because making healthy choices shouldn't be a sacrifice
A few weeks ago I tried making my own homemade hamburger patties. And they turned out great! My husband is the one who normally ends up grilling them and he said they held together well. Since the first batch turned out so well, I am making a second batch with pictures for your benefit.
This is my favorite recipe that I have posted on my blog. In fact, I think the only seasoning I use more than taco seasoning is garlic — and I even use garlic powder in this recipe!
My family LOVES Mexican style dinners. I fix them for my family just about every week. But these meals are traditionally high in sodium. One way I cut back on sodium is to make my own homemade taco seasoning. By following the recipe below you can save 250 mg sodium per serving. [Read more…]
It makes me happy when I can make recipes using ingredients I have on hand rather than buying the premade version from the store. By making my own homemade ketchup, I can reduce the amount of high fructose corn syrup my family consumes.
Plus this recipe is so easy! My version only includes five ingredients and they are all ingredients we normally have in our cupboards.
Another thing that makes this recipe so easy is that it does not require heating. The tomato paste and tomato sauce have already been heated prior to being canned and there is no sugar in this recipe to worry about dissolving. Simply mix the ingredients and store in a jar in the refrigerator. [Read more…]
My family loves all things breakfast! Because of that, I have a lot of fun on Sunday mornings when I can fix a real, hot breakfast for my family. One thing they enjoy a lot is cranberry walnut baked oatmeal.
Today I am excited to welcome Brittany from Equipping Godly Women as my first guest poster. I personally have never tried using cloth diapers, but I know Brittany uses them. In fact, she jumped at the idea of writing a post about cloth diapering for this site to share this information with all of us. Thank you, Brittany!
When I decided to cloth diaper, I didn’t know anyone else who cloth diapered as well. Reactions ranged from: “Well, I would never do it, but if you want to, more power to you” to “That’s disgusting.” In other words, I didn’t have a whole lot of support. But the more I researched cloth diapers, the more I knew that they were the right choice, even if they aren’t the norm. You’ll have to decide for yourself what is best for your family, but here are my reasons why I chose to cloth diaper.
You can make your own homemade pancakes and they are healthier than the baking mix variety. I had been a long time user of pre-made biscuit mix because of the convenience. Because of that, it has taken me a few attempts to get this made-from-scratch pancake recipe just how I wanted it.
