Welp, I’m back on the wagon. (After gaining COUGHFOURCOUGH pounds in the seven days I was in Houston…) AnyWHO, when I have had success in eating better and losing weight, it had a lot to do with planning meals. Meal planning is a simple and effective way to save a lot of money each month,…
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It’s BBQ season. And we’ve been doing a lot of it at home, so we’ve been expanding our repertoire of Texas cuisine, and these two recipes we tried over the weekend are SO delicious I just had to share. Potato Salad In the South, no two potato salads are alike, and everyone has a preference.…
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Since I’ve been eating at home so much more, I decided it was high time I share some of my winning recipes. Winning because they are easy, tolerable for someone like me that hates to cook, and downright DELICIOUS. So here’s number one on the list: Steak Salad. Specifically, this recipe from Kirsten at Mission Delectable truly…
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Y’all, last week was nuts for me. To recap: Tuesday: Two-hour Junior League Board meeting after work + my month to provide dinner for the 13 of us Thursday: Texoma Community Credit Union’s 65th Annual Meeting Dinner (me + a committee of 8 planned and set up to host 300 people) Friday: Promoted Lemonade Day…
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I try really hard to save money on groceries. I’ve been known to go to three, four or more different stores just to get what we need for the week. So much so, it’s entirely possible all these trips to different stores are costing me the difference in gas. And it drives my husband absolutely…
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Last night, Teddy took a bite out of a green bean (after an EXTREME amount of coaxing), made a face like he’d tasted death, spit it back out, then tried to reattach the piece to the rest of the original green bean. How do YOU deal with a picky eater? I’m having a hard time…
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This is an old standby in my house because it is SO EASY even I can do it. Place in Crock-Pot: A pound of skinless, boneless chicken thighs (you might have to trim some fat first) 1 can Rotelle 1 packet Taco Seasoning Then just set it on low all day. By the time you…
Read MoreAlton Brown is my Food Network hero. I would probably do anything that man told me to do in regards to food. Cover a 3D printed duck in blue chalk and kosher salt before eating it at room temperature? Done. He is a genius. If this were a different time we’d make him a demi-god…
Read MoreYou guys have probably noticed by now my love affair with potatoes. I love them and all their starchy-horrible-for-you goodness. I can’t help it. They’re my spirit food. Being married to a firefighter, I have the daily challenge of making things my husband deems “acceptable” (read: spicy. Everything has to be spicy.) that my littles…
Read MoreI have a love hate relationship with potatoes. I love them like a beloved eighth child, but my waistline hates them. I look at a potato and gain a pound. Considering one of my children likes to use potatoes as “balls”, you can see where this is problematic. Potatoes are one of the easiest, not…
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