I was recently asked me how to get the cooking done when you have little kids underfoot. I remember well how stressful and challenging the meal prep/dinner hour can be (also known as the “witching hour”) with little ones, so I thought I would put together some lessons learned and tips. I should...
We enjoy a good kick on our food and hot sauce is a great way to add some flavor. Unfortunately, most contain icky ingredients, like soybean oil or high fructose corn syrup. Mike is partial to habanero-based sauces (many are cayenne-based), so whenever I see one with good ingredients, I buy it. Here are...
This week is Spring Break and I’ve been scrambling to come up with ideas to keep the kids occupied during our week off. Here’s a list of ideas I’ve come up with — thanks goes to my local mom’s group and Facebook friends for giving me some great ideas. I’m cheap, so most of...
A while ago, I shared my favorite frugal picks at Trader Joe’s. Now that we are focusing on eating paleo/primal foods, I thought I’d share what I like to buy that is paleo appropriate. Some of these items are, IMO, a really good value. Others aren’t quite a steal, but are worth picking up...
So, the stomach bug hit our house last weekend, and didn’t leave until Valentine’s Day. It started with our middle child puking Thursday night/Fri morning, and then progressively moved through our other two children. It also hit Mike pretty hard for a few days, while I remained operational. Just when I thought I was...
Beef! It’s What’s For Dinner! Yesterday, I picked up ~80lbs of grass-fed beef from a local farm. Grass-fed beef is considerably more expensive than your average grocery store beef, but it is so much better (for you and the cow). If you’ve never seen it, I highly recommend watching Food, Inc. to get a...
Well, with winter in full swing, my hands are cracked and miserable again. I used to have a hand lotion I kept in the car I really liked, but it ran out, so I finally got out and bought some more and my hands are feeling better. Here are my tips for preventing/treating dry...
When it comes to teacher gifts, I like to give something homemade and also hopefully useful. For the second year in a row, we gave our teachers some holiday goodies packed in a reusable lunch container. I like the BPA Free, bento-style EasyLunchboxes container — a 4 pack is only $13.95. This year I...
A few years ago, I posted a list of advent ideas to provide inspiration for daily fun activities with the kids. I’m not organized enough this year to have something planned for every day, but I do hope to do many fun and meaningful activities with the kids. Some things are just fun to...
When we married in the late 90s, I requested and received a set of Circulon cookware. Over the years, I have become disenchanted with non-stick cookware in general, and my Circulon in particular. So, I’ve been slowly converting over to other styles. One of our first non-stick purchases was a pair of cast iron...
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