I'm a bit busy this week with the holiday but wanted to take a minute to tell you about my favorite 4th of July dessert - Red, White,...

Last week I asked, "How do I make healthy food choices?" This week I want to elaborate on my answer: Make food choices ahead of...

I am not a morning person. That makes preparing and eating a nutritious breakfast difficult for me, ESPECIALLY when I'm trying to los...

According to a filed Thanksgiving plan the SMB Mayflower set sail for the New World Friday night. She carried 4 passengers, their assorted...

While pregnant with Will, I dreamed of baking cookies, mixing cakes, and rolling out pizza crusts with my children.  In my vision they wou...

The best fun is usually free . The kids and I recently tested that premise with a visit to Roger Williams Park in Providence. Aft...

Dear Friendly's , Just a note to say thank you for the delicious FREE ice cream in June.  We drove straight to our local restaurant ri...

Dear Cracker Barrel , Thank you for being the best family friendly restaurant ever!! We have been regularly (once every 2-3 months) visi...

Strawberry picking with friends has been a June tradition for my family since 2005.  At 2 years old and 4 months old, I can't say Will...

They look like strawberries.  They smell like strawberries.  And they ALMOST taste like strawberries.  But, when compared to the delicious...

You probably could not care less about my weekly grocery shopping list.  But I thought it would be fun to 'document' it now so that ...

Let me give you my menu plan first and then I'll tell you how I've changed my planning process . Monday - Ground Turkey Chili, ...

Last week I received an email from a reader. She is new to planning budgets and making menu plans and wanted some advice. Inspired by he r...

Confession time: I don't have a menu planned for this week. I know I should but I haven't put the time and effort into it. In li...

This week didn't go as well as last week did. You know it's a bad precedent when you go out for supper on MONDAY! Then Tuesday I...

I've been "winging it" for supper since October (partly because of this little guy ). My food budget and husband's waist ...

Ellie enjoys helping me cook. Especially if I'm making biscuits or pizza dough. When she sees the flour and the bowl on the counter sh...

On a recent shopping excursion to the Wal-Mart Super Center I stopped at their front desk and asked about their price matching policy. 1....

What do you buy week in and week out at the grocery store? How much are you paying for it these days? Click over to Stephanie's Mommy...

Remember how I told you I wanted a Red, White, and Blueberry Pie ? Here's the picture from Pampered Chef to remind you. That's th...