By: Carrie Lauth One of the issues moms face as they send their kids back to school is preparing lunches. Not only are they concerned with preparing food for the kids each day, but preparing healthy and nutritious lunches! This can be quite the challenge, especially with picky youngsters. We all want our kids to [...]
Menu Planning Will Make Dinner Easier
July 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When you’re a working mother, no matter whether you work outside the home or you’re a work-at-home mom, dinner is always an issue you deal with every day. What will you fix for dinner that will be healthy and the family will enjoy? Menu planning will make dinner easier – here’s how to do it. [...]
Tips for Grilling
June 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Seven Cooking Tips for Grilling Grilling is a national pastime during the summer and possibly during the remainder of the year. These seven tips for grilling may help improve your results. 1. Preheat your grill for 15-25 minutes before starting the meat. This ensures the grill is at the proper temperature and any bacteria on [...]
Grill Your Vegetables Too
May 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The grill is not just for meats anymore. You can cook an entire meal on the grill which is quite convenient and saves on clean up. Yesterday’s post was about grilling chicken, and once that’s done, clear a space on that grill top for those delicious vegetables. You can grill a variety of vegetables on [...]
Grilling Chicken 101
May 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Chicken must be the most popular food on the planet. It is cheap and easy to get. It goes well with almost any side dish and it can be cooked on the grill. This is a big plus when summer rolls around and you want to spend time outdoors in the fresh air instead of [...]
Get Kids Involved in Food Preparation
April 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
There are so many benefits in getting the kids involved in food preparation, we don’t even know where to begin. Then again, there are so many ways to go about getting them involved as well. We’ll throw some suggestions out there and if you like some of them, we suggest you take advantage of each [...]
What Is White Chocolate Anyway?
February 5, 2010 By 4 Comments
The funny thing about chocolate lovers is they all seem to have their own favorite poison. For some, milk chocolate melts their hearts. Others find that deep, dark chocolate that’s almost a little bitter is more to their liking. Another class of confection people often swoon for is the creamy sensation that has earned the [...]
Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas
December 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Every family has its favorite dishes for the holidays, traditions that have been passed down year after year. Maybe it is time to spice things up and introduce some new recipes or at least make some variations to some favorites. It’s a good idea to incorporate family favorites from your spouse’s family (if you can [...]
Leftovers Night
December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I LOVE LEFTOVER NIGHT! I don’t have to cook and I don’t have to think. We always have leftovers. We actually plan it that way. If there is a lot of leftovers then they get frozen for another meal. Or sometimes I plan the leftovers so we can have them for lunch. But many times [...]
Breakfast Bagel Casserole
November 10, 2009 By 6 Comments
Breakfast Bagel Casserole 3 plain bagels (thinly sliced) 12 eggs (beaten) 1/2 pound cooked ham (diced) 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 cup milk Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons butter 1. Place butter in heavy skillet. Add ham and onion. Sauté over low [...]
