Making OAMC Easier I make my husband breakfast sandwiches in bulk, and I think I’ve tried just about every way to make the eggs. Sometimes with great results, but time consuming. And other times it’s just been a mess (egg rings – what a waste of money). Since I generally make between 12 and 36 [...]
Read More Bread, Breakfast sandwich, Butter, Cook, Cooking, Egg, Egg yolk, Fried egg, Home, Homemade, Investment Cooking, Muffin, OAMC, Once a Month cooking, product review, Scrambled eggsYes, I read the news and I know about the the recent Russian spy ring here in the US. And I’ve read the Washington Posts’ stories about the complex network of private contractors allegedly involved in gathering intelligence. And just today, Wikileak put out thousands of pages of documents about Afghanistan, but silly me, I [...]
Read More Afghanistan, amc, cable tv shows, Conspiracy, Conspiracy theory, Drama, Mad Men, new tv shows, Rubicon, summer 2010 tv shows When we purchased this house in 1988, we hated the already out-of-style master bathroom. Of course, like most first-time home owners, we ticked off a list of things we were going to change to make it “ours”. Then reality set it. New house, two kids, and full-time daycare costs meant there was very little [...]
Read More Bathroom, cheap bathroom redo, cheap fixes, color, Homemaking, how to paint your counter, inexpensive bathroom makeovers, Martha Stewart, Paint, painted countersWhether you call them chicken fingers, tenders, or nuggets, you know they’re probably a toddler’s number one favorite food. Unfortunately, most of the nuggets fed to our kids are made from pressed meat that’s been loaded with salt and other additives. This is a healthier alternative because it’s made with real chicken and baked instead [...]
Read More Baking, Bread, Chicken, Chicken finger, Chicken nugget, Cook, Corn flakes, fast food made at home, finger foods for toddlers, Garlic, Happy Meal, healthier alternative to fast food, healthy alterntives, home made chicken nuggets, make your own chicken fingers, make your own chicken tenders, Meat, PoultryWe are not seasoned gardeners. We’ve planted a few things over the years, some successful, some not. But this year we tried some new things. One being Broccoli. The husband LOVES the stuff so we figured why not grow our own organic version. We bought organic starts and have been watering them religiously. They’re about [...]
Read More Agriculture, broccoli leaf damage, broccoli pest control, bug infestation, Garden, Home, Insect, leaf damage, organic, Organic farming, Sustainable agriculture, what's eating my broccoliWhen you’ve lived in a house for 22 years, you realize that changing up the decor only lasts for so long. The green sponge painted laundry room that I was so proud of just a few years ago is now dated and depressing. So is the bathroom with the striped wallpaper and duck border done [...]
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