This week chuck roast is on sale at my local grocery store. I will buy at least a five pound roast because there are so many ways to use the leftovers. *Leftover ideas are posted below. Here is the menu I’m going to use to take advantage of the savings. I already have a […]
Homemaking
The Power of Motherhood
I love this quote to encourage weary mothers to keep on keeping on. “If only mothers might see how powerful for good or evil is their influence; how the affections and the mental powers may be molded by prayer and maternal love, and how the groundwork for the future of the child may be laid […]
Battling the Grocery Gremlin
By Laura Moll Coble (Laura is also author of Value Meals for Busy Moms) I don’t know about you, but my most frustrating shopping experiences happen at the grocery store! It never seems to fail that when I think I have about $50 worth of groceries in my basket, they add up to $100. I […]
Gluten Free Baking Questions/Answers
I’m going to try making Thursdays our question of the week day, where you teach me and other readers the answers to important cooking and health related topics. I received this question in my email last week and would love to get lots of reader feedback to help her out. “Is it possible to make […]
Roasted Tomato Marinara Sauce
After I finished the apple sauce Saturday, Belinda and I still had time to chop up the end-of-the season tomatoes to make roasted marinara sauce. The beauty of this recipe is that you use what you have including tomatoes that are going over the hill. Oven roasted vegetables of any kind are extra flavorful and […]
Dehydrating – Food Preserving the Easy Way
Why Dehydrate?We’re hooked on dehydrating! Most foods can easily and successfully be dried with very little preparation time. What’s more, they are even easier to use! With all the surplus apples at a good price, Stephen and I are going to get busy dehydrating later this week before he leaves for his officer training. He […]
Baked French Toast
BAKED FRENCH TOAST I like to treat myself and the family to an extra special breakfast Saturday or Sunday morning. Try this sometime soon! 1 loaf French Bread – slice 1 1/2-2 inches thick Place bread slices in a 13X9 buttered pan close together. 6 large eggs 1 1/2 cup milk (full fat is best) […]
Value Meals For Busy Moms
Today’s paper featured this headline: Economic outlook gets gloomier “Economists meeting in Denver downgraded their 2011 forecast for economic growth in the U.S. by nearly 20 percent and predicted sparse improvement in unemployment.” I think busy homemakers need to ignore these headlines and focus on what positive steps they can take to stretch their dollars […]
Holiday Planning -List Week-Oct 3-8
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 […]
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 […]