Monthly Archives: July 2009
Homemade Icecream sandwiches
This fancy looking dessert couldn't be easier or tastier! If you want to take the whole family to an ice cream parlor but can't really afford it, why not stop by the grocery store, pick up an inexpensive half gallon of ice cream and come home and make these? The cookie recipe is adapted from the [...]
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Blueberry Oat Custard for 2–Yum!
I had this for breakfast this morning. It just sounded good so I threw some ingredients together. It’s better than plain oatmeal, but still super healthy. It’s also weight loss friendly and will fill you up. I had it all stylized for a gorgous picture, but my camera was out of batteries. I really need [...]
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Blueberry Yogurt Pancakes
The past 2 weeks have been busy. It's been swimming lesson time and each girl takes a lesson at a different time with the boys all togeter for the third hour. Today we had 2 little friends spend the night whose lesson started an hour earlier than ours. So we had 7 children to get ready [...]
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Homemade Toaster Waffles
I checked the price of Eggo waffles the other day at Walmart, just for curiosity. I was shocked! It was about $4 for 10 waffles and they don't even taste very good. I usually make waffles on a Saturday morning when I'm ready to deep clean my kitchen. I triple the batch and just keep [...]
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Blueberry Yogurt Pancakes
I had 7 children for breakfast this morning. I know many of you have more than that all the time and you have my deepest respect! With a busy morning–getting ready for swimming lessons by 9am, packing a lunch and practicing violin before we could head out. I needed something for breakfast and fast! So [...]
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Gourmet Tastes on a Tuna Fish Budget
My friend Shayna, brought sandwiches like these to me after my second baby was born. They were so fabulous that I got the recipe. Hers were filled with chicken salad and made with Swiss cheese. These are slightly less gourmet, but still very tasty. Here's the recipe: Dough: 1 Stick butter 1 Cup water [...]
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Washing Plastic Bags
Plastic bags can be so handy, but when used and tossed, are expensive! It doesn't take long to wash out a bag and hang it to dry. They can be used over and over this way. When I can I hang them outside on the line. When I need to dry them inside, I use clothespins [...]
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Happy Independence Day!
We spent the 4th on the farm up in Stewartsvile, Missouri. It is known for it's serenity and beauty. My mother-in-law inhances its natural beauty with her amazing gardening abilities. Our holiday was marked by lots of family, food and good wholesome fun like hayrides, homemade icecream, sparklers, s'mores and fishing! It was unseasonably cool [...]
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Introducing Miss Homemade
Miss Homemade gave me the honor of interviewing me for her blog this week. You can read the post here: http://www.misshomemade.com/groceryshrink.html While you are there, poke around awhile. She has a really useful site with lots of recipes and other fun stuff.
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Reuseable Sandwich and Snack Bags