Coming to the last 2 days of the month(and the last of the groceries) make it necessary to think ahead to meal planning and budget shopping for the upcoming month. Yesterday (Friday) we made pizza as planned—and it turned out great! I absolutely love the crust recipe I've been using. But today, Saturday, is the […]
Archives for May 2008
Days 28 & 29: The Joy Of Giving Our Food Away! (3 Moms)
It is the special joy of giving to others even when our resources are low that makes us treasure what we have. This is especially true when we discover something new for us to make that is delicious. The last two days have been a little different. We've been yo-yoing the entire time, mostly with […]
Day 26 & 27: Running Low (3 Moms)
Nearing the end of our 31 day challenge my budget is running low. I have needed to make adjustments where necessary. I made sweet corn bread and baked beans for dinner Monday (and forgot to take pictures). I'd never used the corn bread recipe before, and I was a little…no, a lot surprised at the […]
My Nine-Year-Old Chef
I am always encouraged with my kids cooking as they are learning a life skill. Jerah has always loved cooking, and since I've been doing it so much this month with our "3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days" adventure, she decided she'd join in on the fun. So yesterday while I was teaching piano lessons, […]
How to Teach Basic Math Concepts with Number Tiles
Why does math have to be hard? Make up math games that teach and the child will never know he/she is learning his basic concepts. Math for my 5-year-old Joely is definitely one of those areas that is better learned without pencil in hand. So instead of using a workbook for "doing math," we have […]
Menu Plan Monday (and a "3 Moms" summary of the weekend…)
My menu planning for our final week has been prompted and encouraged by our lack of creativity on previous weeks. Our weekend was a hodge-podge of meals. The kids spent the night at a friend's house, so our planned Friday meal of oven-baked chicken strips and potato fries was bumped to Saturday night. The rest […]
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