Stretch Chicken to Save Money

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Roasting a whole chicken is easy to do and it provides the foundation for four meals for four people: an amazing bargain!   When I was young, at least once a week we’d sit down to dinner and one of us kids would exclaim, “Awe, Mom! Chicken again?” Mom cooked a lot of chicken, I [...]





Four Ingredient Crock Pot Cola Chicken (Plus 10 More Delicious Crock Pot Recipes!)

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What can you do with a can of pop and a bottle of ketchup? Make supper of course! (Wait, that wasn’t the answer you were looking for?)   Although it involves a seemingly strange combination of ingredients, my recipe for four ingredient Crock Pot Cola Chicken is absolutely delicious! I had my first taste of this [...]





Easy Recipes: 7 Meals Perfect for Fall

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As a busy mom of many,  easy recipes and meal planning are  a must in order for me to get dinner on the table. I like recipes that have short ingredient lists and require little to no babysitting from me. Life is too busy to be stuck in the kitchen all day. If getting dinner [...]





Get Prepared – 30 Day No Cook Menu Plan

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  It doesn’t take much to render us powerless . . . that sounds deeper than I mean.  I am talking about electricity.  One ice storm, one tornado, one well-placed lightening strike, and we are thrust back to pioneer life, possibly for several days or a few weeks.  Here are some ideas to prepare you [...]





Spicing Up Pasta – Ragu Asks How do You do it? $200 Giveaway

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In this “Mom’s The Word” video from Ragu, they want to know- how do you spice up pasta? For many of us, pasta is the go-to dinner for desparate last-minute meals because it is easy. But, I’ve learned that pasta doesn’t have to be boring. There are tips in the video below, but here are [...]