From the monthly archives:

June 2009

My Oven Meatballs

June 30, 2009

My kids love spaghetti and meatballs. My daughter requested them for her birthday dinner, that is how much they enjoy them.
I used to think meatballs were a lot of trouble to make. But then I discovered baking them in the oven. It works great and is a lot less work and mess.
The other thing I [...]

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Guest Post-Cheeseburger Pizza

June 29, 2009

Melissa, one of my readers, recently emailed me saying that one of my recipes inspired her to come up with her own version. I love it when readers do this. Your family may have different tastes than mine or you may have a different budget. So, I always enjoy hearing how you adapted my recipes [...]

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Cooking With Kids

June 28, 2009

I have not done a cooking with kids post recently. The kids have been helping a lot in the kitchen, but I have not done a lot of specific recipes with them.
My 11 year old daughter however did make dinner for us recently. She made us tostadas. It was a great recipe for her to [...]

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Whole Wheat Pasta

June 27, 2009

My family is finally getting used to whole wheat pasta. It only took about a year, until the complaining stopped. So either they got used to it or they decided that I was not going to stop serving it.
What I have found though is that they like it mixed. I mix it about half [...]

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Emerils Basic Red Sauce

June 25, 2009

I know a lot of people buy store bought spaghetti or red sauce, like Ragu and Prego. In the past I have purchased it some, but I have never been a big fan of it. Now that I am trying to stay away from packaged and processed things, I never buy it. I have a [...]

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Guest Post-Corn Dog Mini Muffins

June 25, 2009

Today’s guest post is by Toni , also known as The Happy Housewife. Toni is a military wife and homeschooling mom of seven. If you have never visited her site you should. She talks about a wide range of subjects including tips about how she saves money and tries to eat healthy on a limited budget. Thanks Toni [...]

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Pickled Green Beans

June 24, 2009

Last week I tried something new. I have been picking a lot of green beans from our garden. I was not sure what to do with all of them. After hearing several people talk about pickled or dilly beans, I decided to give them a try. I hope we like them because I now have [...]

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Chocolate Raspberry Cake

June 22, 2009

A friend of mine recently brought a chocolate raspberry cake to a church dinner. I did not get a chance to have a piece, so she sent some cake home with me. It was so good. I love the combination of raspberry and chocolate. They just seem to go together so well.
Before I ate the [...]

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Martha Stewart Blueberry Muffin

June 22, 2009

Last year I posted about a blueberry muffin recipe I made when I was visiting my sister in Oregon. It was really good, but I think I have found a better one. This one is really good. It is more cake like than muffin like. It is not necessarily a healthy muffin. This is more [...]