In the kitchen

Family style dinner party {sippy included}

Inspired by an event I attended, I made this for dinner tonight. Well, made isn’t really the right word. I assembled this for dinner tonight. An assorted crudite, lots of dips, some fresh fruit, crusty rosemary bread and the most delicious French cheese ever (available at Costco, mind you). We called it a Dinner Party [...]

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10 simple summer suppers

Summer is just around the corner for me and may have officially started for you. The kids will be home and enjoying the freedom of summertime. But for me, there’s something about the lack of routine that throws me into a tailspin when it comes to meals. So here’s my short list of super easy [...]

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10 steps to bread making at home

I’ve don’t have kitchen graces, so to speak. So when I tell you that making homemade bread is a possibility, you’ve got to know that it’s entirely feasible! If a woman who can barely make dinner is making 5 loaves of homemade bread each week, so can YOU. I started with store bought flour, and [...]

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10 ways to drink more water

1. Read up on the facts There’s nothing like solid scientific facts to motivate you do the right thing. Your body is 60% water and critical for so many vital functions. Read up on what these experts and these have to say about just how important water is for good health. And if your health [...]

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Ten satisfying snacks for starving kids

My kids are always hungry. Always. We’ve really tried to switch away from the processed snacks that are so popular and colorful, yet seldom seem to satisfy. {Think Goldfish} My kids could have a half gallon of those and still be starving. Protein and fiber are the key to satisfying the snack monster. So I [...]

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I’m Inspired

Thank you all for the great responses to my plea for help in the dinner department. There were so many great ideas that I can’t pick just one. So if you left a comment, please send me an email (melissamor AT aol DOT com) with a subject line “Blog Recipe Request” and you’ll ALL receive [...]

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Top Ten Easy Summer Dinners

I shared recently how I REALLY struggle with getting dinner on the table. I have gotten some much needed inspiration from my great readers and would love even more. I thought it would help if I listed my Top Ten Easy Dinners. These are super duper easy and barely require a recipe.1. Chicken Caesar SaladWe [...]

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Please Inspire Me

I’ve been pondering the value of inspiration these last few days. When inspired, there’s nothing I can’t do. But when I lack inspiration, everything is an obstacle. More on this in the next few weeks, but for now I need inspiration for the daily occurrence called DINNER. My husband is an awesome cook. So good [...]

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Our Imperfect Celebration

I love it when God plans my week. It reminds me how little control I really have and how very much my Heavenly Father loves me and is on the throne. And it also tells me he’s speaking this homeschool mama’s love language of “unified learning.” This last week I received an email that had [...]

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A Fresh Idea for Friday

So here’s A Fresh Idea for this Friday:Homemade Yogurt We received a gift certificate a while back and decided to get a Yogurt Maker. The kids love yogurt and hubby was trying to eat more for the many health benefits of probiotics. But good yogurt isn’t cheap. So making our own seemed a good thing [...]

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