Everything Homemaking
Vacuum cleaners tend to come with cords that are too short! Mine is no exception. If I used it as is, I would have to re-plug it every time I switched rooms. That is not okay. I don’t have the time or the patience to do that. The solution is to use an extension cord. The cord is awesome and allows me to vacuum every room of the main floor without moving the plug. Unfortunately the … [Read more...]
I’ve had a lot of requests lately for copies of some of the pages shown in my planner, my daughter’s planner and my daughter-in-law’s planner. So to make it easy, I’m including them here along with a few other pages that you might find interesting. So let’s get started. Ashley’s Page (you can read about her set-up here) Daily Page Ashley - PERSONAL Daily Page Ashley - FC … [Read more...]
I am SO becoming my mother! My mom hasn’t ever met a recipe she couldn’t (and didn’t) change. Lately I’ve been doing a lot of that, too – not because I want to but because I’ve either read the recipe wrong or bought the wrong ingredients. Like for this recipe. You’re probably looking at the photo and wondering where the ravioli is. It’s not there. I bought ravioli but I … [Read more...]
Have you ever forgotten to thaw the meat you need for dinner? Have you tried defrosting it in the microwave but it ended up partially cooked or with a weird texture? I’ve been there and done that. I HATE thawing meat in the microwave! And unfortunately, sometimes you can’t use that method even if you want to. Like the other day when I decided at 1:00 that I wanted to grill burgers for … [Read more...]
This was another week where I planned my usual 5 meals but only ended up making a couple of them. I’m not sure what was up but I didn’t end up doing much cooking. But here was the plan: 1- Round Steak w/Gravy Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes Green Beans 2- Italian Sausage Roll Salad 3- Herbed Chicken & Rice (NEW) Peas Italian Garlic Toast 4- Pesto Ravioli with Chicken … [Read more...]
I actually have two versions of this recipe and finally had an opportunity to try one. The responses were mixed but the biggest complaint was that the fettuccine noodles were really hard to eat. I’m not sure if I didn’t cook them long enough or if fettuccine is just hard to eat. We also didn’t like having a full-size piece of chicken on top of the pasta. So, because this recipe had … [Read more...]
If you like mint, you’re going to LOVE these cookies! They’re easy to make but do require 1 hour of chilling time. So plan ahead!!! Ingredients: ½ cup salted butter, softened ¾ cup dark brown sugar ½ cup white granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 package (10 ounces) Andes Crème de Menthe Baking Chips … [Read more...]
