It’s already here…can you believe it! This week’s recipes will be perfect for a one-day holiday celebration, but I designed the menu this week to work as delicious nightly meals. Simply choose an entrée and add the side dish that you want to make that night. I’ve included a way to slow roast a turkey,...
“Shalom” In our home we celebrate Christmas, but we also embrace Jewish holidays because of our Christian heritage in Judaism. Whether you seriously celebrate Hanukkah or not, celebrating holidays is always fun, and this one’s traditional foods are delicious! Hanukkah began at sundown on December 7th this year, so I’ve created some delicious new takes...
Just a few days after Thanksgiving, hopefully you’re still in a turkey mood because I have a few turkey tales to share with you today. Two days before Thanksgiving, one of our bronze boys was missing. I looked all around (well, almost all around) for this turkey. Seriously, spending months and months of money and...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ November 17, 2012 “Thanksgiving Week” Thanksgiving is here! I’m sure you are being bombarded with recipes and ideas, but I hope to inspire you with my meal plan, shopping list and guide. I love a richly flavored turkey with perfectly roasted, crispy skin. I like to focus on simple, traditional...
As you may know, we love our Disneyland passports. The one problem is that a lot of the food sucks. You have to be prepared to find the right choices or bring your home made versions of things that can compete with the attractive options your kids (or you) are begging for. With the enticing...
I’ve never done this before, but I thought you might like to know what kind of things I’ve been learning on the wonderful world wide web! My fellow bloggers of Village Green Network are some pretty amazing people, and here are some of my favorite October links… Even though I don’t yet have Halloween costumes...
In case you haven’t noticed, I am in FULL SUPPORT of Proposition 37 in California. Even if you aren’t in CA, you can be praying this passes because it will set a precedent for every other state in the United States. I am very conservative, and I typically vote Republican. Prop 37 is supported by...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ October 20, 2012 “Cozy Food” Depending on where you live, it may or may not be getting a little chilly by now. Here in Southern California, mid-October can sometimes deliver the hottest days of the year, which we definitely have just endured. We still love to celebrate the Fall, though!...
I have yet to find a mom that doesn’t consider herself BUSY! It really amazes me how little time there is in the day to get everything done…and most days, very little actually gets done. I have yet to find empty-nester parents who haven’t said to me something like, “Savor the moments, it goes...
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