There is lots of excitement around here as the children are preparing to go back to school. The backpacks are getting dug out and packed and the lunch boxes are starting to appear. That got me thinking about what is going to go in those lunch boxes. We don't just have one or two lunches to pack, we have 7 or 8! So we can't just start to think about lunches the night before as it takes a bit … [Read more...]

Do you have very creative lunches this summer with the children or are you like me and have some of the same lunches over and over again? My children love to list all the lunches that we continually have. It may sound boring to you that we have some of the same lunches again and again. Hey, they are foods that the children love and there are usually very few complaints. Let me seeing if I can … [Read more...]

Monkey Bread has always been a favorite after school snack. I plan to let my 10 year olds make it for snack some day soon. It is so easy to make. I like to buy my refrigerated biscuits at Aldi's since they are only .49 there. Here is the recipe; 3/4 cup sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon 4 cans (7.5 oz. each) refrigerated biscuits 1/2 cup butter, melted 3/4 cup br. sugar First grease your Bundt cake pan and … [Read more...]

We are really enjoying fresh picked strawberries from our garden. We really missed the strawberries last year as we were gone on our trip to Alaska and missed them all. We have enjoyed strawberry shortcake and several pies. So tonight it was subs and strawberry pie. It is one of the simplest pies to make. I just mix strawberries with sugar and a little water. Then I add instant clear jel and stir … [Read more...]