May 30, 2012

What are Your Comfort Foods? (Impromptu Tasty Tuesday Poll)

May29
comfort foods

(My Gourmet Mashed Potatoes that I ate way TOO much of last night.) This graduation weekend, I spent a lot of time around some of my favorite comfort foods. You know the ones. Foods that hold nostalgia or remind us [...]

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Saving Money on Vacation (on food)

May24
menu plan

As I sit listening to the waves crashing, I thought I would share some of my tried and true tips that I wrote last year about saving money on food while vacationing. Believe it or not, one new trick I [...]

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Top “Must Try” Summer Recipes

May23
top summer recipes

As I mentioned yesterday, there’s just something special about summer gatherings with friends. Those care free, lazy days of summer, where friends come together around some scrumptious summer foods, are some of my favorite memories. Today I have the privilege [...]

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Tasty Tuesday: Virtual Summer BBQ’s

May21
tasty tuesday larger logo

As I lounged on our deck chair, the soft, subtle wind whipped through my hair while the sun bounced behind the clouds. I closed my eyes and inhaled the delicious aromas that permeated from the grill. There’s just something about [...]

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Guess My Ten Minute Dinners?

May15
curry chicken sauce

#1 It’s been quite the week in our home. Last Tuesday, I shared about my desire to go back to a simpler life by sharing some of the things I want  to learn to do this summer – life skills [...]

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Homemade Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Granola Bars

May14
Homemade Granola Bars

One of the all time great “Eat on the Go” snacks in our home has always been the granola bar. With every flavor, variety and healthy option, typically our pantry shelves yields quite a few choices. But recently, as the [...]

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I Want To Learn To…(fill in the blank)

May8
1910 kitchen

As I gaze at these photos, there’s just something satisfying that stirs my soul down deep: the down home goodness of stocking ones pantry with provisions that feeds a family, nourishing them physically and emotionally. There’s a sense of preparedness [...]

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Cracker Barrel Hash Brown Casserole Recipe (5 Minute Prep)

May4
Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole recipe

Be still my heart! I know it’s wrong to look at this picture and swoon, but I have a serious love affair with potatoes. Yes, I am not proud of that fact, but it’s true. Potatoes are my absolute favorite [...]

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Grocery Guru Workshop, Taste of Home, & Tasty Tuesday

May1
grocery guru workshop

For years, long before people had heard the term “Extreme Couponing,” I’ve been sharing Grocery Guru shopping and meal planning tips here on the blog and as part of my frugal living workshops. As food prices continue to soar, and [...]

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Creating a Top Ten for the Kitchen: Starting Now

Apr24
clutter countdown - draft

Right now, my mind is cluttered, and therefore, it pours into other aspects of my life, including the kitchen. Can anyone relate? Please let me know I am not the only one wildly raising their hand here. All of my [...]

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Becoming Inspired in the Kitchen

Apr17
vintage 1950 kitchen

Spring is my season of inspiration. My chaotic fall and winter scheduling slows down, and my calendar is wiped clean from many obligations that keep my home running more in a state of bedlam than the beauty I so desire. [...]

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DIY Party Bar (Make Your Own Magic Bullet)

Apr16
diy magic bullet with blender

Years ago, our grandmothers had creative re-purposing uses for everything. One of those brilliant tips has somehow been lost on my generation, and I feel it’s my duty to get you as excited about this as I am. The Magic [...]

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DIY Homemade Microwave Popcorn (Why Did We Wait?)

Apr12
homemade popcorn

Our Stir Crazy Popcorn popper is a regular appliance on my counter top. We are a huge popcorn eating family. The yummy, homemade and oil kind of popcorn. The kind you just can’t get enough of, and people even ask [...]

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My Food Budget Update (and Free Meal Planning For Life)

Apr11
food-on-the-table

Ever since the Extreme Couponing show aired last year and our stores were flooded with new couponers desiring to learn the ropes of this age old jewel of saving money, I’ve reaccessed how I’ve shopped. Yes, all the tips I [...]

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A Treasured Surprise: It’s About So Much More

Apr10
recipes

Stuck between jelly-stained pages of recipe cards and cookbooks, I found a treasure. A treasure assumed lost forever. A treasure deemed worthless to the typical bystander. In fact, with its faded, photocopied pages, it resembles trash, but as my fingers [...]

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