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Make meal planning a part of your routine. Motivation Taking care of yourself and your family is your number one priority and healthy eating is a cornerstone for ensuring a healthy body. Cooking is a labour of love. If you are cooking for one, cook things you can share with… Read more“Tips for meal planning success”
No family picnic is complete without potato salad. It took a few tries to get my potato salad tasting just right. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. Serves 8. Create a delicious salad bar with these salads: Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today.
These flavourful muffins are full of nutritious and energizing ingredients. A great way to start your day. Makes 12 muffins. Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today. You may also like these recipes:
Full of the familiar banana flavour we all love, these muffins are a great way to use the overripe bananas on your counter or stored in your freezer. Have them on hand for your brown bag lunches. Makes 12 muffins. Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today. You may also enjoy these… Read more“Banana Nut Muffins”
Rainbow bell peppers make this dish particularly attractive. And it’s surprisingly easy to prepare. Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today. You may also enjoy these recipes: Thank you for subscribing to Homemaking Jewels.
Grocery shopping is a planned event for me. It’s not something I particularly enjoy, so I go prepared. Shopping list. Check. Bags. Check. I enter the store and follow the same path every time solely focused on the task. Working off my list, I’m usually in and out within 30… Read more“Grocery Shopping”
The diagonal knit dishcloth was the first pattern I learned. I was visiting my parents and asked mom to show me how. My first attempt produced a not quite square dishcloth, but eventually I worked out the technique and I’m happy with the results. Check out my new book! Although… Read more“Dishcloth – diagonal knit pattern”
A hearty meal for a cold winter’s day. Make a big batch so you have leftovers for lunches or quick weekday suppers. Chilli freezes well. Enjoy Chilli con carne on Chilli Cheese Potatoes or Taco Salad. Click here for helpful hints on using a slow cooker. This recipe makes a… Read more“Chilli con carne”
Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today. “The only problem with dry cleaning is that we all believe this is actually possible. They’re cleaning our clothes, but they’re not getting anything wet. I know there’s got to be some liquid back there.” Jerry Seinfeld Dry cleaning is a mystery. It’s a laundry… Read more“Dry cleaning de-mystified”
Mother’s Day was coming. Each of the kids had $10 to buy a gift for their mom. Jack, 7, ran down the stairs with his computer. “Look Dad. This is what I’ll get Mom for Mother’s Day.” He pointed at a hot tub on the screen. “She really wants this.”… Read more“Raising money-wise kids”
