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What’s For Dinner? Part Two

To continue this series on Freezer Cooking, I am going to walk you through stocking your freezer with three months worth of dinners. I know that sounds like a lot of work – and it is. But it will be worth it when dinner no...

Around the Web With Kris

via www.jimmiescollage.com Thirteen Ways to Reuse a Page A Day Art Calendar by Jimmie’s Collage – I keep intending to order one of those Metropolitan page-a-day art calendars that Jimmie has recommended so highly. Now, I...

Unit Study: American Girl

We all probably know one girl in our lives (our own daughters and their friends or another relative) who has an American Girl dollIn our homeschool, we’ve done a lot with the American Girl dolls (from the Pleasant Company)....

Around the Web in 12 Links

Have you discovered the pure gorgeousness of Pinterest? If not, you must hop on over there and sign up. Actually, be sure to wait until you have an hour to spare. In short, Pinterest is a bookmarking system. However, instead of...

Ten Summer-Fun Ideas to Do With Your Kids

Swimming is always the best way to celebrate summer and cool down from the heat. But what other ideas are out there? Well, here are some of my top 10 picks for summer fun… Reading together! Instead of summer reading...

Lemon Cream Salmon Linguine

Our whole family loves salmon (brain food!), but since it’s pricey I try to find ways to incorporate it into our diet without buying an entire fillet for each of us. I came up with this recipe one evening and it has become a...

Make Ahead Breakfast: Sausage Pinwheels

We all know the importance of breakfast for giving us the energy we need to get our day started. Besides the nutrients in breakfast giving you pep, smelling something delicious from the kitchen is a great incentive for sleepy...

Eight Loaves of Bread Every Tuesday

When I was growing up, my mom was in love with baking and cooking from scratch. I lived on all the homey foods any child would love, and since my mom was Italian, we had the added bonus of having authentic, Sicilian pastas,...

Biga Bread

Wintering here in upstate New York, the snowdrifts pile up to the stop signs and the temperatures lately have been too cold to let the kids play outside. We hibernate indoors, slippers, sweaters and lessons. By the wood...

Go-To Recipes for Busy Days

A. I am a homeschooling mom. B. We don’t have tons of money for eating out. C. I need some recipes that are easy, quick and require few ingredients for busy homeschooling days. If A and B, then C. I am always on the...