The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Winter is dragging on. I have made and served soup to my family more than I care to share. It's a conscious effort, mostly due to the fact that I like soup. Still, soup for dinner three nights a week becomes…
The following post is from Kate of Modern Alternative Mama: I love lemon poppy seed anything. I don't make it too often because some other family members are not a fan, but when I am out at a coffee shop, it is the lemon poppy seed cakes which tempt me. This is a basic recipe…
We've all been enjoying this creamy homemade hot chocolate this winter, and today I'm sharing the recipe over at Easy Homemade: Although we’ve been waiting anxiously for a significant snow storm this winter (and are more than a little jealous of our neighbors to the north who got a real live blizzard last week!), we…
Although we've been waiting anxiously for a significant snow storm this winter (and are more than a little jealous of our neighbors to the north who got a real live blizzard last week!), we have been lucky enough to get a few snow showers since Christmas, and this hot chocolate has become one of our…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: We were sitting at the dinner table, soup in front of us after a long day. A day off school. I had pulled the soup together in minutes while the kids were playing downstairs, just trying to get it simmering before…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: We've been hiding. Hiding inside our house behind the glass, curtains pulled closed to block out the winter wind. I'll emerge again in February. February always seems closer to spring than farther from it. The promise of snow melting down the…
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Avocados from Mexico for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I've never been a huge fan of guacamole (preferring my Avocados from Mexico in sweeter concotions like avocado smoothies and as a healthy fat in baked goods), but my mom has been raving about…
The following guest post is from Katie at Kitchen Stewardship: I always thought I might be a children's book author when I grew up – I think most elementary school teachers probably do. Or maybe a wedding dress designer. Or president of the United States. Simple dreams. I never really dreamed I would be able…
I am so excited about this week's BundleoftheWeek.com bundle and can't wait to dive in and start adding these easy meals to my meal plan! Because dinnertime can be stressful and challenging for busy families, we're offering five ebooks packed full of more than 125 easy recipes that are delicious and satisfying but don’t require…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: For the New Year, I have resolved to open my doors again to friends. We love entertaining. Not entertaining in the "invite five couples over and 'do it up'" sense, but just having our friends over to our family dinner, spontaneously…