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  • Save Money by Packing Lunches

    Save Money by Packing Lunches

    Whether you’re packing lunch for yourself or your children, you probably end up running out of ideas and getting bored with your lunches at some point. I know I have. The sandwich, cookie and piece of fruit idea gets stale pretty quickly. Using leftovers from your dinner expands the horizon a bit, but packing them…

  • Just a Brag

    Just a Brag

    My daughter and her friend offered to cook us dinner the other night and set about to create quite a nice dinner with corn chowder, prosciutto panini and a lovely salad with strawberries. Save Save

  • A Collection of Easy Recipes

    A Collection of Easy Recipes

    When you’re first starting out to cook, some recipes can be pretty confusing! I’ve gathered together a few of my favorite easy recipes here. None of these require fancy kitchen equipment and all of the ingredients are pretty cheap where I live. Easy Chicken Recipes Roasting a whole chicken is pretty easy but cutting it…

  • How to Roast a Chicken

    How to Roast a Chicken

    If you learn how to roast a whole chicken, you will have lots of meal options open up.  There are lots of ways to roast a chicken. You can vary the cooking times and temperature, stuff it or not, rub butter under or over the skin, sprinkle various herbs on it or in it. The…

  • Grind your Own Meat

    Grind your Own Meat

    If you’ve got a KitchenAid stand mixer, adding a KitchenAid Food Grinder Attachment for Stand Mixers lets you easily grind your own meat so you know what you’re getting. Essentially, you cut the meat into cubes or strips that fit into the feeder. It can be easier to cut if it’s partially frozen. Run the…