Always evolving, Never Average
The biggest gift I am giving my family this year for Christmas wasn’t purchased in a store. It wasn’t ordered online. It wasn’t even anything they asked for. Not directly, anyway. But now that I’ve given them this gift, I realize it was something they wanted. And something they needed. In fact, it was something …Read More
I made applesauce for the first time this past weekend. Can someone please explain to me why I never did this before? It was so good! We have an apple tree in our yard that produces edible apples. I don’t know what kind of apples they are for sure, but I think they are Macintosh. …Read More
I made this for lunch today. It was super easy and delicious and it’s full of stuff that’s good for you. So I thought you might like to try it. You only need these four ingredients: Sausage (I used a roasted red pepper chicken sausage from Costco) Kale Cannellini Beans Garlic Plus (I don’t count …Read More
When you ask moms what their least favorite thing about the weekday school monotony is, packing lunches is always at or near the top of the list. So a couple weeks ago I asked readers to share any tips/tricks/shortcuts they had that made the lunch packing a little less sucky. I’m still working on that post… But …Read More
Here is a (mostly) non-processed snack your kids will love. You’ll love it, too. Especially if you shop at Costco, because you can get all the ingredients there. You will need this: 2 cups oats 1 cup peanut butter (the runny natural kind) 1/ 3 cup chocolate chips 1/4 cup honey 1/4 tsp cinnamon …Read More
Constantly having to worry about money is debilitating. It’s exhausting and stressful and not fun. Robbing Peter to pay Paul and having a major panic attack every time you hear a knock on the door sucks. Not knowing when you are going to emerge from this situation or, even worse, if you ever will, totally …Read More
Saving money, time, and my sanity are always high on my list of priorities. But saving money and time while making meals that aren’t totally full of crappy food can be a challenge. Here is one thing I do every week or two to try to meet that challenge. I belong to Costco. They have …Read More
