Free Family Friendly Activities in Utah-Summer 2011

While I was in northern Utah recently I discovered a few events that I would be likely to attend if I didn't live a solid 4 hours away. ...

Discovery Gateway Children's Museum

 Last week we were in northern Utah with our kids and thought we try out the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum . This children's m...

Food Storage Friday: Shepherd's Pie

 This is Thing 1's "favorite non-sugary food". And I love that it is super easy to make. I could probably get her to make it n...

Daikon Radish Pickles

Awhile back I got a few daikon (Japanese for "large root", and  they also made me think of "the radish spirit" in Spirit...

3 Things That I Recommend to Every Pregnant Woman

I am pregnant with my third child, and there are few things that I wish I had known about the first time around that I thought I would share...

Food Storage Friday: Banana Bread

This recipe is based loosely off of one from 101 Things to Do with a Cake Mix . (Which by the way I love.) There are probably banana bread r...

Negotiating Savings

Monday was not the best of days for me. I had (still have) a kidney infection and was having contractions so hard and frequently I could bar...

Strawberry and Vanilla Sauce

I found this recipe in Homemade Living: Canning & Preserving with Ashley English: All You Need to Know to Make Jams, Jellies, Pickles, C...

Food Storage Friday: Beef, Wheat and Cheese Enchiladas

When my husband was growing up, one of this favorite foods was beef and cheese enchiladas. They're pretty straight forward- enchilada sa...

Book Review: Canning & Preserving

 Recently I won Homemade Living: Canning & Preserving with Ashley English from The Morris Tribe . I have to say that I really enjoyed...

Heartsy: A New Way to Save Money on Gifts

Last week I came across a new deal website: Heartsy . It's like Groupon, but they only offer deals on Etsy stores. All deals are at le...

Food Storage Friday: Mini Meatloaves and Mashed Potatoes

Surprisingly of all my food storage recipes, my meatloaf is the biggest crowd pleaser (with the exception of my wheatberry salsa , but that...

Preparedness Wednesday: May in Review

For those of you just tuning in, every week I try to do something to get my house in order (fix things, get out of debt, etc) and purchase ...