Eatin' on the Cheap

The funniest thing happened the day before Thanksgiving 6 years ago. There I was, big as a barn, pulling a ham out of the oven. It had been a long day of cooking so I went to lay down for a nap and as soon as my head hit the pillow – POP!- my water [...]

It is hard, as a writer, to not get too…preachy. Or to ramble. Or be boring. Three things that are more difficult than you might  think. And for the most part, I believe that I succeed at being none of those things in my writing as long as…well, as long as I am not writing [...]

I can remember just about every Halloween outfit I ever wore as a child, mostly because I dressed as the same thing every year. My Mom and I would pull out every scarf and gaudy piece of jewelry we could find (and there was a plethora of that in the 80’s) and we would both [...]

Is it crazy to be wishing for a really cold winter? I feel like we got so jipped on last year’s unseasonably warm weather and this year I am craving cold followed by snow and joined by heaping bowls of soup. The last few mornings I have secretly enjoyed the sting of cold on my un-socked feet [...]

I’ve been racking my brain for the last few days about what to cook that has pumpkin in it. I mean it’s Fall for cryin’ out loud! I should be covered up with pumpkin everything!! So, after much turmoil and contemplation I decided pumpkin cupcakes were in order. But how to make them different? How [...]

It seems like folks these days are so interested in quick and easy that they forget how delicious slow and steady can be. Don’t get me wrong. Quick and easy plays a significant roll in my nightly dinner line up. We often have less than an hour to cook, eat, and get ready to go [...]

It seems that Fall is the only season to arrive on time this year. It’s cooler ( finally!!) and kinda rainy and the leaves are just starting to change. I even put my kid in a long sleeve t-shirt this morning. I am so so so excited. The butternut squash that popped up in my [...]

The change in seasons is almost here. I can feel it in the air, in the breeze…in my sinuses. Either way, I am excited. The return of my comfy sweaters, socks, and comfort food is just around the corner.  I’ve been too hot for long enough. I am ready for some cooler weather. Cool weather [...]

Last week, my beautiful family and I took a week long vacation at Disneyworld in Orlando, FL. What’s crazy is, we never once pulled out the credit card while we were there, and even came back with money left over. And we had a BLAST!!! Oh my goodness, Disney world is so much fun! You [...]

It’s been forever since I have posted recipes but in that time I have successfully gotten my two five year olds started in kindergarten. My pocketbook took a final huge sigh of relief as they climbed on the bus and headed toward a free education (goodbye daycare!) Since then, lots of people have asked me [...]

Summer, for us, is just about over. My babies will have their very first day of kindergarten in 3 weeks! Almost all of the school supply shopping is finished. The new Tinkerbell and Cars backpacks are loaded down with crayons and glue sticks, the gym shoes are cleaned up, and the hunt for a reasonably priced nap [...]

Happy 4th of July!! To celebrate our nation’s birthday, I thought I would round up some of my favorites for a backyard get-together. Have a safe and happy holiday!!               Did you like this? Tell everyone you know!! Share it:Tweet

  I love love love to can. If I loved cleaning as much as I love canning, my house would sparkle. It would look like all of those pictures on Pinterest where everything is neat and organized with cute little labels. So far, the only thing in the house with cute little labels is all [...]

I don’t know about where you live, but where I live it is stupid hot. Not “so hot it makes you stupid” ( although it will do that), it’s more like temperatures are so incredibly high that it’s ridiculous. Or, as they say, stupid. I mean 112 degrees?! Really! Did I accidentally wake up in [...]

A large part of my mother’s family was German so that meant that sauerkraut was a common site on the dinner table. I always loved that sour tang that always paired so well with meats and between my mother and I, we could eat our weight in the stuff. So when we finally moved back [...]