Christmas week this year featured many scrumptious dishes, mostly prepared by my dad. The first night though, was my turn to cook. My grandma (Gee-Gee as the kids call her) was in town from Kansas, and I found out that she is an avid reader of my blog (thanks Grandma!). We had so much fun hanging out, and the kids really enjoyed getting to know her again. We took advantage…
It’s that time of year again. Christmas is over, a new year is coming, and everyone is talking about making resolutions. I’m sure you will read many posts this week about how to make the right resolutions and how not to break them. I’m here to tell you not to make any resolutions at all. That’s right, no resolutions. No, “I will eat healthier this year!” No, “I’m going to…
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 Merry Christmas from our family to yours. Flickr Photo Credits#1: Andy Peters #2: Milena Mihaylova #3: George Deputee #4: Kraetzsche Photo
Let’s face it, working out during the holidays is tough. You might think it’s impossible. I say it can be done. Here are a few ideas to sneak some exercise into your holiday fun. 1. Bundle the family up and take a walk around the block after dinner to look at the Christmas lights. If you live in a snowy area, you could even pull the kids in a sled…
In anticipation of our family baking day on December 23rd, I haven’t done any kind of Christmas baking yet. So since I don’t have any of my own cookies to share with you yet, I thought I would share some of the mouth-watering cookie recipes that I have been perusing from around the blogging world. Coconut Almond Macaroons from Dish by Trish (pictured above) Don’t these look delicious? Pumpkin Spice…
At first glance, this week’s organic basket was a little light. And when we spend $10 extra for organic, that is not something we want to see. Upon closer inspection though, I think the items themselves were small (no giant broccoli or huge squash), so the overall haul was pretty good. Our $26.50 organic basket included: -6 gala apples -8 small mangoes -3 kiwi -4 lb bag oranges -6 pears…
Every Christmas, we whip out the family cookbook and start baking. I don’t know what it is about our old family recipes, but nothing ever seems to stack up against them. One of our favorites is cranberry bread. Not too sweet with a wonderful crunch, it makes for a tasty treat or scrumptious breakfast bread. My dad baked up a batch for the neighbors this week, so I snapped a…