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Save Money During Cold and Flu Season

Cold and flue season can not only lay you out, but it can also make your monthly budget “sick.” There are doctor visits, expensive prescription medication, over the counter medication, tissues, special food, extra heat and other unexpected expenses that can crop up. Don’t forget about the expense of missing work or special “sick” child care facilities if needed. So, how can we make cold and flu season have less of an impact on us and on our wallets? Read on. Prevention First Obviously, if we can prevent getting sick in the first place, we’ll not only have a better … Continue reading →

Tis the Season for Soup

Tis the season for frigid temperatures and family gatherings. If you’ve hosted meals for friends and family during the holiday season, then you know nothing feeds the masses like homemade soup. Not only is soup affordable, nutritious and tasty, it’s also very simple to make. What’s more, nearly all soup recipes can be prepared in advance, so you aren’t left chained to the stove in the kitchen while the rest of family is partying in the living room. The following are some of my family’s favorite winter soups: SIMPLE RAVIOLI SOUP Ingredients: 1 pound Italian sausage 1/2 cup diced onion … Continue reading →

Confessions of a Foodie Mom: Soup “Cravings” and Cookies by the Fire

I’m not doing terribly well in the weight loss department. After a warm and sunny summer and September, we’ve had some of what Winnie-the-Pooh would definitely call “blustery days”. I just want to curl up by the fireplace and listen to the rain on the roof. It seems like a good time to bake cookies with the kids too. And, I crave chocolate. I’m trying to convince myself that I am actually craving soup. I did make a pretty good-tasting, last-minute improvisation on Campbell’s Tomato Soup. I added a can of whole tomatoes, a can of corn, and rosemary, thyme, … Continue reading →

Soup’s On: Spectacular Fall Soup Recipes

Rich and delicious homemade soup can be a busy cook’s best friend especially when Mother Nature is acting like your enemy. Here in the Midwest fall came in like a lamb (it was nearly 80 degrees on Election Day), but now it feels more like late December (yesterday’s high was 30 degrees). The conditions are terrible if you have to be outdoors for long periods of time, but they are ideal if you have the luxury of staying indoors all day making homemade soups. The following soup recipes are easy to prepare and satisfying enough to serve as a one-pot … Continue reading →

Twice Delicious–Roasted Chicken & Chicken Noodle Soup

I often buy whole chickens because they are on sale. Not only that but it’s a meal that you can cook once and then have on hand for at least a couple of days. Up until now, I’ve only used my leftover whole chickens for sandwich meat. . .but one snowy, cold day I had an “a ha” moment, and the result is what follows: Roast Chicken When it comes to roast chicken, I cheat. I have tried a variety of combinations of spices, and I’ve even rubbed my chicken in adobo–which my family also likes. However, our absolute favorite … Continue reading →

Tis (almost) the Season for Pumpkins!

I recently went back to school shopping (yes, homeschoolers need ‘school supplies’ too) and was in utter shock as I went through the store. There is was, right next to the back to school supplies aisle: the Halloween candy aisle. Now it wasn’t in its full glory as it will be in another four weeks but am I the only one who realizes that it’s still August? Well, I was in for another shock because when I went to go pick up my produce later that day the first batch of pumpkins for the season sat staring me in the … Continue reading →

‘Tis the Season For Colds and Flu

Last night it happened: the sick but visited our house, and if my guess is correct, she won’t be leaving for a looooong time. That’s how it works in households. One person gets sick, then a sneeze meant for the hand accidentally rockets into little sister’s face. Then little sister just HAS to give mommy a big, wet kiss. Then mommy gets daddy sick and so on and so forth…you get the picture. My son started kindergarten this year, so I knew it wasn’t likely that we would go the entire season without having some strain of sickness filtering throughout … Continue reading →

5 Unusual Uses for Your Halloween Pumpkin

Pumpkins, pumpkins: tis the season for these orange-colored balls of seasonal goopiness. It’s time to carve them and eat them and turn them into everything imaginable. If you like pumpkins, here are some ideas that go a little bit beyond the ordinary. 5 Unusual Uses for Pumpkins Flower Pot There’s something better than flowers: it’s autumn flowers in a pumpkin! Use your carved pumpkin to house a fall arrangement, and it will make your front porch look delightfully festive. Candle holder I’m loving those little gourds-turned-candleholders. Get a wee pumpkin, carve it out, and place a candle in the middle. … Continue reading →

Coupons for Scrubbing Bubbles, Windex, Pledge, and More!

Right now, there is a heat wave going on where I live. Despite this, I know that Fall weather is just around the corner. Perhaps it has arrived at your doorstep already! This change in season is a great time to do some Fall cleaning. Here are some coupons that can help you to stock up on cleaning products and save money while doing it. Coupons.com has a batch of coupons for cleaning products from Pledge, Windex, Shout, Scrubbing Bubbles, and more. If you use all of these coupons, you will save $4.50. They are: Scrubbing Bubbles has a coupon … Continue reading →

Winter Illnesses and the Home – Based Professional

Despite unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snowfall in some places where there is usually abundant snow by now, it is still winter. This means that it is cold and flu season. Employees in offices everywhere are sanitizing, covering coughs, hand washing, and wiping down surfaces in an attempt to avoid getting a cold or the flu. They are also debating with themselves in the morning when they wake up feeling not so wonderful about whether or not they should go to work. On one hand, they need the money and the boss needs their work. On the other … Continue reading →