My daughter decided that she needed some containers to store her things in. I didn’t want to spend any money, so I went to see what I had around the house. I found several oatmeal containers. While I knew that she’d be ok with plain storage containers, I thought it would be fun to create something a little fancier and fun. After locating some recycled wrapping paper, I cut circles out of the wrapping paper for the lids and rectangle strips to wrap the containers. I used double-sided tape to secure the wrapping paper around the storage container and to…
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Sweet Potato Muffins
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We use to get these delicious sweet potato muffins at my favorite seafood place when we were in NC. Well, being too far away to go there now, I wanted to find a recipe for something similar to these muffins. I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted, so I looked at the basic ingredients from several different recipes and made up my own. This Thanksgiving, I gave these a try and they were a hit with everyone. Ingredients: 1 1/2 C flour 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 C brown sugar…
Frozen Assets — Mashed Potatoes
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We love mashed potatoes around our house, and I don’t really care to make them from scratch every time we want them. BUT, I prefer homemade (plus they’re really inexpensive to make). So, once again, I go back to my freezer. I peel, cook, and mash between 5 and 10 lbs of potatoes at a time. Then, I put them in microwave safe freezer containers (Tupperware Rock ‘n Serve). I have mashed potatoes easily available at all times. Yum!! Loaded mashed potatoes also make a really great lunch for Little Song Bird and I. D, on the other hand, needs…
I’m going to try to start posting a recipe each week that we really enjoy. Notice I said try. lol! 😉 As some of you know, I’m really big into freezer cooking or plan ahead cooking. One of the things that I like to do it prepare breakfast meals ahead of time for D. It’s helps him out when he’s running slow in the morning or just wants something different. Here’s one of the recipes that I make in advance and put in the freezer for him. Breakfast Burritos12 eggs, beaten1 lb sausage, browned1/2 C chunky salsa2 C shredded cheese…
Flyfest in Springfield, Va
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On Saturday, I was able to attend a Flyfest in Springfield, Va. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Have you ever heard of Flylady and the Dinner Diva? No, well head over to www.flylady.net and you’ll see what I’m talking about. It was a great time of refreshing and learning for me. I enjoyed spending the day with a bunch of Christian women who were working on improving their lives. Talk about a positive environment. It was great. I came home feeling motivated and renewed. This was just a mini Flyfest. I hope to attend a full-scale Flyfest someday. I…