If you haven’t tried Once a Month Cooking for your monthly cooking solution, you definitely ought to give it a shot! Not only can it easily save you money, but also tons of time in the kitchen. Let’s face it, a hot kitchen is not where most of us want to be during these summer months! In part 1 of…
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First Timer’s Adventure with Once a Month Cooking (OAMC) – Part 1
Earlier this week I discussed in my post a food preparation method called Once A Month Cooking (OAMC). Annette Economides re-sparked my interest in the idea when I met her earlier this summer, so this month I decided to jump in and learn to swim the OAMC ocean. To be completely honest, I did not know what I was…
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What is Once a Month Cooking?
***This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission for any sales that come from my recommendation. To read my full, uninteresting disclosure, click here.*** At this year’s Home Educator’s Association of Virginia (HEAV) Homeschooling Convention in Richmond, I had the privilege of meeting and chatting with Annette…
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When Life Transforms You, Emerge from the cocoon
I have always been fascinated by butterflies. The entire transformation process has mystified and amazed me since I first learned about it as a little girl.What an amazing process our Creator designed! I have to wonder, though, if the little caterpillar suffers during that time of change. When the caterpillar wraps itself into the hidden place of the cocoon it…
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Tales from the Garden: Season Prep!
After last year’s groundhog escapade, I must admit I was not actually too thrilled to be nearing garden prep again. Watching that little critter demolish months of work and effort, planning and excitement, in a matter of days was such an emotional event for me. It was incredibly frustrating and, honestly, totally stole the wind from my sail. Even though…
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Homemade Pizza Deluxe
Tonight we had the awesome treat of homemade pizza. Since it was Father’s Day, I let the hubs choose dinner, which of course was his favorite! He specified, though, that it had to be monstrous with loaded veggies, so I was happy to oblige. Here’s the finished product! Two towering and loaded pizzas of veggie goodness with some white meat…
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To the Hospital and Back Again
I must say, this week has been nonstop excitement. We were in the hospital from Monday to late Friday night because of some symptoms my 22 month old son has been having over the week prior. His body was progressively losing more and more control of balance, coordination, and movement, so it was very concerning as it continued to progress….
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