Menu Plan Monday Week of May 11th

We are finally finishing up all our yummy food from the past week. The baked salmon was a big hit and will definitely be added to our menu rotation. With the summer months quickly approaching our menu will change a little. I don’t like to use the oven much in the summer because it really [...]

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthier Foods

This is a guest post from Katie who blogs at Three Blondes and a Redhead.
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Katie is a Christian wife and a stay at home mom to a 4 year old son, a 2 year old daughter and she is due with Baby #3 in October. She blogs about managing her family, frugal living, cooking, organizing [...]

Menu Week of May 3rd

We are overflowing with food this week! Saturday morning some friends from church surprised us with chicken adobo and sticky rice. It was great and everyone loved it. Then later that afternoon my neighbor came over with a huge box of bbq left over from a party. It looks delicious!
It’s Cinco de Mayo this week! [...]

Freezing Pancakes

Having pancakes for breakfast is easy when you can pull them out of the freezer. When I make pancakes I usually quadruple the recipe so I can freeze the extras. Having tried numerous ways to freeze pancakes, this method is my favorite.
Once the pancakes are cold lay them on a cookie sheet and place in [...]

Menu Plan Week of April 26th

Well, I survived my first week alone as a mom of seven. There were ups and downs and a few mishaps, but all in all things went pretty well. We actually managed to get school done every day and everyone had clean underwear. We had a few surprise meals last week so some of my [...]

Menu Plan Week of April 19th

My first week alone with seven kids… will we survive, will the children be fed, will we run out of clean underwear?
Breakfast
I am assigning breakfast duty to my two oldest children. Cereal, Bagels, Waffles, Oatmeal, Eggs
Lunch
Sandwiches, Crackers, Fruit, Smoothies
Dinner
Thankfully my mom put several meals in the freezer before she left, so most of our [...]

Menu Plan Monday ~ I’m Not Feeling It!

I realize my post title is a bit ridiculous, since I am not cooking anymore, but perhaps that is why I am having trouble planning this week. I am also at the end of my month, which means I need to plan another 30 day menu. My mother offered to put some meals in the [...]

A Grocery Auction?

A friend of mine sent me this AP news article about a recent trend in grocery shopping, grocery auctions.
Rich Harris, 28, who was recently laid off from his welding job, showed up at Williams’ auction in Dallas earlier this month looking for meat for his freezer and snacks for his kids. With his wife pregnant [...]

Back to Basics Cooking Class Registration is Open

A few weeks ago I wrote about the Back to Basics Cooking Class we were incorporating in our homeschool program. This is a great class that teaches cooking fundamentals, perfect for a tween or teen as well as adults who want to learn basic cooking skills.

Registration for the class is now open and they have [...]

Easy Pie Crust Tip

I am sure most of you have already figured this out, but since I just learned this trick over Thanksgiving I thought I would share.
I love making pies, but sometimes have a difficult time transferring the crust to the pan. Then I saw my friend use this easy technique, and the best part is that [...]