I believe the best way to avoid holiday stress is by starting your planning now. It doesn’t need to be complicated, either. This is the first week devoted to putting your thoughts and details down on the various forms provided or make your own. Details follow. Week #1: Items to Do (excerpted from the 12 […]
Recipes
Healthy Snacks for Kids
Junior High Students toured a local Organic Farm this week and treated to a bountiful harvest of healthy, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks. Everything was locally produced. The healthy snack assortments of colorful produce inspired me to share a few simple ideas and recipes you can serve to your children. Prepare an assortment of contrasting […]
Busy Mom Strategies for Grocery Shopping
Photo courtesy of http://recipes.slides.kaboose.com Whether you are facing a difficult pregnancy, recovery from surgery, other long term illness, death of a loved one or other losses, or just a busy mom, there are times when we really need to simplify grocery shopping and menu planning drastically. Recently, I haven’t had the energy to do much […]
FREE – Bonus Lesson for How to Cook Real Food!
Bonus Lesson: Nuts & Seeds In this bonus lesson for How to Cook Real Food, the online cooking class hosted at Nourished Kitchen, you’ll receive a quick, sneak-peak into the cooking class through this brief video covering how to properly prepare nuts and seeds including recipes for a basic pesto sauce and a basic fruit […]
The Living Farm – Joining a CSA
Thursday, my assistant Renee and I received our first newsletter from The Living Farm CSA in Paonia, Colorado (Community Sustained Agriculture) we have just joined. Although I dream of a fabulous garden in the five large raised beds Duane built, the reality is, my gardening skills have yet to yield enough produce for Mary and […]
Holiday Open House for Neighbors
Ed Note: My 2nd Annual Neighborhood Open House was held yesterday afternoon. The following vingette is written from my daughter Laura, a 20-something’s point of view. Enjoy! 12 guests arriving. 11 coats a’hanging. 10 dripping boots. 9 plates of cookies. 8 people eating. 7 cups a’sitting. 6 ladies chatting. 5 children screaming. 4 degrees outside. […]
Appetizing Appetizers
Mentoring Moms created an Open House Buffet in about 45 minutes last week. Here is the fruit tray: The BLT Bruschetta recipe below is a simple gourmet delight, very delicious, you must try it! BLT Bruschetta 5 Slices Maple flavored Bacon, cooked and crumbled ½ C. finely chopped seeded tomato ½ C. finely chopped leaf […]
The First Thanksgiving – an Historical Perspective and Contest
Ed Note: According to apronmemories.com here is a huge reason to not only be humbled but exceedingly thankful to our Puritan ancestors as we prepare for the big day. “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for if we do not give up we will reap a harvest of righteousness.” I am so grateful […]
Three Cookbooks for the Price of Two
THREE FOR THE PRICE OF TWO Gifts for all occasions for just under $10.00 each and the shipping is free! Spiral Bound, Plastic Splash Cover Cookbooks Coupons codes: Buy Three get One Free – BTGO, Buy Four Get Two Free – BSGT Buy Six Get Three Free – BNGT I like to get as much […]
Navy ‘n French Green Bean Soup
Ed Note: I made this soup last night to serve at Mentoring Moms. It smelled as good as turkey baking in the oven according to my daughter. Used by Permission from Soups and Muffins by Sue Gregg Makes 8 Servings Soak beans in water during the day or overnight: 8 cups water 2 cups navy […]