September 2012 - Mommiedom

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Freezer Stretch 2- Day 7

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So it rained all day and I so was in the mood for some soup. I have been wanting to make some Broccoli cheese because I got like four heads of it from veggie co-op. I started off with a huge pot of water and added in some dry chicken stock which was my first mistake (I would do about 4 tablespoons). I put to much in and...

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Freezer Stretch 2- Day 6

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I am going out so I decided to make something in the crock pot the family could just eat when they are ready. So I made some stuffed peppers using the peppers from veggie co-op that needed to be used or they needed to be tossed. I also thawed some ground turkey and added about a cup of brown rice into it as well as some...

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Freezer Stretch 2- Day 5

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

Day 5 and what a day it is. We have soccer so I need something filling and quick. I had to go to the grocery store again today because I realized I had forgotten lunch meat for Miss O and we were out of the organic milk boxes she likes to take in her lunch. So as I was running through the store, I noticed they had seasoned...

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Freezer Stretch 2- Day 4

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Yes I almost buckled and got a pizza but than I figured by the time I went through all that, I could make something. So with the hubby working late and myself feeling not so great, i asked the kids what they wanted and they picked chicken nuggets. I didn't feel like that so I made some mac and cheese as well. Both kids...

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Freezer Stretch 2- Day 3

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

i have been seeing that commercial on t.v. for the new Progresso Recipe Starters and they caught my eye when I was at the store the other day. I guess that is good marketing isn't it. I picked up the Creamy Portobella Mushroom one because I love Stroganoff. I made it according to the directions which are right on the can....

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Halloween Ruffled Apron

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The other day I was at the craft store and saw the cutest Halloween Apron with all these ruffles in black and orange. I was so in love but put it back because it was expensive. I thought I will get it when they go on sale. Than I was at the other craft and fabric store when I saw this really cute fabric. I love when you...

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Freezer Stretch 2- Day 2

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I am on a roll and why yes two days is a roll for me especially with me not feeling that great. I thought what could I make that was easy and fast. I like fast and I also like something we haven't had in awhile, so tacos it was or to be more precise turkey tacos. Heck I can't taste the difference and I love beef. I...

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# Freezer Stretch Challenge 2

Monday, September 24, 2012

Macaroni Kid Article - 9/23/12

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Freezer Stretch 2- Day 1

Becky 7:38 AM 0 Comments

I decided after numerous fails last week as well as a trip to the grocery store and a ton of veggies from the co-op I am in, that I would start the count again to see how long we will go. So I usually like to make a nice Sunday dinner but all of a sudden the day got a way from us and well I dug around and found italian...

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Subway Art- My Take

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I upgraded Stampin Up's My Digital studio a few weeks ago and have really been enjoying playing with it. I was going through the different stamps it offered and this set caught my attention. It made me instantly think of creating subway art which has become very popular out there. I love how inspirational this is and will...

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Freezer Stretch - Day 20

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Twenty days of digging in our freezer pantry to see what I had. This meal was some frozen tilapia that I had in there from a few weeks back that was part of a meal package from the grocery store. I paired it with some shrimp we had and used the scampi blend I had gotten from Wildtree. We also had some seasoned Orzo pasta...

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Friday, September 21, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 19- WIN

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I am going to take the Charlie Sheen approach today and say I am winning but I might be delusional. Today was a hectic day. I shoved so much in and well we had some wins and fails. First I did grocery shopping and even though I don't feel I am buying lots, it still was like 150 bucks. Milk, eggs, bread and all that jazz...

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Freezer Day 18- Fail again

Becky 4:31 AM 0 Comments

Yes I have a good excuse well why we failed at making a meal at home because we went to go se Endeavor at Ellington Field and it was after 6 when we got out of there so we went to grab something. In reality that should of worked nicely but the place we picked was in utter disaster ad we ended up waiting a long time so...

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 17

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Today was the day that I just pulled something already made frozen from the freezer. I thought it was mushroom chicken but it ended up being a roasted in gravy I made awhile ago. So I heated it up and added a can of cream of mushroom soup to give it more gravy and put it on some slices of bread (mashed potatoes would work...

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Halloween Rag Wreath

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Today is a no sew project and use I use the same fabric from the quilt I still have some left- maybe for another pillow (we will see). I just cut tons of strips ad tied it on to a wire wreath frame (I bought a dozen online a few months ago). It is going to be so cute up on the wall when I finally start decorating for...

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 16

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

We have Girl Scouts so the crock pot is a must every other Monday so that when we are done at 6, the meal is pretty much ready to go. So I dug around the freezer and found a pound of ground beef and a pound of ground chicken. I took that a threw it in the crock pot with about three cans of beans I found in the pantry along...

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Macaroni Article- 9/16/12

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Freezer Stretch Day 15

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About a month ago I made two racks of ribs because Miss O asked for them and my father in law was in town but we only ate on of them I knew if I put it in the fridge it would go to waste so I wrapped it up and froze it. So I thawed it out for dinner and just stuck it back in the oven at 350 for about an hour and resauced...

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Welcome to School Teacher Gifts!

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I just love the new Cannery Set Stampin Up has and I FINALLY had a moment to really play with it after it has been sitting there for over a month (being gone for three weeks was a big part of it!) The teacher projects started out first with a friend needing a cute tag for her gift and she asked me if I had anything...

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 14

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

Yes I did cook tonight and quickly. I had mostly prepared food for us because well it was a weird night. No one was starving and the hubby had to run into work (yes I know it is Saturday) so I had some cheese brats (precooked) and than made one of those quick pasta salads that come in a box. The kids didn't mind and tomorrow...

