I was talking to a friend of mine about how some mothers don’t know that they can feed their babies something that didn’t come out of a jar when another of my friends posted an article about it. Steve is one of those manly men who revealed a softer side when his children were born. [...]
I thought it was about time I added another of my favorite recipes. This one is a family favorite and very easy to make.
1 or 2 packages of sweet Italian turkey sausage (You can use hot, spicy, regular or chicken sausage)
2 or 3 sweet onions (or yellow onions if you prefer them)
1/4 to 1/2 cup [...]
I read a recent article by Leslie Hatfield called Desperate Times Don’t Call For Spam: Eating Green On A Budget in which she said that of the few companies actually prospering in hard economic times, SPAM is a winner. For those who don’t know, it is a processed meat product that comes in a tin [...]
It’s expensive to buy taquitos in the store yet they are a meal that most kids love to eat. You can make your own according to what you have on hand.
I used leftover turkey but chicken (light or dark meat) or beef would work too. You simply make the filling, roll the taquitos and bake [...]
Here’s another recipe that can be made from things you have on hand. You can adjust it according to what your family will eat. I have made it with a small piece of chicken breast and I have also made it without. My kids like it either way. I think it’s the sage that makes [...]
When you start trimming the family budget, you may decide to decrease visits to fast food restaurants. The easiest way is to develop a list of acceptable snacks that your children will enjoy because you don’t have time to figure it out after the munchies hit.
I have a recipe that sounds wierd but most children [...]
When you have always been able to fend for yourself it can be hard to ask for help when you need it. Many places require a detailed earnings record and explanations of why and how you ended up in the ditch. Angel Food Ministries is more like having a friend help another friend.
You can visit [...]
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If you haven’t been much of a cook and suddenly at mealtime everyone in the family is looking to you, it can be frustrating. That is one of the reasons I started this site. My heart goes out to those who are having to radically change their lifestyle. We are all looking for cheap nutritious [...]
Our current economy is forcing many families to reevaluate what they do at mealtime. It’s easy to say you aren’t going to eat out or buy ready made but if both the adults in the household work, it’s easier said than done. Unless you make a concerted effort to change what you buy at the [...]
