How old are your kids? Are they cooking already? I know we've talked about having your kids cook more often, but now the deadline for your child to move out of the house is coming up fast! So let's get these kids ready to cook for themselves! During their high school...
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Best Cold Summer Dinner Ideas
It's time for some tasty summer meals that don't involve too much cooking! We have so many favorites. I frequently pull out my mother's cookbook because she has so many amazing recipes! Pro Tip: I cook extra meat when I make it for a meal, then use it for leftovers...
How to Start a Food Storage Simple
Over the course of a few years, living in Hawaii, we received 3 Tsunami warnings & had to leave our home & head to high ground. WOAH the stress. But knowing that I had slowly built up a descent food storage gave me a sense of peace & calmness. Building a...
Easy Meals Kids Can Make
I love getting the kids involved with planning and preparing meals at our house. Each person is assigned a day in the week that they are in charge of preparing meals for the family. I help the kids choose what meals they want to make and then add them to our weekly...
Christmas Treats Kids Can Cook
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for making treats. Today, I'm sharing with you a few Christmas treats kids can cook. You know I love involving my kids in the menu planning and cooking process. Holidays are no different. https://youtu.be/89TJPdHmKVk...
Easy Thanksgiving Dishes Your Kids Can Cook
What are your favorite Thanksgiving dishes? Thanksgiving is an exciting time around here. We love gathering with family, enjoying a yummy feast, and remembering all of the things that we are thankful for. *This post may contain affiliate links. We may receive a...
Quick and Easy Freezer Jam
Hello ladies, it’s time for the canning season. I got some cherries and a whole lot of strawberries for quick and easy freezer jam. If you are new to canning freezer jam this is the gateway to canning. It is simple and very basic. I learned to make freezer jam first....
How I Get My kids to COOK!
I remember being in college and making a quick easy meal for dinner...I had a few memorized, and sharing with my bestie roommate. She was amazed I could whip up something fast for dinner. I thought it wasn’t impressive..but it was definitely yummy. We chatted for a...
DIY Pumpkins to Cookies
Fall is my favorite season! We love carving pumpkins, but I don't like the food to go to waste. I also don't like to buy puree cans of pumpkin at whatever price it is. So instead, I turn my carved pumpkins into a puree and then use it to make really delicious homemade...
Harvest Time = Yumminess
Fall is my favorite time of year....that and Christmas...of course! I love the Fall colors here in Utah. I love the trees, the cool brisk air, the fun coats & boots, I love the produce you can find for cheap or FREE!We have found lots of apples for...
week before Thanksgiving EATS
This year for Thanksgiving we decided to go to St. George...so sadly I wouldn't be home to make the pies we like to eat. So of course we make the yumminess the week before. Mini Pie tartsCarmelized pecan topped Pumpkin Pie....SO yuMMy!
Homemade Applesauce!
One of the perks of living close to Calabios, is the plenty of produce that their garden produces. We actually picked these apples a couple of weeks ago....but due to my busy schedule and spacey mind, I pushed it back till I had TIME!These apples are Golden...
Falls Harvest DIYs! Spiced pear jam, dried apples & Homemade Grape Juice
Being a frugal person, I am always on the hunt for cheaper foods, preserving foods or making new recipes. After making some new friends they gave me some valuable information on an orchard/farm that sells 2nds for a significantly cheaper rate. So I bought many...
Canning
Another new friend has taught me the awesome ways of finding cheap produce and then canning. My awesome friend, Meg took me to a farm south of Utah County and we got baskets full of apples for $5. WHAT A DEAL!! Of course I bought 5 baskets. We then ate lots and...
Fall Smoothie
Oh I love smoothies and living in Hawaii I have learned to make many different types of smoothies. But this time of year I want to make soups and pies and other FALL favorites. BUT when the weather is cold and then HOT you gotta find a cool treat for the hot bursts.OH...
Special Treats
One day when I had Klai & Wyatt on some errand, Jase had Shae & RYkel. Well he was having a blast with them outsite & here comes the ice cream man. WELL...I must say, I would never think that our FRUGAL Jase would EVER buy something from the ice cream truck. He said...
eating contest and oh yeah Ryk makes us proud!
even though her napkin was in the way..........she tanked it all!!!
Bread Bowls
OOO So YUMMY!!Yes I must say, I DID make that. This was my first time making a bread bowl, I found this YUMMY recipe on my friends Blog..click HERE. My bowl is not as pretty as hers, but for a first time, I think I did pretty good. But I think this is the best,...
Jam & Bread
(think castaway as i say this) I...HAVE MADE...BREADthis is my first loaf of bread i have ever made, it is slightly misshapen, it is NOT whole-wheat...I lack wheat flour, but I MADE IT! As Shae puts it: I want AM & BED!! I love it.In the last week & a half: I...
Pizza Friday
For months I have been doing Homemade Pizza and Movie Night - FRIDAYS. My sister does it, my mom does it occasionally...I LOVE IT. So I am sticking with it. Here are some pics of what last weeks pizza / movie night brought.Ranch sauce, topped with spinach, red bell...
Homemade Strawberry Guava Jam
After getting home from out 4 hours hike and exploration. Everyone passed out, but I was determined to can these strawberry guavas. YEAH!! So my fabulous neighbor showed me the ways (yes my momma taught me years ago, but I was just a wee teenager and do not remember...
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Aloha,
Rachel is a vlogger and stay-at-home mom! When she's not filming fun videos for the "Ohana Adventure" and the "Rach Bennett" channels, she is sharing amazing lifestyle, travel, parenting, and homeschool tips here on the blog.
Jase is an entrepreneur, surfer, skater, fisherman, and the best dad ever! When he’s not creating silly Reels (@jasebennett), you can find him sharing adventures on the blog & great entrepreneurial tips on his podcast: The Decode.
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