What’s for dinner at your house? I ask this question regularly. Isn’t everyone on a quest to regularly come up with healthy meals that taste good and your family will enjoy? Since I like to plan for leftovers, this weekly meal plan was particularly exciting in the no-waste food department. One simple roasted chicken fed… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Meals to Plan, Food to Cook
Meals to plan and food to cook is non-stop, isn’t it? It’s kind of like dirty laundry, always there, never really going away. As soon as you’re done with one meal, there’s another one coming. Clipping coupons is all the rage when it comes to saving money in a food budget. You can use coupons,… Continue reading Meals to Plan, Food to Cook
Found: One Claw Foot
The bathroom do it yourself project hit a sticking point early on. We had no idea but our claw foot bathtub was missing a foot. I really don’t know how this happened but that’s part of the joy of owning an old house - surprises. With a claw foot in hand, we headed to Hippo… Continue reading Found: One Claw Foot
Bathroom Progress Part 3
Oh joy! Progress is being made…floors are being laid. Now that the walls and ceiling are patched and painted, we’ve moved onto the flooring. When you’re in the middle of a do it yourself project, especially one that involves plumbing and you’re down to only one toilet in the house, you want to get another… Continue reading Bathroom Progress Part 3
Better Late Than Never
I just mailed out our Christmas cards and gifts. This is hardly considered news because plenty of people do this every year. What makes this year different for me is that I did the mailing on Tuesday, January 3rd, and not before the holidays (gasp!). Unheard of for me. I always get the cards in… Continue reading Better Late Than Never
My Workout Routine
The Oregonian, the newspaper here in Portland, Oregon, asked readers to send in their winter workout strategies recently. Mine was one of the many that was featured. I’m no fitness expert but I do know that I feel better both mentally and physically when I stick to a regular workout routine. My workout routine doesn’t… Continue reading My Workout Routine
Happy New Year 2012
Happy New Year to you. There’s something so refreshing about the start of the New Year. I use it as a time to reflect and check-in with myself. Did I accomplish all I wanted during the year? Did I reach the goals I set for myself for the year? Did I stick with my New… Continue reading Happy New Year 2012
Bathroom Progress Part 2
Once you start a house project on an old house, you’re opening a can of worms. If your goal is to fix one thing and you open a wall or move a bathtub, you’re guaranteed to find 10 plus other projects that need doing. Surprise! You need to fix more things and of course they’re… Continue reading Bathroom Progress Part 2
Chicken Diva
Photo credit: Benjamin Brink, The Oregonian In case you don’t live in Portland, Oregon and aren’t a daily reader of The Oregonian or you’re not a fan of Go Gingham on Facebook, you may have missed this. Our backyard chicken, Caddie Woodlawn, was in the newspaper earlier this month. She’s rather shy and demure and… Continue reading Chicken Diva
Spicing it Up in the Kitchen
While I do like to stir things up (pun intended) in the kitchen, what I enjoy most is spicing it up in the kitchen. I want the food I’m eating and serving my family to taste good and not have lots of additives, chemicals, msg or salt. These are my secret ingredients for making food… Continue reading Spicing it Up in the Kitchen
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