Menu Plan Monday 1/23
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well – if one has not dined well” -Virginia Woolf Oh I loved coming across that quote today (today’s inspiration from Happy On Purpose by Diana Fletcher). Besides fitting right in with Menu Plan Monday, I think it’s true. Food should be enjoyed. We shouldn’t rush our meals. […]
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Foodie Friday (with linky!)
Foodie Friday Welcome to another Foodie Friday hosted here on Home Maid Simple and at Simple Living with Diane Balch. Mark’s favorite meat is pork, but I don’t buy it very often. It is more of an indulgence when we do. Last week I found some Pork Riblets on sale, and decided they fit in […]
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Cook’N recipe Organizer Review and Giveaway
If you’ve been following the blog here lately, you may have noticed an influx of recipes and food related posts. It may have something to do with this pregnancy (I’m always hungry lately) or it could be from all the baking I did throughout the holidays. Whatever it may be, I’ve started collecting more and […]
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Menu Plan Monday 1/16 and GIVEAWAY!
This week on Menu Plan Monday, I used Cook’N recipe organizer to plan out my menu’s, save new recipes from online, and add some of my own. I’m really enjoying this new software. After creating a menu, it will automatically create my grocery list, and tell me the nutritional value of each recipe! Review and […]
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Foodie Friday
Welcome To Foodie Friday! Home Maid Simple has teamed up with Diane at Simple Living to bring you a new weekly blog hop. Each week we will be posting a recipe. We’d love to have you all join us by linking up your recipes below. I love food. I’ve mentioned it before, but I […]
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Frugal Living Challenge – Days 4 and 5
Day 4 Reducing your household bills. Again, another great article over on Frugally Sustainable! Most of the tips she suggests I already try to do. Things like getting rid of cable and a landline. Although there are a great number of educational shows I miss, I can find them online if I really want to […]
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Menu Plan Monday 1/9
It’s another Monday, which means menu planning and grocery shopping. Normally I try to do this in the morning, but I had a sick little one, and knew I wouldn’t get to grocery shopping until this evening. Here’s what’s on our menu this week. Monday – Stroganoff Hamburger Helper Tuesday – Frozen burritos Wednesday – Stir […]
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Menu plan Monday 1/2/12
We’re still working around a kitchen remodel. Dinners have made me a little crazy and stressed out lately. Today I had a brilliant idea to get the whole family involved in planning what we eat. We sat down with my new planner and got everyone’s input for the weeks dinner. I already feel less stressed, […]
Read MorePOM POMS Fresh Arils review
If you were to ask me my favorite fruit it would be pomegranates. I love when winter comes around because it means fresh pomegranates at the grocery store. I have to have at least one pomegranate each year. The biggest problem with pomegranates though are peeling them. It’s not like your normal fruit. The part […]
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Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows Review
This year instead of trying to have our own Christmas, and spend time with extended family all in one day, we decided to change our plans up a bit. We invited my parents and siblings to our home for Christmas Eve. We had planned games, and socializing, but the boys ended up working on our […]
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