March 1, 2010 by Marci | 2 Comments
Last week’s meals were so good! I love the week after I get my Everyday Food magazine! We eat very well as I try all kinds of different recipes. I have to say, there were a few highlights.
*The Braised Leeks were wonderful. My daughter even liked them. We cooked the leftovers in omelets Sunday morning.
*Cabbage [...]
February 22, 2010 by Marci | 4 Comments
I love cookbooks! I could spend hours curled up in my cozy chair reading through them. I love finding new recipes to try and old favorites that I had forgotten. My cookbook shelf is full of cookbooks of all types. There are specialty cookbooks for things like desserts or Mexican dishes or crock pot meals. [...]
February 15, 2010 by Marci | 3 Comments
From the beginning of our marriage, I have taken feeding my family very seriously. My goal has always been to plan and prepare healthy, well-balanced meals. I was raised on home-cooked, and usually home-grown, food. I wanted that for my family as well. We stay away from processed foods as much as possible and try [...]
February 8, 2010 by Marci | 2 Comments
After a great weekend in a hotel with my husband’s family and a 10 and under boys’ hockey team and then straight home to a Super Bowl party, I was still nearly in a food coma this morning. There is only so much pizza, burgers and cream cheese based snacks one can eat and still [...]
February 1, 2010 by Marci | 1 Comment
Sorry for the lack of a menu plan last week. I had a menu planned out, it just didn’t get online. Last Monday was one of those Monday’s. I will tell you that I tried a new recipe last week – Crock-pot Chili-Lime Chicken. It was fabulous! I used it in my enchiladas verde instead [...]
January 19, 2010 by Marci | No Comments
Join me today at Family Survival 101 where I’m guest posting! We’re talking grocery lists and how to organize your list to make your trip to the grocery store shorter and more efficient.
January 18, 2010 by Marci | 5 Comments
As a fairly active person, exercise is always in the back of my mind. I mean, the need for exercise is always in the back of my mind. I know I need it and I do exercise – forshort periods of time. It seems I do really well for about 2 or 3 weeks, and [...]
January 13, 2010 by Marci | 4 Comments
As I was writing the post Food As Fuel, I wondered how readers would respond to the notion that food, at its most basic level, is just the energy source for our bodies. I wondered if that fact would change anyone’s eating habits. It had certainly changed mine. Whether I am at the fridge or [...]
January 11, 2010 by Marci | 7 Comments
If you made a list of New Year’s resolutions this year, or any year for that matter, chances are “eating healthier” or “losing weight” was on your list. They seem to be perennial favorites. You might join weight watchers or a gym or try the latest fad diet to help you keep with your goal. [...]
December 21, 2009 by Marci | 3 Comments
Only 4 more days til Christmas! Can you believe it?! Some of you might have already had your family Christmas this past weekend. Many of you will have several Christmas celebrations over the next week. All the anticipation and preparations come down to these few days. I have found that for our family to thoroughly [...]
December 7, 2009 by Marci | No Comments
I can’t believe it is already December! The weather forecast is calling for snow overnight. Just thinking about it makes me cold! This week is going to be a soup and cozy food week. Here is my plan for warming my family up this week.
Chili and grilled cheese sandwiches
Chicken and rice soup and homemade bread
Lasagna [...]
Marci Goodwin is wife to an amazing husband and mother to two phenomenal kids. She is on a journey to get the "busy" out of her life so she can spend time on what's really important.
