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{In The Kitchen} Baked Spaghetti (Like Lasagna But Easier)

This has become one of my go-to recipes when I'm craving some comfort food. I always have a taste for lasagna but for some reason, I think of lasagna as an all-day affair. (Remind me to share with you my new lasagna recipe sometime.) I saw this recipe in a Food Network magazine a couple months ago and was ready to dig IN! Click for Paula Deen's Baked Spaghetti recipe To make it a little … [Continue reading...]

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{In The Kitchen} Menu Planning – August 13-17

I used to be a fantastic meal planner - then I enrolled in grad school. Bye, bye menu planning - hello, Wendy's drive-thru. But after looking at my budget, it's pretty clear I need to get our food budget reigned in again. So each Sunday, I've started planning out our dinners for the week. Breakfast is usually either cereal, oatmeal or "breakfast potatoes," as my daughter calls them. Lunch is … [Continue reading...]

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{In The Kitchen} Seriously Sloppy Sloppy Joes With Beans And Garlic Roasted Steak Fries

I love cooking but it's something that I haven't really explored here on the blog. Since I made a recent pledge to increase the number of posts that I publish each week, I think more recipe posts are in order. Last night I made these incredibly delicious sloppy joes and I had to share the recipe. Yes, I've shared a recipe for sloppy joes last year but I'm always tweaking it and improving upon … [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} Chai Tea Spice Cake

This is my favorite time of year. Hands down. I love everything about fall. I love the cooler temperatures, right before it gets too cold for me to enjoy going outside most days. I love the fall activities with the kids — picking apples, decorating pumpkins, going to fall harvest festivals. I enjoy the leaves changing color. I love the holidays. And I love baking. In the summer, it's … [Continue reading...]

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