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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 13- FAIL

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

Yes we failed again and ordered pizza, not because I didn't want to cook but we had a bunch of people over and it was way easier to order pizzas for us all. We will be back on track tomorrow. I guess only two days out of two weeks ordering food isn't horrible but I am trying to be good with cooking during the week at least....

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 12

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

All this week I have been working again at cleaning out the freezer and pantry to make dinner. Tonight was inspired from Taste of Home magazine which I just started getting again because I got it for like 5 bucks for the whole year. It is one my favorite magazines with all the great and simple guys. The recipe I found...

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 11

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

Well I had to go to the grocery store to buy things like milk, eggs, butter and well about 45 minutes and 150 bucks later the cart was full. To my admittance I bought beer, lime ritas (oh my these are sooo good) and the grocery store had a special where if you bought certain products you got a free book plus the books...

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Quick and easy Taco Dip

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

While we were in Wisconsin, we attended a Packer Party for the first game of the season. I was tasked to get some taco dip from the grocery store for it because I had zero time to make it. So when I ran into the grocery store and well there was no taco dip- yeah like for some reason I thought there would be on game day....

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 10

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

There are so many things in the freezer but I am in need of some basics like milk and eggs so I will be heading to the grocery store tomorrow. Today I pulled the crock pot out which is an appliance I just love. It is so useful all throughout the year to have a good meal ready with little to no prep time. Today was...

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Halloween Throw Pillow

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I had a bunch of the fabric left over from the quilt and made this cute pillow. I just made it the size that was left over from the fat quarter so I would guess it is about half the fat quarter. The front is a cute Halloween print while the back is stars (hard to see in the picture). It fits perfect on my chair....

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Macaroni Kid Article- 9/9/12

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Freezer Stretch - Day 9

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I know that I have missed the last few days okay like five days but I have a good reason- we were out of town at a wedding. It was such a nice wedding. The bride was beautiful and the reception as held at the same location as mine was ten years prior (the bride was my maid of honor). Here is a picture of my dear friend...

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Quick and Easy Fall Frame(s)

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I have been seeing tons of stuff with framed words. Everyone says to go to the Dollar store and buy cheap frames and that was exactly what I did. These are plastic though from a distance they look wood. I picked for different ones for that shabby look (you could always spray paint them as well but I am partial to black). I...

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Making my own Laundry Soap- Not

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I have seen so much on Pinterest about making your own laundry soap and I thought yeah I want to do it but when I went to go buy the ingredients and starting pricing it out, the big bag of soap for 8.50 was a much better buy so I just got that which should last me a long time. Though I did still want to make the cute jar...

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Freezer Stretch Day 8 FAILURE

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I failed today because I ran out of time to make dinner with all the things I have to plus we are headed out for a few days but I will be back next week and I will start with Day 8 in cleaning out the fridge/freezer/pantry. I am going to need to buy some staples like milk because that is going to spoil over the weekend...

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Apple Pie Moonshine (sort of)

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

My hubby has been raving for years about the Apple Pie moonshine and I know most of heard about it. He finally was given some bottles of it by a family member who made it using ever clear. She told me it was easy to make and after some research, I saw that it was. I took some Apple Juice, Apple Cider, 2 cups of sugar,...

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Freezer Stretch- Day 7

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

Seven days and seven different things. I have noticed some reduction in the pantry but the freezer seems to be an endless pit of frozen stuff. I need to be better about labeling things because I pulled something out and couldn't figure out what it was- I think it is the pork carnets but I was not 100 percent sure. Today...

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Halloween Table Top Quilt

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

I have a subscription to Fons and Porters Love Of Quilting and the October rIssue arrived a few weeks ago and I totally feel in love with the Table Top quilt that featured pumpkins all over it. I than like the next day got my Connecting Threads Catalog and saw the Halloween fabric they had and well I got to thinking how...

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Freezer Stretch - Day 6

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

We already made it to day 6 which I find hard to believe because I never eat in this much (okay we ate out on Day 5 but I did cook in the morning). Today was a informal meal but it was good. I made Potato soup and grilled Turkey Panini sandwiches. The soup is one I have made many times. I take red potatoes and dice...

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Happy Labor Day!

Becky 7:13 AM 0 Comments

Here is my article this week to appreciate all of the great Labour of Love we all have for our kids. Have a great day and hopefully it is relaxin...

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Freezer Stretch- Day 5

Becky 7:10 AM 0 Comments

This is the breakfast edition. I had hash browns in the freezer actually I think there are a few packs in there. I admit to loving potatoes and buying them often in shredded or cubed form so I have them always in the freezer. There is something about them that are so good and you can do so many things with them. For...

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Paint Chip Art

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

Paint Chip art seems to be all the rage now with people creating all sorts of things with them. When I was at the home improvement mecca the other day getting paint for Miss O's desk project, I snagged some chips in rainbow colors (this could be done with regular old card stock as well.) I really liked the vibrant colors...

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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Freezer Stretch - Day 4

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

Chicken is on the menu. I bought a huge pack of chicken breasts a few weeks back (enough for two meals for us) and I pulled it out. I also bought like quite a while a go these Kraft Sizzling Salad kits from the dollar store. They have four kinds and at a buck a piece, I though why not have it on hand for dinner. I coated...

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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Freezer Stretch - Day 3

Becky 12:00 AM 0 Comments

French Bread Pizza This was really good for our third day. It is a french bread pizza. I was inspired by a recipe off of Relish relish that I saw. I was looking in the freezer and remembered that I had some italian sausage in there so I thawed that I out. I than cut it out of its castings and browned the meat, I than...

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