WWE: Company is Coming

With company coming, how do you save on your grocery bill? As I prepare a large dinner for at least 6 adult guests plus our family, I have three goals: inexpensive, high quality, and make ahead dishes (majorly important since we will be skiing all day before company comes!)
Here’s the Menu:
Chili: A double batch from [...]

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Quick Links: Grow Your Own

Jen here. I just ran across this really fun blog event called “Grow Your Own” where bloggers post recipes and experiences cooking with their home grown produce.  It happens twice a month and it looks like it’s been going on for a while. I look forward to seeing what comes next.  I certainly [...]

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Easy dinner – slow cooker to the rescue

I love a slow cooker for a billion reasons. Okay, maybe not that many because I’m not sure I’ve lived long enough to have a billion reasons for anything. But I like a slow cooker because it eliminates dinner stress. I hate thinking about dinner all day, and then come 4pm when my son is [...]

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

As mentioned in the post on Wednesday, Chocolate Covered Strawberries were on the menu for the week.  These are not only stunning, but very simple to create.
Ingredients:
White Chocolate Chips (with real cocoa)
Chocolate Chips- Dark, Milk, or Semi-Sweet
Vegetable or Canola Oil
2 Ziploc Sandwich Bags
Melt chocolate chips in separate saucepans on low, stirring frequently.  Add about a 1/2 [...]

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Multipurpose Berry Topping

This berry sauce is super easy but gets loads of compliments.
Ingredients:
Frozen Berries (I use the mixed berries at Costco)
Honey
Cinnamon
Directions:
Pour desired amount of berries into sauce pan, keeping in mind that they cook down.   Defrost on medium-low heat, stirring often.  Add honey and cinnamon to taste, that simple.    Great on pancakes or as a [...]

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What’s on Your Grocery List? …Pinto Beans…

After years of buying cans of beans, slimy and covered in a strange, unidentifiable liquid, I was overjoyed when a sweet hispanic neighbor gave me the dried bean tutorial.  I had been daunted by the major process of boiling and soaking and then cooking the dried beans again just to use them in a recipe.  [...]

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Look no further – Chocolate chocolate chip muffins

Jen here.  I’d like to say that I was making these muffins today because of Valentine’s Day.  Truth is, I was halfway through my second batch of muffins for several different events happening over the next few days before I realized that these would be an amazing Valentine’s Day treat.  They’re easy to make, taste [...]

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WWE

Along with Valentine’s Day comes loads of love themed food.  Here are a few things on the menu for our family this week:
Heart Shaped Pizza (the kids like to roll and cut out personal pizzas):
                      Homemade dough, half wheat flour
                      Sauce made from crushed tomatoes with basil, olive oil and 
                               fresh garlic
                      Shredded Mozzarella- purchased in bulk at [...]

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Greek Yogurt for Dessert

Melanie here and it’s time for my first post as I finally found something worthy of your time.
I’m a serious sugarholic and would normally shudder at the thought of a healthy dessert.  Before this week,  I was certain they did not exsit.     
Thanks to my friend Teresa, I now have a new favorite dessert, [...]

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Because we are mothers

I posted this on my family blog and found that it struck a chord with a lot of women. So I wanted to share it here. It’s a shame we often find ourselves feeling so alone when in reality, we are likely feeling very much the same as other mothers.
I know this will not apply [...]

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