Holiday Gift Giving Guide for the Adults in Your Life: Best Gifts Under $15
Christmas can be a stressful time for some, especially when you have no idea what to get your family and/or friends. Gift cards seem like an easy gift, but I have always felt like gift cards were generic. (Although, every…
The Great Mayo Debate
This past summer we went on a family vacation with my entire family (my family, both of my siblings and their families and my parents) to a cabin in the Black Hills. It was to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding…
Top 10 Tips for Meal Planning and Prepping
Here are my top 10 tips for meal planning and prepping. If you follow these tips you won't be flying by the seat of your pants for supper every night, and your family will eat healthier, home cooked meals.
A Year of Survival
Wow! I can’t believe it has been 6 months since I wrote a blog post. The last year has been chaotic, to say the least. I am sure that others are feeling the stress right now with Covid-19, the economy,…
The Best 7 Ways to Use the Instant Pot
Below are my thoughts, so far, on the best ways to use the instant pot. You will also find my tips for cleaning the instant pot at the bottom of this post.
15 of My Favorite Necessary Kitchen Products
There are so many gadgets out there, so many fancy dishes, and a whole lot of small appliances (which mostly just take up space on your counter). While I love myself a fun kitchen gadget, like my vegetable spiralizer, cherry…
Things I Learned in the Kitchen From My Dad
Although Dad wasn’t a master chef when I was a kid, I did learn a few things from him. (They are probably not all terribly useful, but I will let you be the judge of that). Here is a list…
In Honor of Grandma
My Grandma was a pretty awesome lady and a wonderful cook. I am not sure she enjoyed cooking like I do. I think she just cooked out of necessity, because she had a husband and 10 kids to feed. In…
Motherhood is Extraordinary
You are doing great. You are so important. No one else can do your job quite like you do. Motherhood is hard, but it is also extraordinary.
Tips for Letting Kids Help in the Kitchen
We need to teach our kids the skills that they will need once they get into the real world. If I do everything for them they are going to go off to college not knowing how to do their own…
