It’s summertime and it’s hot. I don’t like to heat up my kitchen to make a baked potato. So here’s what I came up with the other day. I cooked my potatoes for 3 hours in my slowcooker. It worked wonderful and we all had baked potatoes with no heat increased in my kitchen. It […]
Menu Monday #menumonday #planyourmeals
July 15, 2013 by
Planning my meals for the week. More planning equals less chance of eating out. Of course with a family of 5 we do not eat out very often. It’s just too expensive. Our little babies are 16, 10 and 7. Only the 7 year old eats a kids meal! So no eating out for us. […]
How to pop popcorn!
July 10, 2013 by
I saw this recipe floating around facebook so I had to try it. I have no idea where I saw it to give credit. But it wasn’t hard to do from memory. I make popcorn weekly in my air popper and I know the recipe by heart. But this time you can adapt that recipe […]
Have you used those California Avocados?
July 9, 2013 by
They are supposed to have less fat and calories. They are twice the size and usually cheaper. So I got 2 and tried them because 1 of the Haas avocados doesn’t feed my family. The have a thinner consistency and seem to have more water in them. I had to use less juice then I […]
Yummy detox refreshing water recipe…it’s so good!
July 8, 2013 by
I have begun keeping a big pitcher of this water in my fridge. I drink it from sun up to sun down. It’s so good for you and it tastes good too. I’m using this now in place of the soda I just had to have before. Here’s the recipe and instructions.
Using my garden goodies for lunch.
July 7, 2013 by
We got our first tomato from the garden last week. We ate it on a sandwich and it was so good. Gardens are the reason Summer is my favorite season. I do love my garden and my vegetables. Today I did a turkey bacon, lettuce, and double tomato sandwich for lunch. Truth be known I […]
Do you need a recipe for popsicles?
July 6, 2013 by
I have one that we use at least once a week. Popsicles have gotten expensive in the last few years. So we began to make our own. How do you make popsicles? So easy. 1. Get a popsicle mold like this one. I bought mine at krogers. 2. Make kool aid but use about 2/3 […]
Disney’s Delivery Man Trailer exclusive preview here! #deliveryman #exclusivepreview
July 2, 2013 by
Disney has decided to launch the Delivery Man trailer on 533 blogs beginning today at 11 am CST. I am equally excited to share this with you and for it to debut on both my blogs. You guys are going to love this trailer and theme. It takes all kinds to make a family. I’m […]
Jambalaya Recipe
July 1, 2013 by
My dh has been requesting Jambalaya and I finally made it for him last night. It was so good. I forgot to take pics but here’s what I did to make this tasty meal. Ingredients: red bell pepper banana pepper onion 2 cloves of garlic 1 can diced tomatos 3 chicken thighs (cooked) 2 andouile […]
My garden overfloweth!
June 27, 2013 by
Well, not really. But it’s a start. I’m so happy to see my gardening efforts begin to pay off. I have here 4 banana peppers and 2 zucchini. I plan on trying a new recipe for zucchini fries soon and very soon. You can bet I will share it with you! Happy gardening my friends. […]
