by Simple Life and Home | Jan 17, 2013 | Crock-Pot, Dinner, Food & Garden
I made this new Crock-Pot Chicken & Dumplings recipe for the first time last week. We were busy preparing for book club presentations and heading out to a library program in the evening, so I knew I’d need something quick and easy for dinner. Rather than turning...
by Simple Life and Home | Jan 13, 2013 | Money Savers
If you’ve been following our string of posts about cutting monthly budget costs, you know that we recently cut the cord to cable TV. (Yep, we took the leap, and we ditched cable TV!) I have to say, as much as I loved being able to watch recorded shows (that’s right,...
by Simple Life and Home | Jan 10, 2013 | Money Savers
With all the talk about “fiscal cliffs” lately, many of us are looking for ways to save even more money. (Think: “A penny saved is a penny earned.”) Unfortunately, for those of us pinching pennies pretty hard already, coming up with new ways to save can seem elusive...
by Simple Life and Home | Jan 3, 2013 | Desserts, Food & Garden
For those of you who have been asking for my homemade caramel recipe, today is your lucky day! Next to my homemade toffee recipe, this homemade caramel recipe is one of my all-time favorite holiday treats. It always gets great reviews from teachers and friends when we...
by Simple Life and Home | Dec 17, 2012 | Dinner, Food & Garden
This tortellini soup recipe comes to us compliments of my neighbor from Kentucky, who shared it with me years ago. Even though we haven’t lived next door to each other for years now, it was time to pull this one out of the recipe file, for two reasons. First, my...
