Nearly every time we eat at home, the food is better than when we go out. We’ve come up with a fair amount of new recipes that have been incredibly successful and we’ve definitely started narrowing out restaurants that are places we don’t ever have to eat at again.

By eliminating the convenient food stops and being unwilling to accept the mediocre, we’re much closer to having a diet solely composed of foods we adore. By spending more time at home in the kitchen, we’ve spent more time as a family… helping us all relax as a whole.

Keeping at least two of our meals a day from home has been a great goal. Though I will admit the coffee out at some of my favorite places is missed the most (for the ambiance and conversation mostly), being at home more together has been great for all of our souls.