Since I left my job as a teacher about a year and half ago to stay at home with my little one I’ve been trying to get our budget under control. Since we are living off of one income for the time being (thank you amazing husband) we don’t have much wiggle room, but I…
A recipe for Jiffy Cornbread Waffles made from a simple muffin mix! My friend Robyn will attest that I was obsessed with cornbread long before I lived in the South. I remember sending her a souvenir magnet with – you guessed it – a cornbread recipe on it back when we were in college. That was looong…
I recently learned a trick for shopping at Costco even if you don’t have a membership. What you do need is a friend who is a member! If this friend gives you a Costco Shop Card (formerly called a Costco “Cash Card”) then it serves as your “membership card” and allows you to shop at…
Recyclebank is a neat website where you can earn rewards by learning about green living. I completed a few tutorials and quickly earned 100 points. I learned some things I didn’t know about recycling E-Waste in the process. I traded my points in for a Happy Tot pouch coupon that I was able to print it as many…
Here is the second part of my review of the Beach Club Villas, where my daughter and I stayed for a night on our most recent trip to Disney World. I gave an overview of the resort and its amenities in my first post, and in this post I’ll give an overview of the studio…
We are hosting a little egg hunt at our house this Easter and I am setting out a brunch buffet for the get-together. I wanted to make four interesting and spring-inspired dishes so here’s the menu: Proscuitto-Wrapped Melon Bites from Southern Living (the recipe says mango but I am using the traditional melon in it’s place)…
I made oatmeal muffins with cranberries last week and really wanted to add some form of orange, but we were totally out of citrus. I bought a bag of clementines yesterday so I made more muffins… any excuse to make more muffins! These muffins have great texture without being dry and have lots of flavor…
Tomorrow begins the Lunar New Year and people in countries across Asia are already celebrating. Tomorrow (Thursday) is the first day of the year of the sheep, and hundreds of millions of people are traveling home to be with their families for the celebration. I love Asian cuisine so we are going to celebrate here with…
A simple red wine vinegar dressing that is the perfect addition to any salad. I strongly prefer homemade salad dressing to store bought so whenever I have the time and ingredients handy I make my own. This homemade red wine vinegar salad dressing is a great first salad dressing recipe to try because the ingredients…
I spent three nights with my daughter at the Art of Animation Resort in Disney World and though I had high expectations, this place totally blew me away! I’ll start my in-depth Disney Art of Animation resort review an overview of the resort and its amenities, followed by reviews of the family suites and standard rooms. Here’s…