• Cooking,  Family Corner,  Meal Planning,  Uncategorized

    24 Reasons to Gather Around the Dinner Table

    Family Meal Time ~ 24 Reasons to Gather Around the Dinner Table How often does your family have dinner together? If you’re like most families nowadays, the answer is probably, “Not very often.” It’s understandable. Modern families are busy. Both parents work and sometimes get home at different times. Children have activities to go to, and Mom’s got to drive them all over the place. Really, who’s got the time and energy to even cook dinner every single night? You, that’s who! Eating together is good for you and your family. So you better make time and find the energy to make home-cooked meals and sit down and eat together…

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    Healthy Chunky Chicken Salad

    Healthy  Chunky Chicken Salad 2 boneless/skinless chicken breast halves (cooked and cut into pieces) 1/4 cup lowfat mayonaise 1/2 cup frozen peas (cooked) 1/4 cup carrot (finely grated) 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley Salt and pepper to taste (optional) Instructions: Bake the chicken breast for approximately 20 minutes (until no longer pink and cooked through). Chop into small pieces. Boil frozen peas according to package instructions, drain and cool. Place chicken, peas and all ingredients in large bowl and combine fully. Serve: on bagels, pita, or any favorite bread.

  • Cooking,  Do it Yourself,  Uncategorized

    How to Make Homemade Sauerkraut

    How to Make Homemade Sauerkraut Grab some cabbage and get ready to make your own homemade sauerkraut.  If you watch this video you’ll discover that it’s really not that hard at all…but may take some patience as  you’ll have to wait a while before you get to feast on it. Note for those saying “yewww!”…Even if you don’t like the stuff, it can be interesting to watch how it’s made. Men can make this too! Here’s a man in Alaska making his own homemade sauerkraut.  I think he’s really going to work up an appetite just fixing it! lol *Credit goes to Ruth at www.butfirstwehavecoffee.com who found these helpful videos…