This morning, for just a few minutes, I got to be the coolest mom ever. Yesterday I deviated a bit from my meal plan and made smoothies for breakfast using bananas, frozen mixed berries, plain yogurt, a handful of oatmeal and a splash of milk. As yummy as they were, there was still some left [...]
Menu Plan Monday August 25
August 24, 2008 By
Here’s what the 144 family will be dining on this week: Monday Breakfast–Cereal, yogurt Dinner– Baked salmon, spinach, corn, homemade breadsticks (I’m trying a breadstick recipe from the Happy to be at Home e-cookbook. I hear these breadsticks are the best… This could be a dangerous discovery!!) Tuesday Breakfast– scrambled egg whites and cheese, toast, [...]
Summer Lunchbox Challenge Wraps Up
August 24, 2008 By
Over at Happy to be at Home, I have been writing about what to pack in your children’s lunchboxes in the Summer Lunchbox Challenge. My series concludes today with my master lunchpacking list and tips on how to pack those lunches so your kids actually get to eat them. Check it out and get ready [...]
It all started with a loaf of bread…
August 23, 2008 By
If you are a regular here, you might know that last Sunday I bought a breadmachine. Since then I’ve made two blueberry loaves (one a miserable failure), one loaf of white bread and one loaf of wheat. This morning I made pizza dough, using a recipe from the Organizing Junkie. Once the dough was ready, [...]
I CAN do it!
August 19, 2008 By
Some of you may have read of my kitchen calamities on Sunday and efforts on Monday. Well, I have happy news to report from the kitchen: First, I’ll report on the crockpot: As the pork was simmering, my blog was, too. And fortunately the Organizing Junkie was reading. She suggested I shorten the cook time. [...]
