When I was growing up, dinner with dad consisted of spaghetti, pizza delivery, or a bucket of fried chicken. Beth got a bowl of cereal or PB & J. Slowly but surely, dads have started moving into the kitchen. However, women still spend twice as much time cooking as men. At … [Read more...]
Rock N Learn Phonics Easy Reader Apps
We are excited to review two of Rock 'N Learn's latest iPad releases. Details.... The stories in Rock 'N Learn Phonics Easy Reader 1 provide practice using the following phonics material: short vowel sounds, consonant-vowel-consonant combinations, words … [Read more...]
Two Cents Tuesday: Meat Tenderizer
Some days are pretty tough. The kids might make huge messes; laundry may have piled up; doctor's appointments; dance classes....you name it. On those days, I find it difficult to want to cook much of anything. However, I still want to be able to put something healthy onto the … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Veggie Stir-Fry
We have just returned home from our week-long vacation and with all of the laundry, yard-care, gardening, shopping, etc. that we have to do today, I most certainly will not feel like making a big production out of dinner tonight. So here is a simple (and cheap) way to keep up … [Read more...]
Two Cents Tuesday: Kitchen Scale
As part of our continued expansion here at Simply Budgeted, we wanted to make sure that we take opportunities to share with you our simple tips, techniques, and tools that make life a little easier, a little cheaper, and a little more healthy. These could show up anywhere on the … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Kale-afel Burger
Falafel is a great vegetarian staple from the Middle East. I had my first falafel in Israel when I was 18 and I was hooked! This is a variation on that classic using canned chickpeas and sneaking in some of those dreaded leafy greens in place of the classic parsley and … [Read more...]
Rock N Learn Sight Words DVD
We are excited to receive a review copy of Rock 'N Learn's latest release Sight Words. Details … Sight Words, a new DVD program from Rock ‘N Learn, helps kids learn to read. Using fun music and exciting characters, kids learn to read over 60 words. These are the most common … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Zucchini Parmigiana
We had such a great response to our Zucchini Tacos last week (if you missed it, find it here) that we decided to go all in and offer up another recipe this week so that you all can use up those mountains of zucchini. We get ours from our local CSA at Liberty Mills Farm. In … [Read more...]
Peach and Blackberry Cobbler
It's that time of year when fresh peaches and berries are abundant. You can find them in your supermarket or at your local farm or farmer's market. We got ours from Grelen Nursery in Somerset, VA (a farm about 30 minutes from us) and made this beautiful cobbler that we just had … [Read more...]
Handy Kitchen Tip
I love basil. Sir Thomas Moore was once quoted as saying: "A man taking basil from a woman will love her always." Maybe that's explains why I love my wife so much. If you are anything like me, though, you don't have the counter space to grow a pot of basil and the cut … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday
As part of our new SimplyFood series, I would like to introduce our new series, Meatless Mondays. Every week, I will post about our Meatless Monday experience. This may include pictures, recipes, the family's reactions, reflections on the dish, or ways that I might change it up … [Read more...]
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