After many years of getting about 9 million magazines, I finally really spent time figuring out which ones I actually looked at (as opposed to hoarding) and which ones has things in them that my family used. Turns out, the only ones I really used were magazines with recipes and other kitchen tips. Then, I …
In The Kitchen
This week, over at the deal site, I am telling you about this really neat menu planning service! Anyway, there is more on this over at the deal site including a 3-month subscription giveaway to Relish! for one lucky reader! Let’s do the menu plan first, then I will get to the recipe. Monday: Quick …
Setting up Your Menu Plan Sponsored By: Rada Cutlery I want to start off this post with a short introduction of the fabulous company, Rada Cutlery. I learned about Rada Cutlery several years ago when Christy Jordan of Southern Plate gave me a knife to thank me for bringing her to the mini-conference I put …
Ask stay-at-home caregivers what the toughest time of the day is and you’ll hear a universal response: dinnertime. This is the hardest segment of the day when moods turn to the dark side and tummies begin to growl. Not only is the food-prepping parent responsible for getting dinner on the table, but must concurrently keep …
As usual, my menu is pretty simple. Although I no longer have kids at home, I am still just as busy (if not busier) than I always was. Plus, I have a group of fairly picky eaters. They don’t like “pieces” of things in their food, so I do lots of pureeing. I still get …
Here is a free printable Halloween recipe card made by your’s truly. I can think of plenty of ideas for it from using it within a scrapbooking page to sharing that neat recipe you made for Trunk-or-Treat with the Ladies’ Sodality! Do you have something you want made? I will do it for super cheap! …
Sometimes it seems impossible to get a quick healthy meal on the table in between work, kids and carpool. Often times in our busy lives we are simply too tired to get a meal on the table. Instead of turning to processed or fast food, here are 5 tips – and some quick healthy recipes …
My first time at BlogHer was this weekend and it was very interesting. I did quite a bit of crying while I was there. LOL! I also met some great people that I am planning to hook up with to do some fun things. Anyway, I started writing a post yesterday while on the plane …
Gas prices aren’t the only thing that has gone up in recent months. With it has come a slow but steady increase in the cost of groceries as well, along with anything else that must be transported from one location to another. Everything from milk to meat has gone up and with it the amount …
This week is going to be CRAZY busy. We had our EF Welcome Orientation this past weekend and I can already tell that I am going to be doing some major emails and phone calls with the students, host families, and Boston. So, I want my menu to be pretty easy this week. I also …
Wow! I am very lazy in the summer time. 🙂 We didn’t get around to most of the meals on our menu last week. They were all very easy dinner ideas, but we have just been super busy! Between fighting the pool, working on the shed, and everyone being home – who has time to …
What You Need: 1 pt boxes of fresh strawberries, washed, drained and hulls removed 2 1/2 C of fresh pineapple, peeled and finely chopped 7 C sugar 2 packages (1 3/4 oz) powdered pectin 1 C cold water 4 pt freezer containers with lids How to Make It: Place strawberries in a large …