Archive for the ‘menus’ Category

Eating Healthy with Your Family Can Start with Pumpkins seeds and Popping your own Popcorn

I’m constantly looking for a way to improve our eating habits as a family.  I have read some lately about clean eating and have been gathering recipes from some great healthy eating blogs.

Green Lite Bites
Live Well 360
Natural Moms Recipes

Today, while grocery shopping, I looked around the bulk bins and found some roasted pumpkin seeds and [...]

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Kid Approved Healthy Chicken and Wheat Dumplings!

So, I have made it my new goal to get more fruits and vegetables in my kids diet…without fighting them.  I know, your saying…Haha! Good Luck With That!
I was perusing books in Hastings the other day and found this book.  I loved the ideas and although I don’t always think I should hide everything in [...]

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My Try at Edible Crayons!

I found this wonderful recipe to try at Gourmet Mom on-the-Go to try for the boys.  Big Brother is having a Valentines party tomorrow and I was asked by the teacher to bring Pretzels.  I thought for a moment (a very quick moment) about making my own pretzels to take, but then saw this wonderful [...]

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Questionable Food Choices…

My youngest boy ate this for breakfast…and so did I.  I promise it is not dogfood.

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Homemade soy yogurt…well, sort-of…

I made homemade soy yogurt last night with a recipe from the Hillbilly Housewife (thanks to Just another stay at home mom).  I have to say I used more yogurt (the whole cup, instead of half a cup)…oh, and I added vanilla flavoring since I was trying to use the unsweetened and disgusting soy milk [...]

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Ewwww!!!!

My son (baby Boy) ate cheetoes today…He discovered that eating cheetoes dipped in vanilla icing off a cupcake was the greatest snack ever….
‘Nuff said!   (ugh!)

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Great Recipe!! Ham and Swiss Chicken

Okay, so I have made Tuesday and Thursday my crockpot nights (in preparation for allowing me time to workout on those days and still get dinner done and a little homeschool in before 6:00pm).  Anyway, I have been trying 2 new crockpot recipes each week from my Fix It and Forget It Cookbook. 
Here is the [...]

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I love working part time and staying home!!

Well, I have been working about 9 hours a week now for 3 weeks (well except for the week I was on vacation)   and I am loving it!!  I have been keeping up with my housework, plus getting some things done that would not otherwise get done (spring cleaning to prep for a garage [...]

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Spaghetti, Anyone??

Baby Boy had spaghetti tonight.  It has been a while since we last ate this dish.  The boys both really like it.  It is actually Chicken Parmigiana (my style).  I like making it every once in a while.  Here is what I do:
2 Chicken Breasts, Shake n Bake Parmigian, oil, Classico Marinara sauce (I like [...]

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2 Week Menu: May 3-May18

Well, I thought I would other people’s leads and post my 2 week menu:
Sat: Ham, Potato, cheese Bake (45 min-1 hour)
Sun: Pizza (sausage) (20 min–I premake the pizza crust the day before)  Marie Calendar’s Lasagna and bread
Mon: Shake and Bake pork chops, couscous, and green beans (20 min)
Tues: Leftovers  Ate out at Rosa’s
Wed: Meatball and [...]

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