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Everyone has a favorite, go to meal they prefer to make whether it’s opening a can of pasta, or an intricate 5 course spread. For me it’s a casserole; no one casserole in particular – just a 1 dish casserole. The beauty of casseroles is they can be as simple or as complex as you want. Even better I don’t have a ton of dishes to wash after we eat. That’s a total score for me. I make a ton {Read More}
We’ve all been there at one point or another – nothing gets taken out or no one feels like cooking dinner. I find myself there quite often and let’s face it, ordering delivery or take out can be a huge pain in the wallet. I wont tell you how much we spent ordering out instead of cooking last month, but I will tell you it’s a crazy amount – like more than our monthly mortgage crazy. I knew something had {Read More}
What mom (besides June Cleaver) has time or energy to make her own elegant lunch every day? Seriously, I really want to meet her! After prepping, feeding everyone else and cleaning up – on top of everything else I do in the day – I’m lucky to still be standing. I skip lunch a lot because I’m too busy with other stuff, priorities if you will. In a recent challenge sent out by Flatout Hungry Girl Foldit Flatbread & The Motherhood {Read More}
Homemade Chili is one of my favorite meals during winter. It’s delicious and warms the body quickly – what more could you ask for? Oh, you want a Homemade Chili recipe that’s easy to make too? Alright, I have you covered! This is the recipe I use every winter. It’s the recipe my grandmother passed on to my mother; and now I’m passing it on to you. Treat it well, share with friends and tell me what you think. This recipe {Read More}
One of the most loved breakfast foods is often taken for granted. So many people reach for the frozen or boxed versions instead of whipping up a fresh batch of pancakes in the morning. Then it hit me: not everyone knows how to make homemade pancakes. When I was in my early teens I learned how to make homemade pancakes through trial and error. I never really followed a recipe until I made that one batch that was absolutely perfect. {Read More}
With all the diets and lifestyle changes I’ve tried in my life 1 suggestion stays constant: Eat a filling and healthy breakfast. Growing up, my family’s idea of breakfast was 2 – 3 meats (sausage, bacon, scrapple), eggs and a starch (usually biscuits with gravy or muffins.) It didn’t take me long to realize that wasn’t healthy but instead a quick way to a heart attack. Since having a family of my own I’ve done my best to make sure {Read More}
I claimed January 1, 2013 as the first day of the rest of my life. Sounds serious,right?! This was the day I started Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet (I’ll tell you more about that later.) One of my least favorite things about this diet is that Phase 1 is super restrictive. It’s even worse for someone like me who doesn’t care for too many vegetables. In order for me to stick to the South Beach Diet and make {Read More}
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