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Sunday Family Day: Quiet House, Crockpot Cooking, and Down-Home Living
In my home Sunday mornings in my home are supposed to be family days, but life doesn’t always line up that way. Tomorrow for the first time on a Sunday it will just be Junior and me at home. Everyone else—David, Charlie, and Bradley—will be working. So instead of a full house and a full table, it will be a quieter version of Sunday. But I still try to keep the heart of Sunday the same. Slow. Simple. Grounded. Gerald is hanging out downstairs watching tv. I have the tv on in the background in my room as I work on a few blog post this morning. Dinner is going…
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Chicken Alfredo, Family Opinions, and One Very Busy Thursday Night
In our home last night was Thursday night and dinner turned into one of those real-life family moments that didn’t go exactly as planned, but somehow still ended up being one of the better meals of the week. I was going to make Chicken Alfredo, for Charlie because this is one of his favorite meals and something he hasn’t had since he got back from Hobart, Oklahoma. Then David decided to make chicken Alfredo for dinner using what we had on hand and what we could find on sale. We picked up the chicken at H-E-B because it was on sale which always feels like a small victory when grocery…
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Life in the Kitchen: Why Simple Meals Still Anchor a Busy Week
I don’t know about you but in my home there comes a point when my family realize the meals that matter most aren’t always the ones that take hours to prepare. Which is why I thought I would share life in the kitchen: why simple meals still anchor a busy week for our family. Is it like that with your family? When I was younger, I thought the most important meals were the holiday dinners. Including Thanksgiving with a table full of food or Christmas meals shared with family. Along with Birthday celebrations with cake and presents waiting afterward. Those were the meals everyone talked about and looked forward to…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
