Rich MOMents

Favorite recipe from my sister-in-law. She often brings it to family gatherings...and gives me the leftovers. ;) We had it tonight with bake...

We're done with grocery shopping for the month (I think!), so I can reveal our results... Total groceries for the month, feeding 4 big p...

We had Green Salad with Autumn Fruit** for dinner alongside Fresh Tomato & Basil Pasta . I had thirds on the salad. :) It's yummers...

I need to preface this by saying that I need a nap. But I need to write more. I don't often have kid days where I consider pounding my h...

Simply Sustainable , to be published by Herald Press in 2010, will help readers meet the challenges facing the earth and our communities by ...

My day, in a nutshell... 5:30am Get up to see why Lizzi is up. Go back to bed. 6:30ish Get up. Stay in bed that long, hoping that GG sleepin...

I keep changing my mind. I'm so happy when I make a weekly meal plan, but lately it seems fruitless...or perhaps fruit-filled veggie-fi...

The bolded section of this prayer by Jane Austen was read in our church yesterday. I'm posting it for my own self-reflection. I hope it...

I need help. I'm reading conflicting information on storing winter squash. I just harvested a wheelbarrow load of butternut and acorn. T...

Lizzi recently hooked me on books by author Jodi Picoult. I've read Keeping Faith and My Sister's Keeper . Anyone else hooked???

Fast food at our house? One pot Taco Soup. I throw in odds and ends, but here's the basic idea: Taco Soup 1 lb hamburger some chopped on...

Clara, a grandmother in her nineties, introduces a whole series of recipes on YouTube on "Great Depression Cooking." Here's ...

Mei-Ling Hopgood's memoir, Lucky Girl , fascinated me. Born to a Taiwanese family already filled with girls, she is subsequently adopted...

Hehe. Well, DH went to Costco. So the Grocery Spending Challenge $ spent so far this month just doubled. Total: $180.71 Good news? We have ...

Can I breathe now? :) Canning is almost done. Still want to do grape juice. A little freezing. But the biggest jobs are complete. I captured...