Back by popular demand – another cheater recipe.  I was checking my web page stats the other day and discovered that the Cheater Enchilada (In a Word – “Chaos”) post is one of the highest viewed posts on our site. Seems like you readers like to save time in the kitchen by cheating also. (I do not, however, condone cheating in other areas of life, except for the possible exception of your putt putt golf score.)
Since Banana Bread is one of the most searched for recipes on the internet, I …

Betcha didn’t know…this tip for revving up fat burning. Eat lots of sweet red peppers, watermelon and tomatoes. All three are loaded with lycopene, an antioxidant-rich plant pigment that revs up your metabolism. Lycopene destroys toxic free radicals that can slow down your metabolism, according ot the Journal of Nutrition.

To the outside world (and by outside world, I mean anyone who has never lived with me long enough to see behind the facade) I’m sure I appear to have my act together. My kids get to school on-time with matching clothes, combed hair and clean faces (usually). I cook dinner most…

Betcha didn’t know…

that eating 1 cup of blueberries a day will boost belly fat loss by up to 12%, according to E. Mitchell Seymour, research scientist at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center. “Blueberries activate…

It’s an hour till dinner.  You have no plan.  You don’t want to run to the store, but you can’t come up with anything to cook with what you have on hand.  Does this sound familiar?  Most days, this is the story of my life.
What if you could just mark a check-list of  the items you have in your cupboards and fridge, and then someone would tell you recipe after recipe of what you could make with what you have?  Sound too good to be true?
I found this cool and …

When I was at the store yesterday, the price of a seedless watermelon was 59 cents per pound and the price of a seeded watermelon was 19 cents a pound…a 40 cent per pound difference.Here is my quick and easy step by step method of turning a seeded watermelon into a delicious SEEDLESS snack for you and your family. Click to read the rest of the story for step-by-step instructions with photos.

Ever feel like if you have to remember one more thing, your brain will go into overload status and explode?
Like when you’re going to the grocery store to pick up a few things.  It’s just a few things.  No need to write them down on paper.  You can remember them.   You go through the items on the mental list in various orders to see how they will best flow, so that hopefully you won’t forget something.  You set the order, and you start running the list through your mind: milk, ranch dressing, bread, …

When I was a little girl, dinnertime was considered a sacred event.
For that matter, much was considered sacred: answering the phone by stating the name of our residence, as well as our names,
asking to be excused (please) before leaving the table. You get the point. Above all, phone calls were off limits – especially disconcerting when waiting on a phone call from the object of a puppy love crush.
“She’s having her metrochow,” my dad would say.
Flash to Fourth of July, when we were all invited for dinner at Mom and …

My family is having a picnic on Sat. to celebrate the 4th of July – a little break in the middle of the busy day to relax and have some fun with the extended family. You see, here in Utah County we take our Independence Day celebrations seriously, and we’ve been having a week long pre-party -  everything from the hot air Balloon Fest to Art Shows to Soccer and Golf Tournaments – all leading up to the Big Day on Sat.
And then the real party begins on the …

Summer  is here and that means it’s BBQ season.  No better time than now for Liz & Kate to tell you about our fav bbq sauces. 
Kate highly recommends her family’s favorite…
Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce  “The Sauce is the Boss”
It’s thick, delicious, tangy and sweet.  My family gets upset at me when I buy another brand on sale.  Check out the story behind the sauce at www.sweetbabyrays.com
Liz recommends…Well, Liz wouldn’t taste test Sweet Baby Ray’s because she doesn’t like BBQ sauce of any kind.  Imagine that!
~Kate