We have just finished our fourth and final week of living on a food budget equal to SNAP equivalent for a family of four. To read more about what prompted this experiment click here. I am happily surprised to see just how successful I think we were. With a budget of $632 I did feed my family …
Joe’s Special Recipe
I was first introduced to this tasty dish when I was just a child. My parents would take us to dinner in San Francisco to the famous Original Joe’s. I remember my dad ordering two distinct dishes that as I child I never saw anywhere else. One was Joe’s Special – a wonderful mix of …
Helping Your Child with ADHD be Successful in School
“It is extremely difficult! Sometimes you cannot control your actions. You are really hyper part of the time. It is hard to focus. You drift off and you just don’t want to do the work sometimes because it is hard. It feels weird.” Those are the words of a child explaining what it is like …
Happy National Love Your Melon Day!
Today’s Blog Post is brought to you from my daughter, Nicole. Now, what is Love Your Melon? It’s this awesome non-profit organization for which I recently became an ambassador. As an organization, started by college students, they strive to give a hat to every child that is battling cancer. They do this through a Buy One – …
Red Velvet -Lentil and Beet Cupcakes
I made these yummy cupcakes last week for our teacher in-service potluck. I will admit they were met with both skepticism and curiosity. Of those that ventured to try them, most really liked them and asked for the recipe. They were light with a hint of cocoa and topped with the traditional cream cheese frosting. …
Easy Zombie Cupcakes
Ahhh…love these cupcakes! So cute and EASY! A perfect treat for Halloween. Easy Zombie Cupcakes I made these when my sixth graders choose to be zombies for spirit week. I thought it would be a fun treat to end a rather hectic week, and to celebrate the extra work they had put in planning and …
Leaf Art ~ Perfect for Fall
A wordless Wednesday highlighting different art projects celebrating the beauty of fall leaves. Chalk Pastels Leaf Prints Ceramic Bowls Mr. Leaf Man found while hiking Pogonip Park. Happy Fall y’all! How to Buy Medicines Safely From an Foreign Pharmacy
Write a Gratitude List to Feel Thankful
Gratitude – the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Most Americans think about gratitude during the month of November. This makes perfect sense as this is the month that we celebrate Thanksgiving. How many of you have Facebook friends that run a month of daily gratitudes during November? …
All the Light We Cannot See: A Book Review
Let me just say right off the bat, I love this book! It has been a while since I have read a book where I fall in love with the characters all the while rooting for them, cringing with them, and wishing they could avoid so much pain. This novel, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doeer, …
Hunger in America – Feeding My Family on a Budget: Week Three
Well, I have wrapped up week three of my experiment to see if I can feed my family of four health and tasty meals for one month with a budget of $632. $632 being the maximum amount of SNAP (Supplemental Nutritious Assistance Program) that a family of four can receive in California. So far, so good. I am about to say that yes you can, …