Oh how our garden grows!

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I am super excited at how well our garden is growing! Don’t these blueberries look amazing?   Our garden, which began mainly as starters, though we did plant a few seeds. The fencing around it is meant to keep out chickens and squirrels. So far, so good! Broccoli and peppers, though I am pretty sure [...]

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Menu Planning for the Week of 4/8/12

I hope y’all had a “hoppy Easter!” We sure enjoyed wonderful time with family! I have been working on our menu for the month of April! Do you love monthly menu planning as much as I do? It’s good stuff! Just now, before typing this, I sat down with a more updated schedule and rearranged [...]

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An Evaluation of the Monthly Meal Plan

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Earlier this year my friend Katy had told me about how she monthly meal plans. At first it sounds intimidating. And tedious. And restricting. I didn’t think I was creative enough to come up with so many different meals that were both nutritious for my family and cost-effective. And I certainly didn’t want to feel [...]

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Menu Planning for the Week of 4/1/12

Here’s what we are having this week… Breakfasts: The usual oats, eggs, and chai (the chai, for me) Lunches: Leftovers and chicken tortilla soup Dinners: Impromptu family date night to Pei Wei (last night) Stuffed bell peppers, Dr Oz oatmeal peanut butter (sugarless!) cookies Chicken tortilla soup Pesto chicken strips, salad Leftovers! Family dinners out [...]

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Chef Brendon’s Beef Fajitas!

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My husband and I love to host our friends. Whether it’s a few friends coming over for dinner or the whole neighborhood for a cook-out, we really love having people in our home! And one of our favorite meals to serve when hosting a big group is fajitas. 1. Because they are yummy. And 2. [...]

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Bread Making: Whole Wheat Bread

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Since several of you have asked, here is our bread recipe! It’s actually adapted from the recipe book that came with our bread machine, but I have made a couple changes. Also please note that this recipe is to be used with a bread maker. For a 2 lb loaf, layer these ingredients in the [...]

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Menu Planning for the Week of 3/26/12

It’s the end of the month, which means we need to clean out our fridge and stretch the grocery budget! Here’s what’s on the menu for us. Breakfasts: Oats and eggs Green monster smoothies Lunches: Lots of leftovers! Out with a friend one day, and a picnic at the zoo, another! (By the way if [...]

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Use This Rinse To Keep Berries Fresh!

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We loooove our berries in the summer! But a major pet peeve of mine is when I buy berries, only to have them go bad within the week, or worse within a couple of days. There is one store with awesome sales near me that this seems to always happen with berries I buy from [...]

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Menu Planning for the Week of 3/18/12

Well I’ve almost reached the end of a full month of menu planning, and I have loved it!! I admit that I totally thought I couldn’t do it and that this would be way scary and frustrating to try to come up with our meals for 30 days. But I’ve enjoyed the flexibility of being [...]

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You Can Make Yogurt in Your Crock Pot!

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It’s true! You can make yogurt at home – in your crock pot!! It’s so easy, which is why I love this! This recipe requires minimal effort from you, but it does take 13-17 hours to make. When I make this recipe, I try to choose a day that I’ll be home most of the [...]

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