Last weekend we celebrated my husband’s birthday with over 60 of our closet friends :). We decided to hold the party after church, so that meant serving lunch. I knew that this party could easily cost a few hundred dollars if I didn’t plan carefully. Here are some things I did to keep the party [...]
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Since it has been a few weeks since my husband hung the shelves in the closet to create my new pantry, I figured it was finally time to organize my food. This way I will hopefully stop buying then same bag of rice over and over. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of food [...]
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Shelled peanuts are a cheap, healthy and fun snack. What I do not like about peanuts is cracking the shells. It always seemed easier to me to buy the peanuts, sans shell and pay the extra price. That all changed recently when my husband showed me a little trick to cracking the shells.
Every shell has [...]
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Our house has finally settled down a bit. I will be heading out of town for the weekend, so my plan is easy meals for dh and the kids! I am also trying to clean out the pantry a bit so some of our meals are pantry favorites.
Breakfast
Monday- Pancakes
Tuesday- Muffins
Wednesday- Oatmeal/ Cereal
Thursday- French Toast
Friday- Whole [...]
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Here is a little tip I discovered after years of grocery shopping and over spending. When you shop with your list, and I am sure all my readers are shopping with lists :), go down an aisle until you put everything from that aisle (on your list) into your cart. Then turn around and walk [...]
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I posted this bagel recipe several months ago. Since posting this recipe I have discovered a tip that will make making your bagels easier and taste better. When forming the bagel shape, oil your hands with canola oil. This will make the dough extremely easy to work with. After shaping the bagel, place it on [...]
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I have a full house this week. We will have about 13 people eating with us for most of the week.
Breakfast
Monday- French Toast
Tuesday- Muffins
Wednesday- Whole Wheat Waffles
Thursday- Pancakes
Friday- Cereal/ Oatmeal
Lunches
Lunch—Sandwiches, muffins, smoothies, leftovers, cut up fruit and veggies
Dinner
Monday- Shredded Beef Tacos
Tuesday - Cuban Chicken Salad
Wednesday- Dinner Out
Thursday - Mexican Skillet
Friday - Pizza
For More Menu Plan [...]
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There are many ways to stretch a dollar at dinner time. Usually these meals are the most expensive because many families think they need to eat meat with their meal. One way to make the most of your grocery dollars is to either incorporate meatless meals or to get creative with your meat a few [...]
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When I got in the car today to run an errand the thermometer read 95 degrees. I am sure if you live in the south it is even hotter. I know that when my house is hot I don’t feel like cooking and there is a huge temptation to eat out or get take out. [...]
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Last week I had high hopes of grilling pizza. I was spurred on by comments from Nancy, Kirstin, and Netherfieldmom, who gave me some great advice and if you ever want to make pizza on the grill contact them, they have been successful.
I am not sure if it was the whole wheat crust, the temperature [...]
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