Praises of a Wife and Mommy

  When the family sits down at the dinner table and shares a meal at the end of the day, it’s important that it’s a shared time that you can all enjoy. Unfortunately, for many parents, mealtime becomes anything but enjoyable. For some, it can be a battle or simply a source of stress. There are some changes you can make to your approach that'll prevent that from being the case though. So read on and find out more. Image Source - CC0 License Make Them a Fun Occassion for the Family Making dinner time fun and enjoyable should be one of your top priorities if it’s currently neither of those things. You want to make it as easy as possible for your kids to enjoy the process, and maybe even get involved. When they have a job and a part in preparing the food, they can often find the whole mealtime experience a lot more enjoyable. Plan Your Meals for the Week Ahead It’s often the idea of deciding what you’re going to eat for dinner in the evening that creates stress. Well, you can completel...

Thinking about what gift to give to someone special to you can be difficult. To make it easier, you should learn more about the person including their favorite hobbies. Here we will enumerate some of the most perfect gift ideas for moms who love to cook. So if your mother is the queen of the kitchen at home and who loves to cake or bake, here are some gift items to consider: Personalized apron – moms who love cooking take a great pride in this fact. And it will definitely make her feel more special if you acknowledge this and give her a personalized apron with a statement like “Queen of the Kitchen”, “Best Cook”, “Most Beautiful Chef/Cook”. It will make her feel loved and appreciated. In return, you can expect more sumptuous dishes from her. Be creative in thinking about statements or design of the apron. Think what will make her smile. A new set of knives – another useful item in the kitchen that she will surely find useful is a knife. You should give her a new set of kniv...

Why would April be posting this picture?  Well, many reasons actually!  First, I didn't even know there were purple potatoes, red yes, but when did purple happen?   Secondly, my husband has been doing some more cooking and this was a roast he made... which he also went to the store for and purchased these purple potatoes.   So I am so thankful and blessed to have a husband who will go get groceries anytime we need them, find new foods for us to try, and cook delicious foods!  So back to the purple potatoes... I think they have a more earthy taste and in a roast they are fantastic!   I think my husband found them in a package of small potatoes both purple and brown at Aldi's!