Once upon a time, I was a stay at home mom. The cool type, that did not have an outside job and could let myself be immersed in my kids. Yeah, well that ended. (I loved it too.) Like many stay at home moms, I scrimped and saved in numerous wys. I also tried my [...]
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Royal Wedding Recipe Roundup
In case you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard, Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting married tomorrow. Many Americans don’t understand what all the fuss is about. Me, personally, I find it FASCINATING. So this girl goes through a relatively normal childhood (wealthy but normal) and grows up and goes off to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Shepard’s Pie (Made with Ground Turkey)
For some reason, I never discovered Shepard’s Pie until a couple of years ago. I’m not a huge fan of crust (crazy I know) but I LOVE mashed potatoes. Although traditional Shepard’s pie is made with lamb, I don’t buy ground lamb very often, and typically have ground turkey on hand. So I substitute. A couple [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Garlic Split Peas & Rice
The humble split pea is so often sentenced to soup that I felt it deserved a chance at another fate. I also like to sneak veggies in with rice these days since my 2 year old has decided to go on strike. (I will not be defeated!!) Since I’m making a curry chicken dish, I [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Rice and Peas (Jamaican)
For those who don’t know, my husband’s family is from Jamaica, although he was raised here in the States. He grew up eating Jamaican food, and when we got married, I saw no reason why I shouldn’t learn to cook it. Now, I’m definitely not an expert, but can make a passable (re: good to [...]
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Many people have been planning their Easter menu for weeks. I realize this, but I didn’t know we were hosting Easter at my place until about 1 1/2 weeks in advance. So we made some rather quick decisions and threw some things together, which turned out amazing. As many families do, we let everyone bring [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Yay for Earth Day–Top 4 Links To Go Green
In honor of one of God’s greatest creations, and my home, I thought I would share a few nifty eco friendly ideas I have found online regarding Earth Day. Photo courtesy of prozac1 Over here, You Grow Girl recycles soda bottles to water her garden. Very clever– as I tend to let my plants [...]
Read the rest of this entry »My 1st Homemade Muffins
Last night I suddenly remembered that my daughter had asked for me to make breakfast muffins. I remembered at about 10pm. Ooops! She wanted the chocolate pumpkin muffins that I used to make back in the days before we had her brother, before I was trying to make EVERYTHING from mostly scratch. (That was [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Apple Cider Vinegar (I hope)
So tonight’s post comes after juicing a bunch of apples. I am hoping, that thanks to Donna over here, I can use the scraps to make apple cider vinegar. Naturally fermented, of course. So I am hoping this is another great way to recycle, save money, etc. I’ll let you know in 2 months(!) how [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Garlic Thyme Vinaigrette
In my constant endeavors to keep the amount of preservatives and chemicals down, I’ve been fighting the battle against bottled salad dressing for quite some time (which I mentioned here in my Ranch dressing post.) In this battle, I’ve made an assortment of vinaigrettes over the years, all of which my husband complained about. I LOVE vinegar [...]
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