May 23, 2013

Make Life Easier… Plan Out Your Meals!

Make Life Easier… Plan Out Your Meals!By: Deanna Gemmer24/7 MOMS Writer I love to sit down and plan out meals for the week before I go to the grocery store. This helps with my food budget, as well as the frantic “what’s for dinner” rush in the evenings. I don’t attach meals to a specific [...]

My Favorite Places to Find Crock Pot / Slow Cooker Recipes

– 1400 recipes from Southern Food. Click here to access them now – 100′s of recipes from Taste of Home. Click here to access and search now. – A year of Slow Cooking is filled with 100′s of yummy family recipes. Click here to go there now. – 30 day Gourmet Freezer Cooking. Click here [...]

Crock Pot Food Safety

During the winter months I tend to use my crock pot on a weekly basis slow cooking everything from soups to pot roasts. I often wonder about the safety of the food I am preparing in it and just what are the cooking instructions and suggestions when it comes to preparing meals for my family [...]

Stocking The Pantry For Winter

Winter is on it’s way and it is time to stock our pantry with the many food items we use during the cold months of winter. What do you stock in your pantry for those cold months? Here are my tips on Winter Pantry stocking http://bit.ly/bBLm3e

9 Theme Nights For Summer Express Meal Planning

Kids out of school + Hot summer days = Express Meal Planning This summer when I sit down to make my weekly or monthly meal plans I will use my new list of 9 theme nights to assist me in creating an express meal plan. Quick and simple. I will rotate these 9 theme nights [...]

10 Easy Prep Foods You’ll Always Find In My Freezer

by: Katie Kimball For moms who work or who have young children demanding their time most of the day, it’s tempting to rely on fast food or packaged dinners to make sure food gets on the table. Between the added cost and strange additives, that’s not an acceptable option for me. I want to cook [...]

Mothers Day Brunch Ideas

Raspberry-Cinnamon French Toast from: Taste of Home Ingredients 12 slices cinnamon bread, cubed 5 eggs, beaten 1-3/4 cups milk 1 cup packed brown sugar, divided 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 cup slivered almonds 1/4 cup butter, melted 2 cups fresh raspberries Directions Place bread cubes in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. [...]

Creating An Egg-stra Simple Easter Dinner

Easter is almost here and the planning has begun. 24/7 MOMS has discovered a few new recipes to help you create an Egg-stra simple Easter dinner. Easter Ham with Cherry Sauce Recipe from : taste of home Ingredients 1 fully cooked bone-in ham (6 to 8 pounds) 1 cup packed brown sugar 3 tablespoons maple [...]

4 St. Patricks Day Dinner Recipes

Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinerfrom: FamilyFun.com The slow cooker is the perfect way to go for this traditional dish, since it must bubble away untended for hours, in any event. Be sure to serve with crusty bread, and Dijon mustard and horseradish on the side.Ingredients • 4 cups hot water• 2 tbsp. cider vinegar• 2 [...]

MOM Tip – The Breakfast Plan

MOM Tip: Many of us create weekly or monthly dinner meal plans so that we can simplify what’s for diner each night by having a plan. What about breakfast? are your morning crazy trying to get a team of kids out the door each morning? Are your kids eating the same thing morning after morning? [...]