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When your day doesn’t go as planned and your creative kitchen problem solving skills are fried, sometimes take out saves the day #momlife #workingmom #familydinner #weeknightmeals by @bytablegrace

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First week back at work post mat leave! On Sunday, made a slow cooked braised beef ragu - a massive pot for few days of dinner and froze some for panic moments. Didn’t mind making on Mother’s Day because it was a gift to myself. Forgot my breast pump day 1, but at least dinner was good. #weeknightmeals #slowcookerrecipes #kidsfood #cookingforfamily #momlife #maternity #workingmom by @bytablegrace

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