It’s no secret that I love Costco. It saves me time, and it saves me money. One way I really save money buy shopping at Costco is by making my own chicken stock using their rotisserie chicken. Chicken stock is expensive. A quart costs about $2.75. At least. Since I use a lot of it […]
In the Kitchen
It’s 12 P.M. Have you said YES to your kids yet today?
I woke up much later than I wanted to this morning, and as a result, I was feeling rushed from the second I got up. So when I was making breakfast and Number 4 bounced into the kitchen and asked, “Mommy! CAN I HELP?” I immediately said… “NO.” I was trying to make banana bread […]
Curried Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
One of the challenges with eating healthy and avoiding processed and fast food is having food available to eat that you can grab fairly quickly. This is one of my go-to lunches. I love it, and I could eat it every day. I start with a rotisserie chicken (I know it’s not an organic chicken […]
Turn Plain Greek Yogurt Into Really Yummy Vanilla Yogurt
I buy the Kirkland brand plain Greek yogurt from Costco. It’s the cheapest I have found anywhere — about $7 for two 32 ounce containers. The only problem is that it’s the only flavor they sell. I usually use it plain for smoothies. And most of the kids like it with honey in it. But […]
It’s time to repair my relationship with my dining room.
We usually eat dinner in the kitchen, but there’s no room for a table, so it looks something like this every night: That picture was taken pre-Number 7, so it’s even more crowded in there now. My husband and I usually just stand somewhere in the room while the kids eat. It kind of sucks. […]
I just saved myself 30 minutes every morning.
So I’m over spending 30 minutes every morning making lunches for my kids. It just takes up too much time. And you know what? They can do it themselves. Even the 2nd and 3rd grader. I’ve wanted to do this for a while, but wasn’t able to come up with a way to make sure […]