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{In The Kitchen} Stovetop Lasagna Ready In 30 Minutes

I made this a few days ago because I was really craving lasagna but didn't feel like going through all the motions. So instead I tossed together some ingredients, crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. My son devoured this (as he always does) and I even got my daughter to try a little bit (which is big since she's not a big pasta fan). You might think that the type of pasta you buy … [Continue reading...]

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{In The Kitchen} Date Night Menu: Spicy Cajun Seafood Casserole

I found this seafood casserole recipe on Pinterest and immediately had to go get a towel to wipe off the drool that I dripped on the keyboard. Like, OMG. I love seafood. I love all things Cajun. I knew that if I made this dish, I could go ahead and call it a wrap on this diet 'cause I WILL eat the whole pan. So I set out to make it and I'm happy to say that it's easier than I thought it … [Continue reading...]

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{In The Kitchen} A Pasta Dish So Easy Your Four-Year-Old Could Make It

I had plans on making spaghetti loaded with vegetables, so when my son jumped up and joined me in the kitchen, I decided to let him take the lead and make us dinner. He could add the vegetables in himself and then chow down on the meal he prepared. This is what he came up with. I suggested a few tweaks but the boy is a natural! Four years old and running things in the kitchen. Son, I salute … [Continue reading...]

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{In The Kitchen} What We’re Eating – September 10-16

This week was really hard because I have a feeling it's going to be ultra busy. I've got orientation for my son's school, a big event for a client is on Thursday, and sometime between Wednesday and Friday is my son's first day of preschool but I still don't know when that is. Ahem. So I'm trying to (as always) plan ahead and take the work out of dinner. Although, I must have been in denial … [Continue reading...]

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Grocery Shopping And Meal Planning Tips (Or, How I Make Sure My Family Has Enough Food To Eat All Week)

My new goal is to cut our grocery bill. I can't do much about the mortgage or the car payment but I can make our food budget more reasonable. I'm not that good with coupons, but I do watch for sales and I plan our meals and it's already made a dent in our budget. I'm trying to get down to $30 per week. I talked about spending $50 per week previously, and since I have cut cupcakes out of the … [Continue reading...]

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{Tales From An Emotional Eater} I Only Eat Dessert On The Weekends Now

I eat my feelings. We're talked about my emotional eating before, but here it is again. I eat when I'm happy, I eat when I'm sad or when I'm stressed or when I'm tired. I eat to make myself feel better, to pass the time, to reward myself, to acknowledge how hard I work. At the end of a day filled with obligations—driving my daughter to school, cleaning the house, working, studying, writing, … [Continue reading...]

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3 Summer Recipes You’ll Love

If you've been following along on the Young Mommy Life Facebook page (and I'm going to assume you have, because don't you love me?), you'll see that I just started a new workout DVD, Jillian Michaels' Ripped in 30 Days. Now, I've done her 30 Day Shred before and got decent results. (Click here for my before and after photos of my last hardcore workout regime.) I also started running again, … [Continue reading...]

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{In The Kitchen} 10 Ways To Use A Store-Bought Rotisserie Chicken

This semester has been a beast in terms of how much time it's taken up and how many major projects are due within days of each other. This has consequently left me with very little time to make dinner every night and as a result, I've been turning to an old standby—the rotisserie chicken at the grocery store. I used to think it was a rip off because anything that's precooked is usually … [Continue reading...]

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