I love a challenge, and although you wouldn’t know it if you visited my house, I can organize an event like nobody’s business (just not the piles of paper that infiltrate my kitchen). What is the best food to serve for a party…with a few hundred people…on a budget? Who needs to pay a caterer […]
When I started planning the graduation party for my oldest, my college roommate came to mind. When she graduated high school, she lived in a…
Making dinners during the week is a challenge – whether you’re juggling a full-time job, kids doing homework, or an attention-seeking toddler. (Or maybe all of those!!) It’s so tempting to eat fast food or buy prepackaged meals, but my budget and health preferences say no to those shortcuts. Here’s how I figured out how
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Although organization comes naturally to me, I have always struggled to keep a maintained room or home. And doing a deep spring cleaning? HA. That was just an exercise in futility for me. [Speaking of exercises (the non-futile sort), did you ever wonder how many calories you burn doing household chores? Read more about Baby
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to increase your kitchen efficiency…and tell others your magic tricks too! This is the last of the “top 3 tips” for the four pillars of Kitchen Stewardship®: You can’t deny that cooking real food takes longer than convenience food – it’s called “convenience” for good reason! But
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Homemade tortillas are frugal and delicious. But do you know the quickest and best way to make them? I’m taking on both a tortilla press and machine with my trusty rolling pin. Can you guess which will win? No matter the winner you’ll want to also make my salsa recipe for canning to top the
You all know I like to be “green,” right? I even offered two hundred ways to reuse stuff instead of throwing it away last week at Green Your Way. So am I really suggesting that you stop an eco-friendly habit that you probably already have, if you’re a penny pincher and earth-lover like me? Don’t
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My kitchen tip for this week is to think outside the box when it comes to counter space. If you have an appliance as heavy as a KitchenAid mixer, you probably store it on your countertop. (top photo source) Here are three tips to help you make better use of time and space: Put a dishcloth
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