With the spring and summer travel season fast approaching, it's time to think about booking airline tickets. Air travel is expensive - especially for families when you have to purchase more than one or two tickets. Here are 5 tips for saving money on airfare - saving more money for traveling again. That's my favorite… Continue reading Save Money on Airfare with 5 Easy Tips
Easiest Ever Homemade Cocktail Sauce
Ever run out of something and had to improvise only to learn what you made tastes better than store bought? That happened to us recently. Getting ready for an evening with friends, we needed cocktail sauce for our avocado and lobster appetizer dish. Out of cocktail sauce, we stirred up something tasty. It couldn't be… Continue reading Easiest Ever Homemade Cocktail Sauce
How to Shop for Health at the Grocery Store
There are so many 'foods' for sale at the typical grocery store. Lots of this 'food' comes in boxes or cans but is it real food or is it fake food? Is this food from a box really good for our bodies? Is it healthy? Sure, it tastes good but does that mean it's good… Continue reading How to Shop for Health at the Grocery Store
How to Keep Slugs Out of Vegetable Gardens
I love killing slugs. Is it wrong that I enjoy destroying them so much? I'm going with no. Those slimy creatures slither and munch my precious veggies growing in the garden. In the early spring, they are notorious. Their goal? To set up shop in vegetable gardens and multiply. "Get off of my vegetables you… Continue reading How to Keep Slugs Out of Vegetable Gardens
Pasture to Plate and Fresh Tomato Salsa
It's not often that I get the opportunity to share with you about a company that cares about its customers, their employees, the environment, and is right in my hometown. So, when Pacific Foods invited me to their Pasture to Plate, I said yes immediately. Since 1997, Pacific Foods, which is based in Tualatin, Oregon,… Continue reading Pasture to Plate and Fresh Tomato Salsa
How to Save Money Wisely
Saving money wisely is not rocket science. It's smart and wise but that doesn't mean it's easy. It's not - otherwise everyone would be doing it. If you think about it, saving money should be thought of as super smart. Who can argue with having money to do with whatever you'd like? Celebrities are lionized… Continue reading How to Save Money Wisely
How to Green Up Your Entertaining
Throw fabulous dinner parties without throwing anything away with these 6 tips for greening up your entertaining. They're easy to implement and the result will leave you ready to entertain - and then entertain again. Everything is reusable so get out your social schedule and start planning when you'll have guests over. You can save… Continue reading How to Green Up Your Entertaining
Costa Rica Travel: Creatures
While we traveled to Costa Rica last year, I wanted to share these creatures with you. It was a trip unlike any other mostly because of the creatures we encountered. It is riddled with wildlife! Truly a zoo without cages. Seriously, all of these animals are actually wild (and mostly friendly). We saw at least… Continue reading Costa Rica Travel: Creatures
Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
I know coconut is all the rage right now but my daughter was ahead of the curve on it. She's always loved coconut - and she's had me baking coconut cake for her birthdays and granola with coconut. Why is she into coconut? When I asked her she wasn't sure - you can picture the… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
How to Re-Make Sweat Pants
Remember my closet clean out from our year of home organization? Well, I had several pairs of old sweat pants. Remember when we just called them sweat pants? Now, we refer to them as 'yoga pants' but let's face it - I wasn't wearing those sweat pants for sweating in and most of us aren't… Continue reading How to Re-Make Sweat Pants
Go Gingham 