I’m sick of peanut butter and jelly…
And I think my kids might be, too. I’m on the quest to find some new staples for our lunch sandwiches and I need your help. For the next fourteen days, I’m trying fourteen new lunch recipes to find my top five favorites. After a quick consideration of some options, I selected the fourteen below to start with. My criteria are: 1) relatively inexpensive, 2) quick to make, 3) a nod at healthy. Eventually, I’d like to separate out my sandwiches and salads into seasonal...
Read MoreWeekly Menu: Menu Plan Monday (January 16-22) Take Two!
You may remember this menu – I showcased it LAST week. I’ve never been a big one for showing my menu for the upcoming week. I don’t like it because I like to take photographs of my food and share them with you all and I can’t do that if I’m working on a future menu. Therefore, while I will continue to menu plan each week, I will be showing you what I actually ate the previous week. Then I can include photos, nutrition information, costs, and other data as I choose....
Read MoreMenu Plan Monday | Weekly Menu (January 16 – 22, 2012)
We’ve planned our menus weekly for years and I’ve begun posting them (again) on a weekly basis. I’m gathering inspiration from I’m an Organizing Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday. Aaron planned our menu this week while I worked on gardening projects for Mount Vernon’s push to be a Blue Zones Community. Monday Dinner Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken by Budget Bytes Tuesday Dinner Toasted Vegetable Tacos by Eat Better America Wednesday Dinner Bow-Tie Pasta with...
Read MoreIt’s Race-Planning Season!
One of the best things about January is that it is my planning month. I’m working out what I’m going to plant in the garden (and anxiously awaiting time to plant seeds), I’m planning our annual camping vacation, and I’m planning out which events I’m going to participate in. In 2010 I completed my first-ever event which also happened to be my first-ever Olympic triathlon. Â In 2011, I completed my first-ever half-marathon. This year, I knew I wanted to complete...
Read MoreHolidays 2011: Food Gifts
This holiday, I will be covering five gift topics. We already covered books, but we still have food, homemade gifts, gifts from local or small businesses, and charity organizations left. I’ve kicked that illness away and as such I’m ready to talk about food. I love food. It’s no secret. I love making AND eating food. Even more, though, I love giving away food. (How many times can I say food in a single paragraph? Food, food, food, food, food, food.) Back in 2009, we were...
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