My daughter is spending a night away, and my other half is working the night shift. I’m home alone. I’m savoring it and hating it….does that make sense? I’m sure all you moms out there understand. We are so used to the craziness that kids bring, that when they aren’t around we sometimes just don’t … More Music For a Night Alone
Let’s cut to the chase here. Vegetables are damn expensive! Healthy food in general is expensive. Every time I walk into a grocery store with good intentions of stocking up on meat and vegetables I get discouraged by the outrageous prices. Take for example, cauliflower – Why is it so expensive!? Holy cow, that better … More Turnip, Carrots & Too Much Sugar!
I had every intention of making a root vegetable recipe this weekend, but plans changed when I decided a big pot of chili would not only taste good but would last us a couple of meals. However, I really wasn’t thinking clearly when I decided on the meal because I have two young boys living under the … More Beans beans, good for the heart…
Depending on where you live in Canada, winter can be pretty snowy and cold. Winter got off to a late start where we live but it’s quickly making up for lost time. Last week the kids had three snow days and this week they had one. Roads have been closed, and the blowing wind has … More Canadian Winter
I live in a climate where we can see the blazing hot sun in the summer and mountains of snow in the winter. Currently, we are buried in snow. The school buses sometimes don’t run and recently we’ve even had the school closed. With the winter weather comes another unfortunate side-effect….winter skin. My body is … More Homemade Body Scrub
This past year I took up knitting as a hobby. I needed a hobby that I could pick up when things were quiet and put down when things became busy. I’m a mother, so quiet and busy can happen within minutes of each other. One minute the kids have decided to go out and play … More Knit Knit Purl
Growing up I can remember many a meal at my grandparent’s dairy farm. Meals were always cooked by my grandmother and they always consisted of meat, potatoes and vegetables. Grandma sometimes cooked things that I wasn’t a big fan of as a kid but later on in life I came to enjoy. One of those … More Grandma’s Sweet n’ Sour Meatballs
Once upon a time I was a skinny chick who could eat all she wanted and lounge around all day without gaining a pound. Then college and partying happened and I put on a few extra pounds. I was still looking pretty good and wasn’t too unhappy with how I looked. Then I got pregnant, … More Fitbit Fail
Today I was rooting through my freezer trying to figure out what to make for dinner when I stumbled on some bags of rhubarb that I had cut up this past summer. Normally, I would make muffins out of them but I decided instead for a dessert dish. I originally was just going to make … More Apple Rhubarb Crisp
With the wide variety of frozen pizzas on the market you may wonder why anyone would possibly want to go through the time and expense of making their own pizza dough. There are two reasons It tastes so much better You know exactly what you are eating Number 1 is a bit of a no … More 6 Ingredient Pizza Dough
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