Years ago I started making what my husband calls disassembled shepherd's pie with pan fried potatoes (home fries) then I started making it with macaroni. It quickly became one of our favorites for a quick and filling meal. Plus, it is really inexpensive to make. As we are coming in to a heavy cooking and baking season, this is a great, quick meal for those nights where you are just too busy to cook. One of the best part is that you can change up the seasonings based on your tastes and mood. … [Read more...]
Thinking About Thankfulness
The month of November it seems like all we see, especially on Facebook, is "thanks for" daily posts. (At least, once the elections are over.) There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It is good to be thankful. It is good to look at the positives in our lives and not just the negatives. But why do we only show our gratitude one month of the year? Shouldn't we be thankful all year long? There are so many things we take for granted. For instance, a few friends of mine are dealing with … [Read more...]
The Parallel Between God’s Grace and Parenthood
Over the course of this year I have been learning so much about God's grace and how to extend grace to others. I find it no coincidence that the current sermon series at church is about grace. Until this year, I never truly understood grace. Yea, sure, that's something that God extends to us. He sent His son to take death for us, He forgives us when we mess up, you know, standard "God's grace" stuff. But since having a toddler, I have come to understand it is so much more than that. My … [Read more...]
Taking Advantage of Holiday Baking Sales
Welcome to November! There are so many things I love about November. Full on fall weather, Facebook is full of thankfulness instead of grumblings (well, about 5 days after the elections are over), yummy foods, Black Friday, time with family. But the thing I get most excited for is the sales on baking items. There is never a time of year where things like flour, butter, and sugar are so inexpensive besides the holiday season. Starting in November, you start to see those baking staple items hit … [Read more...]
Taking a Freezer Inventory to Save Money
I have to let you in on a secret. I'm a bit ashamed of this. I mean, I am probably the most organized person in the circles where we hang out. How is it that this happened? My freezers. I never really knew what was in my freezers. They didn't look messy and I always had a rough idea of what was in them. But then one day as I was putting away meat from a grocery trip, I got super annoyed. So I grabbed my notebook and went downstairs to the chest freezer. I took all the meat out and laid it … [Read more...]
Ways I Saved in October
1. We stopped for dinner after a competition the very end of September. I ordered a $10 burger then discovered it was $5.99 burger night! (Yes, I know it isn't technically October but I'm counting it anyway!)2. I had a laptop issue this month. The power jack was having issues. I found a computer place where a friend works that only charged $50/hour. I also looked the part up myself before going so I knew it was a cheap part. I only paid $57 to get my laptop fix instead of hundreds of dollars … [Read more...]
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