Dinner Planning Made Easy with eMeals
Dinner – dreaded dinner. It comes every single day and if we aren’t careful and have it planned it can truly mess with our budget and our evening mood.
Family Favorite Recipe: Pineapple Pretzel Fluff
Thanksgiving wouldn’t be Thanksgiving at our house without this amazing recipe floating around the table. I discovered it several years ago on Taste of Home and made it on a whim for an Easter dinner. It was by far one of…
Paleo Turkey Bacon Meatballs from eMeals
As many of you know, I LOVE eMeals! I have shared over the years yummy recipes and how I use eMeals to help me stay organized, eat healthier, save money and have more time OUT of the kitchen!
Dream Dinner Challenge Wrap Up
Earlier this month I partnered with Dream Dinners with the 30 Days of Dinner Challenge. I was blessed with a fabulous way to provide great meals to my family by using the simple and easy meals you pre-make in their…
30 Days of Dinner Challenge
I am a big fan of family dinners – it is not secret if you’ve been here long. Dinner together is a relationship building experience of bonding and memory making. We are a blended family – meaning everyone is scattered…
Paleo/Gluten-Free Meatloaf
Welcome! I am so glad to have you continue the “Essentially Summer” blog series. Wasn’t Stephanie’s Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad recipe the best? She even kindly suggested you could use it as a side-dish to my meatloaf recipe! I can’t wait…
15 Ways to Connect With Your Child
We all want to make our kids feel like they are special to us. It can be challenging with busy schedules, different personalities and seasons of life. But when it all comes down to it, there are some simple things…
Gain More by Losing the Excess
I told you that today I was going to talk about taking better care of your body, and like I said yesterday….. it’s not all about losing weight. Although it seems like that is on almost everyone’s New Years list,…
Magical Bean Recipes Rescue the Budget
We’ve been making some changes in our home with regard to the food we eat over the past month. We’ve gone to drinking raw milk, eating only pastured eggs, grass-feed beef and cutting back on unnecessary snacks. There are many…
Fresh Veggies and More
Summer is fresh fruits and vegetables – plain and simple. Even if you do not grow your own you can enjoy incredibly fresh produce when you visit your local farmer’s market. Not sure where to find one near your home,…