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Ask a Food Blogger: How Do You Create a Menu Plan?

I’m excited to answer my first food blogger question: I know I would eat healthier and we’d eat more meals at home if I had a weekly menu plan. But how do you go about creating one? You are correct on both counts: menu plans will help you eat healthier, stick to certain goals, and it will decrease the likelihood that you have to get take out for lack of preparation. One thing that can help with menu preparation is recipe software. Most recipe software has grocery list features as well as menu planning features. I have written before about … Continue reading →

Deals at Boston Market, Long John Silver’s, Starbucks, and More!

The end of the month is a great time to take your family out to dinner. There are a lot of restaurants, fast food places, and cafes that have coupons that will expire on the very last day of particular month. Before you head out the door, take the time to look over this blog. Take advantage of these deals and coupons. Daphne’s California Greek has two coupons for you. One gives you $2.00 off any Daphne’s entree. The other gives you a Classic Greek Salad for $5.99. Each coupon will expire on January 27, 2013. Long John Silver has … Continue reading →

Eat Soup And Lose Weight – Cabbage Soup Diet

Most of us tend to think of soup as something to sip on when we’re ill, are low on grocery money, or for a light lunch. While all of these things are true, soup can also speed up your weight loss efforts. I’ve read before that by just having a bowl of soup before lunch and dinner, it can help you drop the weight without feeling deprived. For just a few calories you can feel full and satiated so that when you dig into your meal you don’t eat as much. Anyone who’s had a bowl of soup and sandwich … Continue reading →

Comfort Food: Homemade Soup and Croutons

A lazy Sunday afternoon is the perfect time to make a large pot of steaming hot soup. Not only will it help warm you up on cold winter’s day, but also if you plan ahead you can make enough to take to work the next day. This recipe for Classic Tuscan White Bean Soup will fill your kitchen with irresistible aromas, as will the homemade croutons, which give off an enticing scent of warm garlic: CLASSIC TUSCAN WHITE BEAN SOUP Ingredients: 2 cups dried cannellini or other white beans, rinsed, soaked overnight and drained 6 cups water 1 teaspoon salt … Continue reading →

Autumn Recipes: S is for Stew

Stew screams fall to me. While some home cooks shy away from the labor-intensive dish I happen to love the way a piping-hot pot of stew fills the house with incredible aromas on a chilly fall evening. If you are one of those people who love the taste of a hearty helping of stew, but can’t stand the prep work that goes into making it, might I suggest setting aside a single Sunday afternoon to make this incredible recipe. It was created by the folks at Martha Stewart Living, though I tweaked it a bit to conform to the tastes … Continue reading →

Moose Gives Me Another Heart Attack

My dog Moose is what you might call “accident prone”. When we first moved to Oregon, he got attacked at the dog park and ended up needing stitches inside his ear. About a week after he got his stitches out, he slipped his collar and chased a cat into the street and got hit by a car. It’s been a while since we had an adventure — but he saved up a good one. On Sunday afternoon, I came home from work to find that one of the dogs had thrown up bile and blood clots in the living room. … Continue reading →

Free Food

In my previous blogs we talked about getting free jeans and handbags plus discounts on toys, art supplies, and more clothes and shoes. So after you spend an afternoon hunting down these bargains, you are sure to get hungry. Here’s some ways to treat yourself and the family while going easy on the wallet. Zaxby’s is offering free meals to customers who register for the Zax Mail Club. They also have a kid’s birthday club too. Join the Captain D’s club and they will email you a coupon for a free fish and fries or chicken and fries dinner. Jamba … Continue reading →

The Families Cookbook Winter ’06 Reese’s Pieces to Soy Flour

I’m introducing a new feature here at families.com. Have you ever wanted to find a recipe based on an ingredient you have on hand? If so, you’ve likely encountered the same problem I have when looking at the categories to the right–there are simply too many recipes to find what you’re looking for. So I created these cookbooks so that you could easily search for your ingredient and easily find all the wonderful recipes here at families.com! (Check back periodically; this is a work in progress!) Note: Kitchen staples are not categorized. You will not find flour, sugar, salt, pepper, … Continue reading →

The Families Cookbook Winter ’06 Lettuce to Nutmeg

I’m introducing a new feature here at families.com. Have you ever wanted to find a recipe based on an ingredient you have on hand? If so, you’ve likely encountered the same problem I have when looking at the categories to the right–there are simply too many recipes to find what you’re looking for. So I created these cookbooks so that you could easily search for your ingredient and easily find all the wonderful recipes here at families.com! (Check back periodically; this is a work in progress!) Note: Kitchen staples are not categorized. You will not find flour, sugar, salt, pepper, … Continue reading →

The Families Cookbook Winter ’06 Cilantro to Enchilada Sauce

I’m introducing a new feature here at families.com. Have you ever wanted to find a recipe based on an ingredient you have on hand? If so, you’ve likely encountered the same problem I have when looking at the categories to the right–there are simply too many recipes to find what you’re looking for. So I created these cookbooks so that you could easily search for your ingredient and easily find all the wonderful recipes here at families.com! (Check back periodically; this is a work in progress!) Note: Kitchen staples are not categorized. You will not find flour, sugar, salt, pepper, … Continue reading →