About 3:00 in the afternoon, I hear from the wee-ones in our house, "What are we having for snack?". You too? Just as I want to provide them with healthy meals throughout the day, I want them to have wholesome snacks too. One of our favorites is granola bars. Knowing that I could make them much cheaper than the boxed versions from the ...
Recipes
Who has time to cook elaborate meals? Not me! But because I want my family to eat nutritious and cost effective dishes, I have learned to keep our meals easy. Check out our favorite reci
What Will You Serve for Christmas Breakfast? Here’s a Winning Idea!
Curious what you are looking at? Breakfast gone wrong, you ask? Nope. That, my friend, is pure deliciousness that produces smiles around our breakfast table. I had German Pancakes for the first time when in college and on choir tour. I still remember the goodness. After we had kiddos, I went in search for the recipe so that I could serve ...
Easter Recipes for Preschoolers
Here are two of our favorite Easter recipes. Both can be done by preschoolers with much success. Click on the links below to see the instructions. Resurrection Rolls - Recipe and discussion ideas to explain the resurrection of Jesus. Bird Nest Cookies - These cookies are so yummy and kids can make them without too ...
Recipe: Homemade Granola
Every other week I mix up a huge batch (4x the recipe below) of homemade granola. We eat it as cereal, on yogurt and anything else that it will enhance for the moment. Daddy and I eat it every morning. It sticks with you and is an excellent source of good stuff! I have played with the recipe for several years to get a good ...
Fabulous Christmas Food to Eat or Share
Food is tightly associated with the holidays. And why not? Christmas brings about some of the yummiest morsels of food that there is. In this post, I have gathered our favorite recipes! This is one of our family's favorites at Christmas and I don't believe that my mom can make enough batches. This is truly the best English Toffee recipe ...
Creating Turkey Muffins
Amy at Traurigs In Training shares a fun turkey snack of table decoration! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin (with slightly healthier substitutes) Ingredients: 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 can of pumpkin or 2 cups homemade pureed (recipe here) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups of vegetable oil (I substituted coconut oil) 3 cups flour (I used 2 1/2 cups of ...
How to Make Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
Several times in my teenage years, I had the opportunity to make individual servings of homemade ice cream. As an activity at church and youth group a few times. We actually made it at school in a Family Living class I took to provide us with examples of creating traditions in a family. It was fun and memorable experience each time. In creating ...
Bluejay Buffalo Chip Cookies
Repost of one of my favorite cookies! We made these in Home Ec class in high school and then the cookies were sold in the concession stands during football games. Continuing the tradition, Bubs made these cookies for a fund raiser that he did with his 4H club too. They were a big hit! Last night, Sweet Pea and I made cookies to ...
Recipe: Chocolate Pretzel Bites and Christmas Poem
Christmas Bites and M&M Christmas Poem ...
Recipe: The Best Sugar Cookies
I love sugar cookies. But, it is hard to find a good sugar cookie. What I am about to share with you is the best sugar cookie recipe ever, in my opinion. And instead of being stingy and not sharing it with you, I am going to pass on this amazing cookie recipe so that you can eat them too! Ingredients: 1 cup butter 2 cups ...