We have been enjoying 10 days straight of glorious sunshine here in the Northwest. It’s a little taste of summer. We are soaking it up before it disappears back to rain. With summer on our minds…we have been thinking about homemade ice cream! Summer is such a fun time of year to whip up some [...]
2012 Spring/Summer Monthly Menu Plan
by Lindsay on May 08, 2012 in recipes & kitchen tips
Spring is here and time to refresh the menu! Here is my updated menu plan for the Spring and Summer months for May through September. I have a few new recipes to try that I am excited about, including making my own homemade gyros and pizza on the grill! Can’t wait! For more information on [...]
Covering Our Nutritional Needs with Green Smoothies
by Lindsay on Apr 19, 2012 in health & nutrition, recipes & kitchen tips
If you are anything like our family, it is rather challenging to get my little ones to eat any vegetables. So we mash and puree soups and some casseroles at the request of my little girl just so the evidence of their existence has disappeared. Salads are another challenging task unless they are nicely sweetened [...]
Chicken Tortilla Soup w/Crockpot Adaption
by Lindsay on Feb 29, 2012 in recipes & kitchen tips
This soup has been a favorite on our dinner menu over the last few months…we just can’t get enough. It has such a rich flavor and incredibly satisfying for every cold night! Need I say…yum!!! 1-2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1/2 teaspoon olive oil 3-4 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 4 cups chicken [...]
Crockpot Chicken Vegetable Curry
by Lindsay on Feb 16, 2012 in recipes & kitchen tips
I have recently been on a mission to adapt most of our family favorite recipes into simplified crockpot adaptions that could easily be combined in a freezer ziploc bag for a future meal. I love my crockpot for the simplicity it provides to my homemaking – one pot meals with little mess to clean up [...]
Healthy Peppermint Patties
by Lindsay on Dec 19, 2011 in recipes & kitchen tips
Mint chocolate is my thing…Andes Mints have my favorite chocolate for as long as I can remember. Minty freshness with a hint of sweetness just makes my day. Any other chocolate simply have no appeal to me. With the holiday season came the thought of trying to make a healthy adaption of peppermint patties for [...]
Pear & Bleu Cheese Salad
by Lindsay on Dec 01, 2011 in recipes & kitchen tips
We made this pear salad for our Thanksgiving feast and it has become our new absolute favorite salad! It is so flavorful and delicious, balancing sweet and savory. I seriously could eat this whole salad at once! Just had to pass on the recipe for your own enjoyment. You can make it lovely and festive [...]
My Winter Monthly Menu Plan 2011-2012
by Lindsay on Oct 12, 2011 in recipes & kitchen tips
Photo Credit I have been a fan of monthly menu planning for the past couple of years because of the simplicity it provides for my life. It enables me to decrease my grocery shopping excursions to twice a month and have more free time to focus on my family and home. How do we do it? [...]
Yummy Pumpkin Bread/Muffins
by Lindsay on Oct 07, 2011 in recipes & kitchen tips
I love fall and the smells, colors, and sounds that it brings! I have been getting excited about apples, pumpkins, harvest festivals, and simply enjoying a hot cup of homemade cocoa as the cold weather sets in. Today we made some yummy healthy pumpkin muffins with good wholesome ingredients and it turned out heavenly! They [...]
Simple Snacks for Busy Mamas
by Michele on Aug 05, 2011 in bellies & babies, recipes & kitchen tips
Post by Contributing Writer, Michele of Frugal Granola Although it’s nice to have healthy snacks available for everyone in the family, there are certain seasons of motherhood where they’re pretty essential. During early pregnancy, small protein-dense snacks can help with morning sickness. Later on in pregnancy, snacks can fuel you through the day, when you [...]
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