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od   Pexels – CC0 License   Ensuring we provide tasty nutritious meals for our families when we lead such a busy life is taxing. When there’s work to do, extracurricular activities to manage, and the less-than-easy task of looking after your home, you may find it hard to get everything in balance, especially when it comes to the right meals, but this is where batch cooking comes to the rescue! Batch cooking is, very simply, cooking a larger portion of your favorite foods that you can store for future use, either in freezers or in the fridge for later...

 Thursday:  John asked for cereal for breakfast this morning.  Easy enough and since the bananas are perfectly ripe just now, good timing.  I made a Leftover Makeover meal for supper tonight.  It was more labor than the original meal had been but since it netted me a casserole for supper and another for a future meal, it works fine for me.   I had leftover chicken and broccoli the other night.  I cooked rice today and made up a simple cheese sauce.  I used lactose free milk and broth to the make the sauce and cooked the rice in broth, so have...

Francine Lizotte has posted LASAGNA SOUP"Hearty and packed with deliciousness, this comforting soup is so satisfying and a great meal to enjoy this winter!" Pinch It!

I homeschooled all three of my kids from Grade 0 to Grade 12. Along with giving them a formal education, I gave them a valuable School of Life education. I taught them about life by giving them age-appropriate chores that taught them everything from the cycle of life to conservation, to how to use their newly-acquired math skills in the real world (by the way, counting sheep can take a while if you need a peaceful moment) and I taught them about good animal husbandry and growing their own food, as well as what they are not allowed to do....

I've been making Antipasto Pasta Salad for almost my entire adult life. It's one of those things that is readily asked for in the Spring and Summer in my house and everyone can find something about it at that they love!The original idea for this pasta salad came some years ago back when I was in high school. There was a great italian restaurant that we used to go to on occasion that served something similar as an appetizer and we were all hooked on it. I've lightened this recipe up by adding a lot more vegetables than the original...