The folks at omax3 approached us to offer for one of our lucky readers their omega3 supplements. This is what they have to say:“Developed by physicians affiliated with Yale University, omax3 Ultra-Pure is tested twice for purity and is free of contaminants, such as unwanted omega-6 fatty acids, mercury, lead or PCBs, that can be found in fish oil supplements. Not to toot our own horn, but “toot toot”, because omax3 Ultra-Pure delivers unsurpassed purity and concentration of omega-3 content … [Read more...]
2 perfect picnic popsicle recipes
Make some strawberry yogurt popsicles and some creamy orange ones and let your kids decide which are best![Photo by Tonya Staab]Biting into a freezing cold popsicle brings back so many happy summer childhood memories. The first icy bite of a popsicle always used to give me a popsicle headache but it was a price worth paying!Somehow, the popsicles my mother made always tasted better than the misshapen mass-produced ones you could buy from grocery stores. Homemade popsicles are … [Read more...]
Food Storage
Food storage has been a big topic of conversation lately. For our quarterly Relief Society Meeting, a sign-up sheet went around to make a dish from our food storage for everyone to taste test. I made a simple generic rice-a-roni dish, since it was quick, easy and from items I keep in my food storage. I didn’t know they would hand out awards, but my dish won the “Most Likely to Actually Make” award! Woot!My food storage is made up of foods that we eat regularly. In my cupboard, I have … [Read more...]
What to put in your Food Storage
Most of us know that food storage is a vital part of emergency prep. But sometimes we are unsure of what foods they should have! This can be difficult since everyone is different. There aren’t any food storage systems that work for everybody. We all have different food preferences, and these should be thought about when planning your family’s food storage. For example, my family doesn’t like pickles, so we don’t have them in our food storage. Ideally, you will want at least 3 months of food … [Read more...]
My favorite summer salads!
My sister and I just had a conversation about our favorite summer “salads” and it inspired this post of 5 of my favorites! Sorry I don’t have any delicious looking photos to add, but these recipes are fabulous! Enjoy!! 1. Berry Spinach Salad- The easiest by far is just filling your plate with spinach, slicing berries (strawberries are my favorite) on top, and adding almonds or your favorite nut. Top it off with poppy seed dressing and you’ve got a quick and easy salad! 2. Veggie … [Read more...]
Starting a Small Business From Your Home Kitchen
Economic downturns are stressful times that try the nerves and make uncertainty the normal state of daily life. People seeking to bring in extra money to supplement or replace shrinking, disappearing sources of income wonder what they can do from home. The world-wide web and the wide availability of shipping services expand cottage industry options. Starting a small business from your home kitchen is not only possible, but easier than ever before. The current economic climate is similar to other … [Read more...]
Four Seasons Firewood: Smoking Wood Giveaway!
The guys at Four Season's Firewood are doing a giveaway just in time for Father's Day! Here's their info in a nutshell: They sell all types of firewood (oak, walnut, oak/walnut mix, hedge, premium hardwood, budget mix, cedar and a camping mix). They deliver to Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey, and McPherson Counties in Kansas (as well as some surrounding Counties). And they sell Mulberry, Apricot and Pear Smoking Wood (GREAT for cook outs and barbeques!) that can be shipped to any address in the … [Read more...]
Freezer Cooking
The all too common question that plagues most households after 5pm. What’s for dinner? The average American family spends $225 a month on take-out or dine-in dinner. Not mention most of those meals are unhealthy alternatives to a home cooked dinner. Freezer cooking is a wonderful way to stop the stress dinner. There are many forms of freezer cooking to suit family’s busy schedules.1) Dinner prep: This consists of simply cooking meat and freezing it. I, like many moms don’t always have 3 … [Read more...]
Konsyl Balance Review and Giveaway
For the past couple of weeks I have been using this Konsyl Balance powder. Let me tell you about it. From the Konsyl website it lists the features of the Konsyl Balance powder:FeaturesBlend of psyllium fiber and inulin, a soluble prebiotic fiber Stimulates growth of healthy bacteria in the gut Sugar Free Refreshing orange flavorYou mix a teaspoon of this powder in an 8 oz. glass of water up to 3 times daily for an increase of digestive health. I know as we get older some of … [Read more...]
Meringue Swirls
Here is a recipe Johanna and I made together when she was here visiting a few weeks ago! I used the recipe out of the Martha Stewart Living Magazine, but Johanna has a much easier recipe from The Toddler Cookbook that we will recommend instead!Here is the meringue recipe:You Will Need: 3 egg whites (medium) 3/4 cups superfine sugar 1/2 tsp cornstarch 1/2 tsp lemon juiceMakes 30 meringues. Bake at 250˚FTo make swirls you will need gel food coloring, painted into a piping bag. … [Read more...]
Homemade Pizza
So I completely forgot about my pizza stone when I wrote the post about my favorite yards sale buys. My sister and I went to a sale where a Pampered Chef Consultant was getting rid of her old stock to make room for new items. I bought a brand new 12inch Pampered Chef pizza stone for $10!! (They are normally $30 or more! Woot!) Pizza stones are amazing! If you haven’t tried them, you should!One of our favorite quick and easy meals is “homemade” pizza. Since I am the poster-girl for lazy … [Read more...]
Apricot and Oat Cookies That They’ll Just Love!
I’d love to share a recipe of my favorite easy to make homemade cookies that are just perfect for trips, picnics or get-togethers, with your family and friends. I tried out this apricot and oat cookies recipe at one of my parties and my friends just loved it - in fact they made sure that they got their hands on the recipe. The thing that is particularly great about this recipe is that the dried apricots and oat cookies made with a new fashioned twist is hard to resist. Can’t wait anymore more? … [Read more...]
How to Make Chocolate Curls
So on my lovely Chocolate Cream Pies I put some chocolate curls! It made it look really pretty, perhaps like I had bought the pie! Now you too can fancy up your cream pies with some chocolate curls. It is really simple.First you put 1/2 cup of chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate chips because those are the only ones I like) into a DRY microwave safe bowl. (Make sure the bowl is completely dry because water will separate the chocolate and you will have to start over.)You … [Read more...]
Properly Storing Potatoes
When I'm in my kitchen cleaning or cooking, my mind usually wanders to think about how I can improve my kitchen or what would help me be more efficient or organized. Last time this happened you got a post about grease, so buckle up, this one is about potatoes!Because of our obsession with the Baked Potato Rounds I shared earlier, there is constantly a bag of potatoes sitting on the floor of my kitchen by my pantry. Yesterday while I was cleaning, I started thinking that I needed to google … [Read more...]
Canister Labels
I hate when you go to make cookies and you have to shove your arm into a bag of flour to get however many cups you need and when you pull our your arm you are covered in flour! I have seen other people with cute canisters full of ingredients so I wanted some to. I got these cute canisters from Walmart. I bought some chalk board vinyl through one of Pick Your Plum's daily deals (Expressions Vinyl has the LOWEST prices on vinyl ANYWHERE!! It is amazing! and the selection incredible!!) and my … [Read more...]
