This is yet another Everyday Food recipe that has been a go-to for a quick meal for many years now — the entire meal comes together in well under 30 minutes. This is a recipe even my husband has perfected! I have slightly modified the original recipe to suit my family’s tastes. We like this [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Simple Meals: Crispy Apricot Pork Chops
Posted in cooking, Cooking & Food, General, tagged cooking, pork chops, quick meals, recipes, simple meals on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Home Made Sweeter: Weekend Edition
Posted in Fitness & Well Being, General, self-indulgence, tagged iPod speakers, music, new products, relaxation, Reverse Warrior, stress-relief, Ting Tings, weekend, yoga on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Product Love: Skullcandy Pipe iPod Speaker Dock If you are looking for a compact, stylish speaker/charging dock for your iPod, look no further. I got this for my husband for his birthday last year, and we couldn’t be happier with it. Not only does it look good, it sounds amazing. What I like: Big sound, [...]
Simple Meals: Fusilli with Yellow Squash & Bacon
Posted in Cooking & Food, General, tagged bacon recipes, cooking, easy vegetarian recipes, pasta recipe, quick meals, simple meals, yellow squash recipes on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This simple pasta dish is a favorite of my husbands…mine too! Cooking the squash in the same pan as the bacon imparts a smoky flavor to the squash, elevating it above the ordinary. This dish is hearty enough to stand alone, but is accompanied nicely by fresh fruit or a green salad. We prefer to [...]
Dining Room Diner
Posted in cooking, Cooking & Food, General, Kids, tagged cooking tips, creative uses for leftovers, leftovers, using leftovers on February 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When cooking homemade meals most nights, it is inevitable that there will be leftovers. Sometimes I’m able to incorporate them into another dish, and sometimes my husband is happy to take them as lunch later in the week, but often, despite the best intentions, I’m left with a fridge full of odds and ends. When [...]
Love at Home
Posted in General, Homekeeping, Kids, tagged harmony, love at home, sibling rivalry, well-being on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Valentine’s Day seems like the perfect opportunity to discuss creating harmony in the home. I’ve been struggling with this problem off and on for a couple of months and have found that there are definitely things that help foster a more loving environment in my home. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ [...]
Home Made Sweeter: Weekend Edition
Posted in General on February 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Product Love: Method Laundry Detergent Let me start out by saying “No, this is not a paid endorsement!” I just really, really love method products. They are environmentally friendly, safe to use, and have great scents! I first bought Method Laundry Detergent when we were gearing up for our big cross-country move. The bottle is [...]
Book-keeping
Posted in General, Homekeeping, tagged books, organizing books, storing books on February 9, 2011 | 5 Comments »
We have a lot of books in our home. With that comes a problem, however. If not kept in check books can creep off of shelves and wind up in every room in every imaginable place: stacked on top of tables and counters, hiding under beds, peeking out from behind dressers, littering the floor, and [...]
Simple Meals: Feta-Stuffed Chicken
Posted in cooking, Cooking & Food, tagged chicken & feta, chicken & spinach, cooking, cooking tips, feta cheese, quick meals, simple meals, spinach salad on February 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This is one of our family favorites, and has been ever since my son (now 9) was about 2. I love it because it’s light, healthy, and is one of those rare meals that seems well- suited for cold and warm weather alike. If you don’t like feta cheese, don’t let that deter you from [...]
Meal Planning 101
Posted in cooking, Cooking & Food, General, Organization, tagged cooking, cooking tips, kitchen organization tips, meal planning on February 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Recently I have heard (read?) a lot of women lamenting the fact that they struggle with planning meals for their families, including one dear friend (and fantastic cook, by the way) who posted on my Facebook Wall: “I command you to send me your weekly menu plan along with all subsequent recipes so I don’t [...]
