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May 7, 2012

As I mentioned yesterday, it is the final week of school for the Little Lady. Just three more days and then she’s home. Everyday. With her brothers. Every. Day. Gonna be completely honest here — I enjoy school days. We have our routine down; everyone knows what to expect and what is expected of them. [...]

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Easy Meals for a Stressful Week

May 7, 2012 15 comments

Ever have one of those weeks where you just wanna snap your pretty little, worn-out fingers and discover the seven days have already passed? That’s where I am right now. (sigh and yawn) It’s the Little Lady’s final week of preschool, Barney Kneeknuckles has decided sleep is for the weak (and taken to waking every [...]

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Easy Tres Leches Trifle

May 3, 2012 41 comments

I couldn’t end a series on Tex-Mex dishes without doing something on desserts. And this is a dessert, y’all. Oh, my heavenly SWOON. Most Tex-Mex restaurants serve three dessert options: Churros, Sopapillas, and Tres Leches Cake. Traditional Tres Leches is made by pouring the tres leches mixture (milk or cream, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed [...]

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Ebates “Mother’s Day Live Chat” – Savvy Living May 3rd, 6pm CST

May 3, 2012 7 comments

It’s time for another LIVE CHAT with the Ebates Savvy Living Community! Join us this evening (May 3rd) for a Mother’s Day Live Chat. I’ll be hosting the chat on this blog (but you can also participate directly from the Savvy Living Community). Just swing by around 6 pm (7 pm EST) and jump on [...]

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Chili Con Carne

May 1, 2012 25 comments

When the Husband and I married, years and years ago (or so it feels), we each came into our union with one great recipe in our back pocket. I could make crazy good cinnamon rolls and his specialty was Chili con Carne. Of all the food you can get in Texas, Chili con Carne [...]

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Meal Planning for Guests

April 30, 2012 14 comments

I haven’t shared our meal plans much this year — mainly because I’ve been either (1) working on new recipes for our family and this blog or (2) preparing cook-book favorite recipes. It’s amazing how many cookbooks have been sitting on my shelf, unopened, since I started using online recipes for meal-planning. I had forgotten [...]

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