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Surviving the Stomach Bug: A Mom’s Guide to Navigating the Great (and Gross) Family Outbreak
Ah, the stomach bug. It’s that unwelcome guest who shows up uninvited, overstays its welcome, and leaves you with a mess that makes a toddler’s bedrrom look like a tidy little oasis. If you find yourself in the middle of a family-wide gastrointestinal revolt, I feel your pain. We are now two days post-bug and…
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Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes
If you are lucky enough to have leftover mashed potatoes, you have to try this side! My kids say they taste like tater tots. If you want to add meat, it could be a full meal with a side of veggies. While you make the batter, go ahead and put the oil in your pan…
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Apple-Ginger Chicken in the Instant Pot
This is the perfect fall meal! Kids love it, adults love it, it’s easy and comes together in one bowl for serving. Ingredients Instructions Add the apple cider, soy sauce, chicken broth, brown sugar, ketchup, garlic powder, and ginger to your instant pot. Whisk it until combined, then add the chicken thighs, turning to coat.…
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Printable October Dinner Planner
Meal planning can seem like a hurdle, so hopefully I’ve taken that off your plate this month! You can click the file name to open it and then just save it or print it off. Feel free to make this your own. Fall can be a busy season, but home-cooking is attainable if that’s a…
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Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs: A Simple Guide
Hard-boiling eggs can be harder than it seems, but the best method I’ve found is just to jump and and try a few different techniques. Here’s what works for me. Step One: Boil the water. Make sure it’s enough to cover the tops of all the eggs you want to make. The water needs to…
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Dinner Hero: Roasted Veg
This is my favorite quick side dish to add to a meal, and it could not be easier. Pre-heat your oven to 425, toss your veggies in avocado or olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 20-25 minutes and serve. My favorite vegetable to cook this way is broccoli.
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Managing Bindweed: A Gardening Dilemma
Our new yard is full of bindweed, or morning glory, depending on who you ask. It creeps up from the swamp behind our house and under the yard, climbing and rolling over everything and causing my husband trouble. We try to be generally chemical-free outside, so these little vines of chaos often escape his wrath…
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What We Ate: Dinner #3
Night One: On this night I cooked a brisket in my instant pot, shredded it up, and served it over chips with a can of ranch pinto beans, a homemade white cheddar cheese sauce, tomatoes, end green onions. Everyone loved this and it was filling. Night Two: We had leftover chicken from another meal, so…
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Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe with Real Ingredients
Have you looked at the ingredients in breakfast sausage? I took a peek last year and I was shocked. The one we had been purchasing for years contained pork, corn syrup, salt, natural flavor, sugar, pork broth, and MSG. I was determined to make it myself, with actual real ingredients, and I think I’ve done…
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