Recipes

No more panicking when you forget to thaw the chicken for dinner. The instant pot will transform your frozen chicken breasts into tender and juicy chicken in just minutes! Isn’t the instant pot the best? You can cook so many things in it! Try some of my favorite dinner recipes like this instant pot lasagna, this meatloaf, or this delicious beef stroganoff! They are all delicious and your family will go crazy over them! Instant Pot Frozen Chicken I cannot tell you how many times I have come home from a long day and forgot that we had nothing in...

Okay, look...my version of sanity, may not be yours. But I tell you what, sane is what I am, despite the Universe conspiring to make me otherwise. And I'm not talking about international events, because, well...I can't do anything about that, other than stay sane at my end. It's a truth often ignored.My sanity is in retreating to creativity. My creativity may not be yours either, but I can highly recommend a spot of beading, baking, stitching, or outside of home, wandering through an art gallery, such as the National Gallery of Victoria, where daughter and I visited a little moment...

In my home this week, I am thinking we'll have a less hectic paced week ahead.  Fingers crossed.  I know of only two outings, both in the evening hours.   At the moment I'm writing this post, the week ahead appears to be wide open.  Will it stay that way?  I always love the song "Whistle While You Work", as it denoted a satisfaction with having a job and getting it done.  Granny often whistled as she was working in house and yard.  I've been more prone to singing or at the very least talking out loud to myself which John finds a...

Here are some amazing Inflation Busting Recipes that you can make with ingredients from your pantry! We love to stockpile food items when they are on sale and/or match up with coupon. Menu planning also keeps our budget in line when it comes to dining out. When your menu plan it is important to include a family favorite weekly (and a leftover or dining out night if desired). We try to make frugal menu plans to keep within our monthly budgets. A helpful tip is to plan meals from your stockpile! Here is a how to get started Menu Planning...

If you’re like most people, you probably think of stocking up on food as just getting a few extra cans of soup and some boxes of cereal. But there’s actually a lot more to it than that, if you want to feel like you’re prepared for emergencies. Here are 17 shocking things you didn’t know about stocking food. Stocking Food When we talk about “stocking food,” what we really mean is having a supply of non-perishable items as well as foods with a longer shelf life on hand in case of an emergency. This could be anything from a natural...