With the warmer weather and high humidity (I’m in the midwest), using my stove top or oven is something I like to avoid at all costs. During this time of year we tend to grill a lot more, and also use the crock pot more often. A slow cooker needs less energy to run than [...]
You have seen them cropping up all over, I’m sure. Those locations that boast meal planning at its best? So what exactly is the deal with these franchises that make freezer cooking or making meals easier? The premise of the different franchises, is to get you into the store, help you prepare a set number [...]
Have you been to the grocery store lately and really taken a good look at prices? Just perusing the aisles at my local store makes me cringe. The prices on just about everything have gone up and with the price of gas on the rise – it just means more cutting corners to save where [...]
This super easy Kool aid cake or cupcake recipe is really yummy and the best part is, you can use any flavor that you want. You can use a color or colors to go along with a holiday or a flavor that sounds especially appealing or is seasonal. It’s just like using pudding mix in [...]
We have a page you can “like” on Facebook, but for some reason the RSS feed is not working so now we have an actual facebook page, where I am active. The big button to click on is over there <———————– Looks like this: So become friends with us on facebook for exclusive contests, recipes [...]
I have always been a HUGE fan of the food network, but I usually DVR the shows and then fast forward through the commercials, which must be why I missed any sort of announcement or mention of the new Cooking Channel. I was surfing today looking for something to watch, and was checking out the [...]
Looking for something fun to do when you need to stay inside on a hot day. You just found it. My daughters and I have made this a couple of times but its been awhile. My middle daughter is away pretending to be a freshman in college at 13, and one of the activities her [...]
This is the perfect salad at a barbecue. Everyone likes pasta salad and not only is this pasta salad delicious, but it is so super easy to make. You can make it the night before and serve the next day. Cold Pasta Salad 1 lb. thin spaghetti noodles, cooked and drained 1 bottle Italian salad [...]
We dropped our middle daughter off this weekend for a three week visit at a college. It is a program called the Joseph Baldwin Academy, and is an exceptional program. I am really excited for her, but oh my goodness, I miss her like crazy. You can learn more about the program here, but the gist of [...]
