We did fairly well with our meal plan last week and LOVED exploring new ways to add whole grain into our everyday diets. The Quinoa and Parmesan Stuffed Tomatoes and Berry Oat Super Smoothie were HUGE hits. My two year old couldn’t get enough of the Pumpkin Quinoa muffins either Read more…
My name is Tara. And I am a food waster. There. It’s out in the open. I pinch my pennies and clip my coupons, but then I forgot about the food I’ve worked so hard to obtain for so little. Until they end up like this: Sad moldy grapes. Leftover Read more…
I discovered quinoa about two years ago when I tried it in a delicious soup my uncle made for us. I picked up a bag at Costco and since then have tried it in several recipes with great success. We make Turkey & Quinoa Meatloaf – a healthified meat-loaf that Read more…
Aeropostale has super cute puffer coats on sale for $20 (about $28 with shipping and tax). Regularly they are $119 so this is an awesome deal! Snag one for yourself or your daughter. Shop through Ebates.com and get 3 percent cash back. I do all my online shopping through Ebates.com Read more…
Oatmeal is one of my breakfast staples. Growing up I enjoyed Quaker Instant Oatmeal . About a year ago, I started cooking more from scratch and found this 5-star oatmeal on allrecipes.com that I loved. I ate a lot of oatmeal during my pregnancies to help with my pregnancy induced Read more…
My New Year’s Resolutions are pretty typical. Health. Money. Home. Family. They are big and pretty encompassing, but I will be breaking them down into bite size pieces each month. I am participating in several link ups to help keep me accountable. Today I am linking up with Orange Autumn: Read more…
This year I am participating in Clean Mama’s Clean and Organized in 2012! We just had our third little one in September and boy oh boy do we need a major decluttering and organizing of our home sweet home. We are houses sitting in our in-laws basement apartment. With five Read more…
Happy New Year! Hello 2012 :). I am kicking of the new year with www.orgjunkie.com and the Food Network’s weekly Healthy Challenge. This week’s challenge is to eat breakfast every morning. Breakfast is my FAVORITE meal of the day and I’ll be sharing some of my favorite breakfasts this week. Read more…
Get Ready To Jump Into 2012!!! Did this year fly by for you like it did for me? I swear with each kiddo time speeds up that much faster! Next year my goal is to take things from “pin to practice!” Here’s what I mean by that. I am a Read more…
Early on in this pregnancy, I had planned on having my good friend Aubrey be my doula. She had a homebirth with her second baby and was in training to be a doula. It was perfect for our financial situation as Johnnyโs work had just sold his department and his Read more…