February 2009

One Year Blog Anniversary

February 27, 2009

Today it has been one year since I started this blog. I can’t believe it has been that long. It has gone by fast. What a year it has been. I started this blog as a fun writing project and also as a way to make a cooking journal for myself. You see I love [...]

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Antique Dressers

February 26, 2009

I have not participated in a Show and Tell Friday for awhile, so I wanted to do so today. Last October I posted about going to Texas to pick up a few pieces of furniture that were my husbands grandparents. I posted about the tables that we got, that by the way are still sitting [...]

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Frugal Meal Idea

February 26, 2009

We enjoy Mexican food in our family. We have it quite often for dinner. One of our favorite things to have is homemade refried beans, Mexican Rice, and cheese quesadillas. You will see this on the menu at least twice a month. This is one of the few meals that I cook over and over [...]

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Homemade Refried Beans

February 26, 2009

We like Mexican food in our house. We enjoy having homemade beans when we do this. I have had this post partially done for awhile now, but I finally got it finished. There are a lot of ways to make homemade refried beans. If you search the internet you will find a lot of different [...]

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Baked Oatmeal

February 26, 2009

I originally posted this recipe in April of 2008. I have had a lot of new readers recently so I decided to repost this recipe of Life As Mom’s recipe swap. This is a favorite at our house. I hope you enjoy it too. I have been wanting to post one of my baked oatmeal [...]

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Cooking With Kids

February 24, 2009

Today I want to talk about having fun in the kitchen while cooking with kids. This is something I have been trying to get better at. I am trying hard to relax a little and let the kids be kids, even when it comes to cooking. Last week I decided to make some brownies. My [...]

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Meatloaf

February 24, 2009

I really like meatloaf. I am not sure why. I think it might be one of those foods that reminds me of the meals my mom cooked growing up. We ate a lot of meatloaf and meatloaf sandwiches. Once I got married and started really cooking more I made meatloaf for us. I found out [...]

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No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

February 23, 2009

This is one of those really, really easy but really, really good recipes. This took me about 15 minutes to make and it was so good. I took this to a church dinner last Sunday and everyone enjoyed it. I will definitely be making this again. The recipe originally came from Hersey’s, so I should [...]

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Green or Semi Green Smoothie

February 23, 2009

My sisters are going to think I am crazy for doing this and even crazier for posting about it. But I decided to post about it anyway. Plus they probably already think I am crazy. I have read on several other blogs about putting spinach in smoothies. When I first read this I thought what [...]