May 17, 2012

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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Elegant Egg Bake (Prep Time Only Five Minutes)

Apr7
Egg bake

Thank me later. No really, I know you will. If you are scrambling for an easy, yet melt in your mouth, egg dish for company, look no further. Once you try this, is won’t be saved for just company, I [...]

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Brainstorming New Things For Our Easter Meal

Apr3
lemons in vase

As Spring blooms, and the windows crack their seals to let in the beautiful air, creativity blossoms in this home. There’s something about this time of year that spurs me on. Spray paint cans find their way out to bring [...]

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Easy, yet Elegant, Bavarian Pear Torte

Apr2
Bavarian-pear-torte

No other recipe have I been asked for more than this easy, yet elegant Bavarian Pear Torte. As a young bride, it was that special recipe that fooled others into assuming my culinary skills were much more advanced than they [...]

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings – Just Like Mama’s

Mar28
Chicken and Dumplings in Crock pot

What is it that draws us all to go ‘ole comfort food? When our family has bowls of these super easy, Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings in front of us, we do a collective sigh. Well, I do, my teens [...]

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