Last Minute Guests, EEK!
This time of year with graduations and weddings being front and center on your social calendar, you might find yourself with some last minute guests. Planning parties can be stressful enough, but having last minute guests can send even the most seasoned party planner over the edge. Believe it or not you can plan for […]
How To Shop
At SavingDinner.com, we get a lot of questions having to do with grocery shopping: how to make a grocery list to what to put on it and even how to shop. So here’s how I do it and it works; feel free to adjust as necessary for your family. You make your grocery list according […]
Impatience in the Kitchen
Impatience is the kitchen is a true meal killer. It is the reason the chicken burns on the outside but is raw on the inside, the broccoli is overcooked and the table isn’t properly set. We’re an impatient lot and we want it NOW. I like to say we have a microwave mentality. We do—with […]
5 Ways to Save Money on Groceries
Unemployment is in the double digits in some areas of the country. Foreclosures are at an all time high. If you listen to enough news on television, you’ll end up depressed and glum with a negative attitude to rival Eeyore’s! Image via Wikipedia But the facts are the facts; the American Psychological Association reported that […]
Potatoes
Did you know Americans eat about 140 lbs of potatoes each year? And not just in French fries either. The truth is like almost any other food, whether a potato is healthy or not depends on how its prepared. A hearty veggie, potatoes are high in vitamin C, potassium and are a good source of […]
Permaculture!
Did you know that instead of water hungry, useless lawns that require hours of time away from your family, you can plant something useful in your back yard that is beautiful, edible and self sustaining? This may seem like quite a feat, but it’s one step beyond a simple backyard garden. Image via Wikipedia Some […]
Diabetic Meal Plans
I had an interesting coaching client who needed some help with diabetic meal plans. After we finished our session, I reflected on what we had talked about and started to laugh—the way I would coach someone with diabetes is the way I would coach anyone. Here’s why– Diabetic meal plans are one of the healthiest […]
Menu Planning
Buddy Hackett once said, “My mother’s menu consisted of two choices. Take it or leave it.” That’s what my mother’s menu consisted of, too. We had the choice of eating the dinner she prepared or leaving the table hungry. If we didn’t like what she prepared, we weren’t allowed to make ourselves a PB & […]
Awareness Counts
In life, it’s the little things that count. Not the great big momentous occasions, but the daily moments that all strung together, make up your own personal circle of life. We cannot measure the quality of our lives by the big events like birthday celebrations, weddings, baptisms and graduations. It’s the day-to-day stuff that makes […]