Monthly Archives: January 2009

An incredible dining experience….and how appearances matter :)

Posted on January 29, 2009 by lori4squaremom

For any of my friends that have known me in real life, you know that I tend to dress “like a mom”…..one of my very dear friends whom I love very much has even told me that I dress like … Continue reading →

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What to make when you literally have just 10 minutes to get dinner on the table

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lori4squaremom

I’m calling this “Busy Mom’s Chicken and Vegetable ‘Lo Mein’ “.   It’s not EXTREMELY healthy, but it’s definitely better (and cheaper) than hitting McDonald’s.    It took me 10 minutes from the time I took the ingredients out of the cupboard … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to the next several weeks….

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lori4squaremom

If you have been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that our attempts at most types of gardening here in our current home have been very lackluster.   When I do get things to grow, they get … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the day….”The best baked beans I’ve ever tasted”

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lori4squaremom

Here’s another recipe that I made for the Matthew West band back in November.  This recipe is from one of my best friends, Serina.  This isn’t a recipe that I necessarily measure out, I just add until it tastes right.   … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s dinner: spinach leek quiche

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lori4squaremom

NOTE:   I started this post several days ago…… This morning I was playing on Facebook and a friend of mine posted that she was making spinach quiche, it sounded so good that I decided to make spinach leek quiche, home … Continue reading →

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19 years and counting….

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lori4squaremom

Yesterday the love of my life and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary.   I love my man!  We were married at a relatively young age, and we have grown up together.   We are TRULY happily married….we never fight (no that … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the day….jambalaya

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lori4squaremom

Yesterday I woke up knowing that I wanted to do something with shrimp.   We had had pasta several nights during the week, so I didn’t want to do what I normally would have which was pasta with shrimp.   So I … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the day….Beef Vegetable Soup

Posted on January 17, 2009 by lori4squaremom

This recipe comes from Menus4moms also, but this one I did adapt some to make more for us, as well as to cut back on the meat (one of the things I don’t care for about menus4moms is that you … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the day……Spaghetti Pie & Bolognese Sauce

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lori4squaremom

I’ve been following the Menus4moms menus for 3 weeks now and have not made a recipe that we haven’t liked yet!  Everything has been very good, and the freedom of having everything on hand and ready to prep dinner each … Continue reading →

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Recipe of the day….Crockpot Kalua Pork

Posted on January 12, 2009 by lori4squaremom

I knew that we were going to be having pulled pork sandwiches on Sunday for dinner, so I decided on Saturday to look for some tasty long/slow cooking methods that wouldn’t involve using the smoker or oven, since we wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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