Our countdown of 10 quick week night dinners continues! 6. Chicken Teriyaki To cut down prep time with this dish we use a prepared teriyaki sauce…and it ends up tasting really great! Ingredients: 1-2c. rice 2-3 chicken breasts cooked & diced broccoli (fresh or frozen) prepared teriyaki sauce Prep time: 20 min Cook time: 20 min Preparation: […]
Practical Weight Loss (You CAN lose weight this year!)
Early in my adult life I worked as a personal trainer. I had overcome weight struggles myself and wanted to help others with practical weight loss. I was young, naive and idealistic. I was also SINGLE, had DISPOSABLE INCOME, was WITHOUT CHILDREN, and without anything else that placed large demands on my time (a stressful career, caring […]
Quick & Easy Pumpkin Dump Cake
Dump cake has always been a favorite for our family because it is quick and easy to make and tastes oh so good! So when I came across this recipe for Pumpkin Pie Dump Cake by The Country Cook, I couldn’t wait to try it…and I’m SO glad we did! What is PERFECT about this […]
Practice Happy. Be Happy.
A few weeks ago during family dinner I announced that due to the increasing number of complaints about my cooking, the family could only say what they liked about the meal and keep their dislikes to themselves. I was really hoping this would be a great family lesson in happiness and gratitude. But, then my […]
Just Delete it: The secret to not dreading your email inbox
Rarely do I open my e-mail and think, “Alright! This is going to be good!” Rather, new unread messages at the top of my inbox often evoke an audible groan, or at a minimum, sense of burden and stress. We just get too many e-mails in a day. Requests at work, messages from mom and a […]
Dawn’s House: Entryway Makeover!
Well if you have followed our palette wood fireplace surround and palette wood baby gate posts at all, you know that my husband and I (ok, mostly I) are on a mission to: >> Add (affordable) character to our “builder basic” townhouse >> To continue to add function, with limited space– every inch counts! When […]