there's nothing like a hot day in july, spent camping with family in the great outdoors, roasting hot dogs, and toasting marshmallow for s'mores. unfortunately, i don't camp. and neither does my husband. and we don't own a tent. or a fire pit. but we didn't want to miss out on all the s'mores ...
the 10 best family home evening resource sites
it comes every week - monday night. it used to be around dinner time that we would start to think about what we were going to do for family home evening that night. and we would usually be able to think of a topic, but finding the resources to pull it all together would be time consuming and made ...
chicken and stuffing in the crockpot
my mom made this recipe when i was at her house a few months ago. i had to call her and get it, because i knew my husband would love it as much i did. it truly is like thanksgiving in a crockpot! but without having to do all the work...or cleanup! so if you're needing a sunday dinner that can cook ...
basil pesto pasta recipe :: a review
this past week i was looking through our best bites' website and came across their recipe for basil pesto. i love pesto and so does my husband, but i've never attempted to make it from scratch before. since we've been growing basil in our garden this year and it really did need to be picked, i ...
strawberry milk
i don't know why i had never thought of this before. we love to cut up strawberries, sprinkle on some sugar, let them sit, and then enjoy the sweetness of the strawberries and the syrup they make. just recently, i looked at the syrup and thought, hey, that looks a lot like the strawberry ...
chicken lo mein
growing up, i was fortunate to live in an area where i could be exposed to a lot of different types of food. my friends' moms would make me authentic pupusas, my dad had a friend who owned an egyptian restaurant, there was a korean market down the street from where i worked, and when i went out for ...
sweet and sour pork
i love this recipe. so does my husband. so do my kids. i love it because it tastes fabulous and is beyond easy to make: 2 ingredients and a crock pot. they love it because it's tasty. this recipe is just for the pork itself, but we add in thinly sliced green peppers and pineapple tidbits for the ...
chili recipe
there really is nothing more fitting under the comfort food category than chili. it's healthy, it's delicious, and it's easy to make. and it makes your neighbors walk by your open window and stop to ask you what you're making for dinner because it smells so good! this is a recipe from our family ...
skittles ice breaker game
i'm a new leader at my church for the 10 and 11 year old girls. i'm brand new to the area and i don't know anyone my own age, let alone these younger ladies. so for our first activity, i thought we'd start off with a little get to know you game. i wanted to combine some questions with some fun ...
make a family cookbook
a couple of years ago, the girls in my family (my mom, sisters, sisters-in-law, and myself) thought it would be fun to put together a recipe book with all of our tried-and-true recipes. since we're always swapping them anyway. so for the next several months we all typed out and emailed our ...