I just went through the book The Ultimate Shortcut Cookie Book by Camilla Saulsbury and can’t wait to share about this great time-saving treasury.   A fan of baking (and especially holiday baking), you can imagine how thrilled I was to receive a new cookbook in the mail dedicated completely to quick and easy dessert baking! [...]

One of the challenges that comes with back to school season is packing school lunches. Bologna and cheese sandwiches getting boring pretty fast. Here are four ideas to liven up the kids’ lunch boxes a bit.

From breakfast to dinner, it is possible to make a meal accommodate extra people on short notice. Home Ever After will help you be the perfect host or hostess with minimal last minute stress! Print this list out and stash it in the back of your cookbook in case of mealtime guest emergencies.

 
 
Nessa is a full time wife and mother of two, living the small town life in rural Texas. She loves cooking everything from tried and true recipes to her own wonderful creations. Catch her blogging at Ramblings of a Texas Housewife and on Twitter @Nessa_TX.
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Getting your kids involved in the kitchen is a great way to spend quality time with them while teaching them valuable life lessons. When you are in the kitchen you use math, science, and more. It’s a great classroom! There is so much you can teach while simply baking cookies together.

The kids may be home for summer vacation and hungry all the time, but that doesn’t mean you should wreck your grocery budget by buying expensive snacks!

Sometimes it is hard to eat as many fruit and vegetables as we should when shopping on a budget. With coupons you can often find great deals on frozen and canned items, but fresh produce often comes with a higher price tag.

I’ve been a mommy blogger for Oscar Mayer for a while, and working with them just keeps getting better and better. Oscar Mayer is sending me to their test kitchens in Madison, Wisconsin! That’s right, they are flying me to tour the Oscar Mayer Kitchens in honor of the launch of four new flavors of Deli Fresh meats.

Going to the meat counter can be confusing; there are so many different types of ground beef. What do the labels mean? And which one will give us the best burger? Let’s break them down one by one and see if we can solve this dilemma.

Do you dream of preparing that perfectly crisp pizza at home so that it comes out just as good as (or better than) your favorite restaurant? If you know how to use a pizza stone you’ll be able to copy their professional quality.  A good pizza stone used efficiently by following these simple pizza stone [...]