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Balancing Meal Time Mountain

$500 Month Food Budget – 3 Moms Update

August 23, 2010

Do you remember when I was challenged with one month of reality cooking? Toni, Kate and I embarked on our 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Day Challenge. Specifically, I shared how I shopped, cooked and fed a family of seven on $500 a month. My biggest challenge was to begin lowering your grocery budget by [...]

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Cherish the Time – Freezer Cooking update

August 10, 2010

Often, day to day schedules just don’t happen like you plan them, especially with kids.
Sometimes, they go exactly how you plan them, but it’s the next few days that go array.
A few days ago, I shared about my temporary cooking rut, and how I really wanted my bulk baking/cooking day to help me climb on [...]

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Stockpiling Groceries 101

August 9, 2010

Stockpiling Groceries
Having just returned from my local grocery store with what appears to be a very unbalanced shopping trip, I thought I would share the method to my madness;  a proven method of consistently slashing our grocery budget by hundreds of dollars a month.
The art of stockpiling groceries combines coupons, rebates, and the understanding of [...]

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Freezer Cooking/Bulk Baking Day Plans

August 6, 2010

The last few weeks, I have fallen in a rut.
The kind of rut where there is so much to do before our home schooling years begins, that I can’t get into the attitude of just Doing the Next Thing because the next thing seems overwhelming. Can anyone relate?
During the school year, my responsibilities are so [...]

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Simple Summer Time Brunch and Tablescape

July 29, 2010

Recently, I’ve shared about my Harried Hospitality and our Spontaneous Family Reunion. I was convicted and inspired about why we open our home. It’s not about the house, or the food, but about the connections being made.
With that being said, there’s still something awfully special about taking time to slow down and lavish a little [...]

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Picking and Freezing Blueberries

July 22, 2010

Picking blueberries in July is one of our favorite family traditions, or  should I say “the girls and I love our favorite family tradition”.
My big boys have grown out of their desire to sweat in the NC summer sun as slave labor, and yet they expect to just enjoy sampling the fruit of our labors. [...]

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Grilling in Bulk – C.O.S.T Cooking

July 1, 2010

Sizzle your way to fantastic summer meal plans by firing up the grill and letting it do the work for you.
Typically, we all love summer grilling because it keeps the heat out of the kitchen and allows us to enjoy freshly grilled meat, fish and veggies to our hearts content. But why not take it [...]

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Girls Grill Too…(Weber Grill Giveaway)

June 28, 2010

Fireflies decorating the yard. Late summer nights. The smell of freshly cut grass. Freezer full of popsicles.
Family Reunions. Swinging in the hammock. Home Projects…AHH, I LOVE this time of the year.
As I add to my “thankful list” for the summer, I would be remiss to not mention that one of the first thing that comes [...]

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How Do I Keep Brown Sugar Soft?

April 22, 2010

Soft brown sugar storage tip:
How am I at the bottom of a seven pound bulk bag of brown sugar and still have it be nice and soft?
Early in my marriage, someone shared this tip with me.  Last month, I happened to mention it to a friend and they had never heard this solution before, so [...]

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Easy Family Dinners with Homemade Gourmet

April 19, 2010

****When I did my Easy Meal Planning Tips Vlog below, many of the multipurpose mixes were Homemade Gourmet. I’ve posted it again since many of you mentioned it was very helpful to get the creative juices going.
The concept of easy meal planning by separating, seasoning and putting together a simple freezer meal as soon as [...]

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Make your Own Beans – Freezer Cooking (Refried Beans, Crock Pot Beans)

April 2, 2010

My freezer update posts has been derailed because our camera was loaned out for a few days.
What is a recipe with out the pictures? Cake without frosting, I tell you. Not worth it!
It’s been a busy work day during this freezer cooking/spray paint my kitchen island kind of day.
I have ten pounds of chicken cooking [...]

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Freezer Cooking Day – 3 Moms finale

March 31, 2010

As I come to the close of our 3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days experiment of documenting and sharing our cooking adventure along the month of March, I have learned many things.
First, if I actually have any intent of feeding, cleaning, schooling and doing anything else during the day for my family, except for writing [...]

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Grocery Guru shopping – 3 Moms update

March 26, 2010

Disclaimer: Only tried and true meat eaters will want to see these pictures. It’s a Carnivore’s Delight.
As I slowly share my grocery guru mentality, it’s been a joy to interact with many of you about your new found “Grocery Guru” status. There is definitely a learning curve, but it’s more than just saving a dollar [...]

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Meal Plan Update and…

March 20, 2010

Working as a waitress for seven years during high school and college, I perfected one of my restaurant’s specialties – the Breakfast Skillet. It’s a favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner meal in our home, and so economic.
Purposely, whenever I make baked potatoes, I put extras aside so that I have some for this dish.  Start [...]

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Weekly Menu Plan Update

March 15, 2010

Filled with a sea of middle school students, we hosted a discipleship weekend for our church. There was plenty of great food, junk food and miscellaneous food still to be determined, but it was a blessing to share life with these kids for two days.
Our last week has been a whirlwind of activity and I [...]

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