Meal Planning

Before you head to the grocery store get out every recipe of any item you will be making in the next week and make sure you have all you need. Need brown sugar – check the panty – those seldom used

I came across this blog called $5 Dinners.  She aims to make dinners for a family of 4 that cost a total of $5 or less. And believe it or not, she actually manages to venture beyond beans and rice.  She's

With the growing epidemic of child obesity in this country, what is a parent to do in the face of so much advertisement for sodas and fast food? Kiwi Magazine is a great tool for "Growing Family the Natural

Save time, do it online! If you have a Sam's Club membership, you can do some of your shopping ahead of time online.  Go to http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/index.jsp and 3/4 of the way over, you

Here's a nice article on planning ahead for holiday meals. I especially liked tips such as: If you don't want the expense of a dozen side dishes, then pick the top three, The day after the meal, list what

An easy and delicious chicken recipe for crockpot or slow cooker. Ingredients: 6 boneless chicken breast halves, skin removed 6 slices Swiss cheese (I recommend Finlandia or deli-sliced, not packaged). 1 can

Now that the kids are back in school, here's a great article on how to pack healthy lunches (for the most part) that the children will eat.  Tip number four, where you make fruit kabobs can also be a fun activity

This article on how to prepare food for a month in one day or two half days is great.  I'm not sure if I need to do that, but the tips found in this article are wonderful.  They give suggestions on

Whew!  If you're like me, summer heat always makes the idea of indoor cooking a little less appealing.  Add to that the fact that I'm 9 months pregnant and our AC is completely dysfunctional and

This article provides 9 ways to avoid a cooking slump, while saving money. Some of the suggestions are a little too frugal for me, but some of them are terrific. I love Around the World in 7 Days. For one week