Cooking Day, boy, I must have been excited because I woke up right before my alarm went off on Wednesday morning. I was ready to go! I followed the instructions that I printed off of the Once-A-Month Mom’s site and did my best to follow each step. I won’t give you the play-by-play because that…
Once-A-Month-Cooking – Getting Started
How it started: I’ve know about Once-a-month Cooking (OAMC) for a long time. I’ve seen the books, articles in magazines and blogs. It always really interested me but trying to put together all of the details is what held me back from trying it out. This weekend I came a cross Tricia’s website Once A…
Once-A-Month Cooking – February
*** Be sure to check out my other posts about my first OAMC experience Once a Month Cooking 101 Getting Started Cooking Day – What I learned Right now I’m sitting in the recliner allowing my aching feet to have a well deserved rest. Nearly 12 hours later I can say that I LOVE ONCE-A-MONTH…
Once a Month Cooking 101
Photo: NettsuToday I am attempting Once a Month Cooking for the very first time. I’m sure I’m in WAY over my head! I’m using the February plan from Once a Month Meals website. I’ve also used several recipe adjustments from Angela’s Kitchen for Gluten Free meals – finding her adjustments was a huge blessing because…
Organize your Purse with the Pouchee
Organize your Purse with the Pouchee This post contains affiliate links. Where I found it? This smaller wallet-sized purse organizer can be found at Amazon. Why I love it? It makes switching between purses (or diaper bags in my case) so easy! A place for everything! There are 2 outside pockets (perfect for my…
Help For the Helpless Homemaker – Tips for Keeping Your Home Tidy
Keeping our homes can be overwhelming and discouraging sometimes. For me, it seems this is true more often than not! How many time have you cleaned your entire house, stepped back to admire your hard work and clean floors …then you blink…and in an instant it’s like a tornado hit! All of your hard work…
Meal Planning 101 – Filling Your Freezer
Freezing food is a simple way to make your meal times easier and it’s one of the fastest ways to preserve food. For those like me who don’t have a nice big chest freezer in the basement don’t worry you can still take advantage of the freezer space you have! What can your freezer do for you?…
Meal Planning 101 – Starting a Stockpile
I had discussed in the previous post that I like to have a good stockpile of food on hand. I think that it really helps when you’re on a tight budget. Because of the move I’ve decided to focus on having a well stocked pantry in our new house. This includes canned goods, frozen meats…
Getting Started With Simple Meal Planning
Meal planning is crucial and it doesn’t need to be difficult. When I didn’t plan our meals I would just go to the store, meander through each aisle and just throw whatever looked yummy into my cart. This wasn’t the best plan for our wallet so I had to make a change. You don’t have…
