Serve a Breakfast Bar

Serve up a breakfast bar in the mornings for easy prep and good eating. My kids love it when we stay at a hotel. It’s not the free cable or the free wi-fi. The pool is cool. But their biggest attraction is the all-you-can-eat breakfast bar. Typically an array of baked goods, fruit, coffee, cereal, [...]

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Tastiest Scalloped Potatoes

Thinly sliced potatoes nestle in a bath of cream, milk and butter, resulting in the tastiest scalloped potatoes on the planet. Friends, meet the best scalloped potatoes on the planet. I’ve been making these for almost twenty years. They are easy to make and there are rarely leftovers. If there are, I wake up early [...]

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Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions with Balsamic Vinegar

Mushrooms and onions sauteed in a bit of oil and balsamic vinegar add punch to pizzas, grilled meats, and pastas. Mushrooms are one of my favorite foods on earth. Definitely in my top ten. Pizza? Mushrooms, please. Steak? Mushrooms, please. Pasta? Mushrooms, please. I have at least one child who shares my affinity for mushrooms. [...]

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Enjoy Some Afterschool Snacks

Make some homemade snacks for an afternoon pick-me-up. So much better than the packaged variety! spiced carrot bread We try to round up our homeschool day by 3:30 each day. Hubs usually cruises in at about 4. Everyone is ready for a little snack. Whether your kids school at home or away, an afterschool snack [...]

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Meal Planning: April 15 – 21

Having meal components in the freezer ready to go makes meal time prep so much easier. For quite some time, my people have been requesting one of their favorite meals: Chicken Pot Pie. This week I’m going to deliver. Unless you just fixed a large roast chicken or turkey dinner, it’s a fair amount of [...]

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Grocery Geek: Staying Away from the Sales

Staying away from the stores — and yes, even the sales, is a great way to save money. As I mentioned earlier this week, there’s not much that we “needed” from the store: Milk, kosher salt, and flour were top on my list. I knew we’d want some more fruit, and incidentals popped up. While [...]

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Spiced Carrot Bread

Carrots add flavor, texture, and fiber to this spiced quick bread, making for a quick snack or elegant addition to the breakfast tray. Quick breads disappear pretty quickly around our house. Recently, I baked two bulk batches of this spiced carrot bread. I even burned four of the eight loaves. But, that didn’t stop my [...]

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Dips and Dippers

Dips and dippers are a great snack or party food. Gather a repertoire of easy recipes and you will be a hit at your next BBQ or family get-together. Sour Cream Onion Dip Super Easy Veggie Tray with Homemade Ranch Dressing Jalapeño Cheese Dip Garlic-Lime Hummus Homebaked Pita Bread – cut these into triangles, brush [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut and Walnuts

A crunchy chocolate chip cookie with coconut and walnuts added in for good measure makes a fabulous afternoon pick-me-up. I cooked up a storm last week. As one of my solutions to my current grocery shopping challenges, I did some extensive freezer cooking. Not only did I tackle breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but I also [...]

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Grocery Geek: Starting the Month Fresh

I’m starting the month fresh and trying to institute some new goals for shopping and cooking. I’m amazed at what great conversations we’ve been having about grocery spending and healthy eating. Y’all offered such wonderful encouragement when I shared my dilemma as well as when I posted my grocery spending audit. Thanks for the fabulous [...]

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