Brown bag lunches can be pretty tasty and they are usually more healthy than going out for lunch at work. Plus they save money! But sometimes we get to feel a little deprived if we never go out to eat for lunch. I recently heard of a great idea to solve this problem. A group of workers came up with a Friday Lunch Bunch plan. I just had to share … [Read more...]
Perfect Popovers or Yorkshire Pudding
This THE best recipe for popovers, hands down. Do not lose this recipe because the cookbook it's from is out of print and this recipe is a treasure! My grown son still begs me for these popovers. Some call it Yorkshire pudding and it's wonderful for any holiday or to make an ordinary day feel special. Our Canadian friends often … [Read more...]
Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair?
We went to the Minnesota State Fair yesterday & had a good time. The weather wasn't too hot & it wasn't too terribly crowded.The last time we went it was really hot and we spent a lot of time in the animal barns and looking at farm machinery. Mr. Pennies has no connection to farming, but he loves all this just the same. We looked at antique … [Read more...]
Streamline Prep for Lunches and After-School Snacks
I'm reposting this for the back-to-school season. This woman has a pretty good system for making lunches and snacks for the week. She says it takes her 1 hour total to set up everything for a week, and she's able to make lunches for about $1 each. That's pretty good savings over a school bought lunch.She does buy snack crackers, etc. in … [Read more...]
Kids’ Lunches Need Extra Ice to Be Safe
Reusable ice packs for kids' lunches are great, but they don't keep a lunch cool long enough if you are using only one. Lunches have to wait quite a few hours before they are eaten. One ice pack does not do the job if there is anything in there that could go bad.Click the title of this post to see more details about this at TheChart. The bottom … [Read more...]
Asian Chicken Salad: 430 Calories
Here's a great no-cook meal for hot days. Just arrange cooked chicken on fresh spinach with some edamame beans and almonds or peanuts. Love it!You can use any salad dressing you like--they used a spray salad dressing from Newman's Own for just 10 calories.There is plenty of protein here to keep you from getting hungry later. Lots of flavor and … [Read more...]
Healthy Convenience Foods I Love
Convenience foods often get a bad reputation. They usually are highly processed foods with little nutrition. Yet, we have busy lives and look for short-cuts when we can. The following items are actually very healthy foods that are very convenient. I love to keep these items on hand and use them quite often. 1. Frozen blueberries: I buy these … [Read more...]
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