This Week’s Meal Plan

Over on the Lunch with Lauren Facebook group, I occasionally post my weekly meal plan to give recipe ideas, but also to show the importance of meal planning in creating some ease in your week and cross utilizing products to help with budgeting. 

I always try to look at what is going on the week ahead, as far as evening activities, to gauge how much time I’ll have to cook and if anyone will be around to eat.… Read More »

Lunch with Lauren Pantry List

One of my biggest pet peeves is having to run to the grocery store more than once a week. I’ve heard that many of you have to make multiple trips and that is one of the factors in making mealtime so stressful. You may open a recipe and see that you don’t have a minor (or major) ingredient and scrap it altogether or get in the car and spend 30 minutes trying to find buttermilk.… Read More »

Recipes you will LOVE: Today’s Featured Chef: Matt Wright

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Aha! Connection Recipes you will LOVE

A common thread that most of our “chefs” share is Murphey Candler Park. Matt is no exception. He coaches all four of his sons in baseball, serves on the men’s board and coaches on the football side too. As if that isn’t enough, Matt is the co-owner of Wright’s Gourmet in Dunwoody with his father.… Read More »

Recipes you will LOVE: Today’s Featured Chef, Alan Mothner

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Aha! Connection Recipes you will LOVE

Next up in the batting order of local chefs is Alan Mothner.  Many of you might know Alan from Murphey Candler Park or perhaps from one of his photography classes or quite possibly from the Dunwoody Nature Center at which he is the Executive Director!… Read More »

Recipes you will LOVE: Today’s Featured Chef, Josh Nazarian

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Even though Josh spends a lot of time at Murphy Candler coaching football and watching his kids play baseball, softball and more, he still takes the time to treat his wife, Jaclyn, to some good eats at home.

Aha! Connection Recipes you will LOVE

So rack of lamb is my go-to for Jaclyn on holidays and special occasions. … Read More »

Recipes you will LOVE: Today’s Featured Chef – Anderson Cannon

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Aha! Connection Recipes you will LOVE

Foodie Patty thinks I’m a great cook but not sure that’s true. I’m just a grill guy that usually shoots from the hip. When she asked me to share a favorite recipe I was stumped, don’t really have any “recipes” of my own.… Read More »

Contact:

Anderson Cannon
ac@KarenCannon.com

Recipes you will LOVE: Today’s Featured Chef – Mike Casey

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Aha! Connection Recipes you will LOVE

Recipes, for me, have never been an “etched in stone” kind of thing.  Whether I’m following a recipe in a cookbook/online, trying to recreate something I’ve eaten at a restaurant or simply making something up, I rarely repeat a recipe verbatim. … Read More »

Contact:

Mike Casey
patty@theahaconnection.com

Recipes you will LOVE: A Valentine Season Feature from Foodie Patty

by Patty Moncrief
patty@theahaconnection.com

AHA Connection Recipes you will LOVE

I think most of us can agree that Valentine’s Day can be a daunting holiday, especially for guys. I know it is a bit unfair, but some of us ladies have high expectations for what Valentine’s Day should be.   We put just a LITTLE pressure on our significant other not to screw up.… Read More »

Recipes you will LOVE: Today’s Featured Chef – Matt Kern

Submitted by Patty Moncrief
patty@theahaconnection.com

Aha! Connection Recipes you will LOVE

My first featured chef is dear friend and neighbor, Matt Kern.

Hello to all you AHA Connection followers! I have the pleasure of sharing with you some recipes that I hope you will enjoy this Valentine’s Day.

I grew up in Atlanta, so many of my culinary influences come from Southern Chefs and the Southern comfort food my mother made when I was a child.… Read More »

Contact:

Matt Kern
mkern@bioiq.com

NYE Bubbly Picks from Michael Bryan at Vino Venue

Here are three great NYE bubbly picks from Michael Bryan of the Atlanta Wine School.  All are available at Vino Venue in the Georgetown Shopping Center

Affordable Bling

Cuvee Deor Prosecco, Italy $20

This solid gold bottle will certainly garner 2nd looks at a gathering!  Perfumy, soft in the mouth, with an ever-so-slightly touch of fruit sweetness.  … Read More »

Recipe of the Week: Lucky New Year’s Day Menu

In my family Mama always had the exact same menu every New Year’s Day for lunch.  I pretty much follow my Mom’s traditions and this is what I prepare and serve every New Year’s Day:

Turnip Greens
-Representing Money…eat more greens, earn more money in the upcoming year!

Cornbread
-I think we make cornbread simply because it is so yummy with turnip greens but somthing I just read says I’ve been eating it because it represents gold.… Read More »

Healthy Lunch Box Ideas!

Though my mind and my electric bill still say, “Summer,” it’s time to wrap our heads around the back-to-school routine, like it or not! With the start of school also comes the daily challenge of packing a healthy lunch that your kids will actually eat. My kids, though not especially picky at home, have strong preferences for what can and cannot go into the lunchbox.… Read More »

Penne with Tuna and Capers and more!

Submitted by Debbie Sumner

This is so refreshing for summer with the lemony sauce and so light too.
I make the pasta and put out the rest in bowls and my kids pick and choose what else they want to add:

12 oz penne pasta (I use Barilla Plus for more protein)
2 cloves minced garlic
zest and juice of 2 lemons
1/4 cup drained capers
1 15 oz can cannellini beans
1 cuo cooked edamame
1 6 oz can drained albacore tuna
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
crumbled feta to garnish

Make a sauce out of the lemon, garlic and olive oil.… Read More »