We are, like most everyone else, trying to cut back on needless spending. Have you checked out how much baby food costs these days? It’s a lot. Too much, actually. I experimented a bit with making my own baby food after my first baby. She hated it. So I stopped. With my second I was […]

This meal is so satisfying and makes enough to have leftovers the next day. I also usually throw in a few chicken breasts or thighs to stretch it a bit. (i.e. I let my kids and my husband eat all the sausages and I have chicken.) (Click on the pictures to go to the recipes.) […]

Raise your hand if you can’t wait for Winter to be over? Me, too. I couldn’t resist stocking up on berries at Sunflower Farmer’s Market over the last few weeks. They were having such a great sales on berries. (Although the strawberries left quite a bit to be desired…) Once we ate our fill, I […]

Do you like cornbread? I do. I really, really do. In fact, I’m not sure I can tell you exactly how much I love it. That’s how much I love it. I do not, however, like dry cornbread. Who does? Raise your hand. (This is not the recipe for you. Head elsewhere please.) We like […]

A few years ago, I was getting ready to make cupcakes for my son’s first birthday, when I realized I was out of white sugar. (This rarely happens.) It was either use Splenda or brown sugar. I opted for brown sugar. The result was marvelous. Since then I’ve tweaked the recipe a bit more to […]