A Healthy Me, A Healthy You – Banana Split Protein Shake
Tara on Jan 16th 2013
How is everyone doing keeping their resolution to becoming healthier? Remember it takes about 3 weeks to change a behavior pattern. Keep on keeping on! I believe we have to keep our menu choices healthy and tasty and have enough variety that we do not get bored. I’m here to help with the variety. So [...]
A Healthy Me A Healthy You – Infused Water
Tara on Jan 7th 2013
Almost 3 years ago, one of our teenage sons decided to give up soda. Yay for Micah! We are so proud of him for making healthy choices at such a young age. I rarely buy soda or even make sweet tea anymore. Once the body gets used to being hydrated with adequate water, I believe [...]
12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Hot Spiced Tea and Cider Mix
Tara on Dec 12th 2012
Here’s one of my hubby’s favorite fall/winter beverages. He asks me to make this mix so he can keep some at work to make whenever he wants. I also had a request for this recipe from an old friend Pam. The recipe is easy to make and can be stored in a pretty canning jar, [...]
12 Days of Christmas Jar Gifts – Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix
Tara on Dec 5th 2012
Christmas is coming quickly! So on the 3rd day of Christmas Jar Gifts I give you Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix. This recipe makes approximately 3 pint sized jars of mix and it only took me a couple of minutes to dump and mix the ingredients together and pour them into a jar. I’ve adapted Alton [...]
Christmas Cranberry Float
Tara on Dec 1st 2012
This festive treat is just too easy to make. All you need is some Cranberry Canada Dry and some good quality vanilla ice cream. We love Blue Bell’s Home Made Vanilla flavor. A couple of scoops of ice cream goes into a tall sundea or beverage glass, then the glass gets filled (slowly) with the [...]
Snow Day Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Tara on Jan 12th 2012
Today there is SNOW in our forecast. In the South this calls for an emergency run to the grocery store for staples like milk and bread and toilet paper and hot chocolate mix. I usually keep a stock of the instant hot cocoa mix during these cold winter months. However, I think my family is [...]
Peach and Green Tea Protein Shake
Tara on Jan 6th 2012
We make a lot of protein shakes for breakfast, but this Peach and Green Tea Shake is my absolute favorite. I use frozen peaches and pineapple along with a ratio of half orange juice and half plain coconut milk. I also use a scoop of Dr. Mercola’s Whey Healthier Vanilla Protein Powder. It is made [...]
$$ Frugal Friday $$ Iced Coffees
Tara on Sep 9th 2011
This post is for all of my frugal minded cooking friends who like coffee treats and are tired of spending big bucks for a Venti concoction. In my opinion Starbucks should be called Fivebucks because that’s about what is will cost for a Venti sized drink. If you feel that 5 bucks is too [...]
$$ Frugal Friday $$ Ditch the C02 for H20
Tara on Aug 12th 2011
One way we save money on our grocery budget is by making the switch from sodas to water. Soda typically costs nearly $2.00 with tax for a 2 liter bottle. The cost per ounce is higher on canned soda, or individual bottles. And the most outrageous cost is for the individual chilled bottles at the [...]
Just Peachy Lemonade
Tara on Jun 11th 2011
I’ve missed blogging about food. Our family went on a week long mission trip to Honduras and I was unable to post while we were away. I will share more later about our trip and the wonderful food the cooks at Mission Lazarus prepared for us. Meanwhile I wanted to repost one of our summer [...]
