For some recipes, I keep my chicken whole and roast it. For others, I break the chicken down into 9 pieces and cook the individual pieces. Here’s a simple step-by-step tutorial to break down (butcher, not “butcher”) a whole chicken. This is a pasture-raised chicken, which is what I highly recommend. From one chicken, I generally get 3 meals for…
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As a recovering vegetarian, most meals contain some type of meat, but every so often, I opt for a quick & easy meat-free meal. The tricky part is making sure that it’s filling, but not just because you’re eating a huge bowl of carbohydrates. This takes about 15 minutes to make, contains lots of yummy vegetables and dairy, and is…
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*WARNING* Lots of photos! When you find out you’re pregnant, beyond wanting to know the gender and hear the heartbeat and all that good stuff, you start buying things. Things you need, things you don’t need. One thing I was so excited to do was decorate my daughter’s nursery (you know, that place with a crib that she never once…
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For my readers who love to sew fun projects for their children, this is the book for you! Flip Dolls & Other Toys that Zip, Stack, Hide, Grab & Go by Laura Wilson contains patterns and ideas to make a variety of toys for young girls and boys, like crocodiles with zipper mouths, bouncy bunnies, superheroes, and winged horses. Each pattern…
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This is a fun and simple project kids will love! We’re studying farms this month, so we made Pigs in the Mud. Here’s how you can make this project. Pigs in the Mud Materials: White construction paper Pink construction paper Scissors Brown finger paint Pen or marker Baby wipes or wet rag (for easy clean up) Directions: Begin by cutting…
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