Category Archives: meal ideas

Moooooooove Over Pride…We’re Eatin’ for Free

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Jennifer

Last Friday, much to Derek’s dismay, we dressed in our cow costumes and headed to Chick-Fil-A for our free meal. Two years ago we dressed as Star Wars characters so we decided to be “Rock Stars” this year. Derek was … Continue reading →

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Dress Like a Cow = Free Meal

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jennifer

Friday (tomorrow!) July 8th is Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A If you and your loved ones dress like a cow your meals are FREE! (Chick-fil A has a downloadable cow costume on their website.) Partial costume = free entree   … Continue reading →

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Undercover Veggie

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jennifer

Shhhh….my kids ate zucchini today but they have no idea. Somewhere I failed as a parent in regards to my kids’ eating. We are not one of those families where the kids eat everything on their plate. “Oh, Johnny just … Continue reading →

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A Watched Pot

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Jennifer

Last week as Alex was searching for something for lunch he asked me, “Do you know how to make mac n’cheese?” I took it as an insult. While I am admittedly a bad cook, I can at least make mac … Continue reading →

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Good Intentions

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jennifer

Do you ever buy only healthy items at the grocery store but completely regret it once you come home and realize there’s nothing good to snack on? Sad….oh so sad.

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Homemade King Cake

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jennifer

We love King Cake around here. Every time we have king cake the boys mention to each other, “Mom got king cake at school every week when she was little.” I try to tell them it only occurred during Mardi … Continue reading →

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What!

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Jennifer

We rarely eat fast food for dinner but I decided the other night was the exception. The boys had 3 activities we needed to be at, all around dinnertime. We drove through McDonald’s on the way to our 2nd and … Continue reading →

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My Super Bowl Victory

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Jennifer

My Super Bowl victory has nothing to do with the Packers or the Steelers. My victory is one between man vs. food. Okay, woman vs. food. I’m talking about the ever elusive perfect potato salad. More specifically…my mom’s potato salad. … Continue reading →

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Honey Cornbread

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Jennifer

So I was sitting in bed last night watching “The Mentalist” when I mentioned to Derek that I didn’t have a post for today yet. Suddenly a topic popped into my head. I announced, “I should share the cornbread and … Continue reading →

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Financial Goals Updated

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Jennifer

As I mentioned in a previous post, Derek and I have made some financial goals for our family this year. One of the ways I was going to directly help was keeping an eye on the food budget. January’s goal … Continue reading →

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