Author: Alicia

Weekly Menu Plan, Aug 3 – Aug 9

How was your weekend?  We took the pace down a quite few notches, and it was amazing. It feels great to have some time to breathe and rest with nowhere to be now and then.  Time at home with my family really recharges me 🙂 I want to make the tortellini bake early…

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Weekly Menu Plan, July 27 – Aug 2

What a whirlwind trip we had this last weekend… But what a fun time!  It had been 10 years since our last reunion, so it was about time 🙂  I’m still trying to ride out our schedule that’s moving us forward at a breakneck pace.  Maybe once school starts things will slow down?!…

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Weekly Menu Plan, July 20 – July 26

We are back from a great weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks!  The kids were swimming so well; I am so proud of them.  My husband was also quite the fisherman, and we will be eating from his catch this week!  Our garden is also starting to kick into gear, so I…

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Weekly Menu Plan, July 13 – July 19

We had such a great time celebrating Independence day with our friends and family.  Following that, my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary.  And the kids recently started swimming lessons, which meant I missed some work each day.  Last week was very challenging, and I made dinner only twice… Once was egg…

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Easy Pasta Salad

This Easy Pasta Salad recipe is a great go-to side dish when you’re short on time, but still want something tasty for a barbecue or picnic.  This pasta salad is simple and can be put together in about 20 minutes or less.  It is also easy to customize, or just to put together…

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Weekly Menu Plan, June 29 – July 5

Last week’s new recipe was good!  The kids didn’t care for the kick from the chipotle, but my husband and I liked it a lot.  We also ended up trying another new recipe, too:  Korean Beef Tacos. Both of these were keepers.  Because of this other new recipe, we did not get to…

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Sweet & Spicy Tilapia

When I first made this Sweet & Spicy Tilapia recipe, my son went on and on about how delicious he thought it was. I was really surprised that a 5-year old would be so excited to eat fish.  He ate seconds, and I think if we would have had more, he would have…

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Weekly Menu Plan, June 22 – June 28

We had three new recipes on the menu plan for last week, and I am happy to report not only did I make all three, but we liked them all, too! And, I already have pictures taken for this week’s recipe, so I’m aiming to get that ready for you all by Thursday…

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Weekly Menu Plan, June 15 – June 21

We spent this past weekend at a family reunion, and had a great trip.  Saturday afternoon was spent making coffee breads with the girls, and we made enough for dessert Saturday night and brunch Sunday morning.  I was blessed with a new Italian cookbook written by one of the family members, and I’m…

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Simple Blondies

Are you a fan of blonde brownies?  I am!  These chewy bars have the texture of brownies, but taste more like a buttery, chewy cookie than a chocolatey brownie.  This recipe for Simple Blondies is a great one to have on hand.  It takes about 30 minutes to go from, “Let’s make something”…

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