Prior to children, my husband and I emptied the garbage cans and refrigerator every Saturday morning, went to the landfill and then out to breakfast and a drive. While pregnant, I brought up the topic of a garbage service and my husband took his stance: ‘I want my children to see the amount of garbage…
The Landfill & Animal Shelter- Our Saturday Tradition
Lil Kids in the Kitchen: Cookbooks for the Kids
Have you ever noticed that kids will get more excited if someone else has something or someone elses mom made a certain snack or meal? or even if a character or cartoon looking person is eating something? I think this applies when it comes to cookbooks as well. I say this because my kids have…
EatingWell Wednesday: Lime & Agave Nectar Chicken
Another crazy hump day and all I had done as far as dinner plans was to make sure I had some chicken breasts. So I went to my trusted resource: EatingWell magazine. I typed in chicken breasts and up popped Lime & Honey Chicken. Although I thought I had honey, I found that I did…
Adventures at Tortilla Flats: Can you make healthy choices at a Mexican Restaurant?
The phone rings and you are invited to dinner at the local Mexican eatery. You eat healthy and do not want to be stuck eating fried food and cheese or maybe you are trying to lose weight? Should you say ‘No, thanks’ or go and throw your determination out the door? No way! I have…
Lil Kids in the Kitchen – An Ice Cream Social
Welcome to the second installment of ‘Lil Kids in the Kitchen’ and this time we made ice cream. That’s right, the old fashioned cream, milk and sugar kind and we had a blast. We enjoyed it over this fourth of July weekend as we finally had some summer weather. We had two friends over to…
Stick it in your Hable
We have been spending time in the past few months organizing, cleaning, tossing, reminiscing and getting this house put together. One thing you can not have enough of is places to put your ‘stuff’. That is true for kids and adults. I have been on the look out for some unique storage options for the…
Cucumber Vinaigrette on Hearts of Palm Shrimp Salad
On the way back from NYC this past Sunday, I was struck with the idea to create a cucumber shallot vinaigrette and made my grocery list. However, upon digging through the fridge Thursday afternoon, I found the shallot missing. I looked three times and then tweeted (I am @savorthethyme) asking who stole it but no…
MomActive chat: smart nutrition & healthy foods for our families
I am honored to say that I am going to be on the air with Leah Seagie and Fiona Bryan on Momactive radio this Friday, July 3rd at 2-2:30 p.m. EST. Simply come on over to MomActive.com and click on the ‘radio’ tab. Sit back with the volume on medium (we are loud enough so…
Safety 1st’s Summer Road Trip Safety Giveaway
CONGRATS to Carolyn G ! please email me your contact information at savorthethyme.cox.net Hello all, We have another wonderful giveaway and this time it is brought to you by the safety conscious folks at Safety 1st and the three lovely moms from MomGenerations. As we’re in the midst of summer travel season, Safety 1st is…