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We don’t buy baby food. Well, I did buy a couple jars when Bella (our 10th) was about 8 months old, but other than that we don’t buy baby food. We buy real food and prepare it for our baby. Cheaper, healthier and simpler well not more simple, but still fairly simple. I don’t have…
This black bean soup is inexpensive, simple, spicy and scrumptious. It’s also a great vegetarian option. 4 lbs black beans 1 1/2 diced red onion 1/4 cup chopped pickled jalapeno slices 2 TBL sugar 2 TBL red wine vinegar 12 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp cyenne pepper 1 TBL chili…
Welcome to this weeks edition of 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage. My post last week about being Given to Hospitality sparked a lot of questions about the practical aspect of being hospitable. So today the 4 Moms are sharing some tips and recipes for practicing hospitality. **Link up your summertime company…
This has been one of our favorite birthday desserts for many years. Cheesecake and brownies, how can you go wrong? Chocolate Chip Brownie Cheesecake Ingredients: 1 (19.8 oz) package fudge brownie mix (or scrumptious homemade brownies) 3 (8oz) packages cream cheese, softened 1 (14oz) sweetened condensed milk 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup…
After years of not being able to make fun, pretty birthday cakes, the kids and I are completely addicted to crafting adorable cupcakes thanks to Hello, Cupcake! (Check out our hamburger and ant cupcakes and the spaghetti and meatball cupcakes.) So for Nicholas’ third birthday we decided to do both cowboy and horse cupcakes. These…
Welcome to this weeks edition of 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage. This week Connie, KimC and The Headmistress and myself are sharing our tips for feeding the troops while traveling without going bankrupt. Traveling with a large family can be expensive. Gas, lodging, activities and food can all add up. One…
Welcome to this week’s edition of 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage. This week the 4 moms are talking about baking bread, sharing our recipes and inviting you to link up. Our family has been baking our own whole wheat bread for more than 10 years, well except for the pickled wheat…
My friend Kimarie has been overrun with eggs, 524 of them to be exact and while our family does not have chickens and between our regular consumption of eggs and my recent stint of throwing cartons of them on the floor, never have a surplus, we are always willing to help a friend in need…
Last Friday afternoon I tackled the beautiful Rainbow cake featured on Martha Stewart.com. I had my HP Mini, (you know the one that I won with this humorous post about the kids waiting for a turn on our one computer) with the recipe on it in the kitchen with me and as I worked I…
When I was a young teen, my mother had me make this recipe to accompany dinner one evening. It was an instant success and from that point on it was my specialty. In our home we still use this occasionally. It’s a nice treat and is always a hit. It also makes a lovely side…
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