National Clean Out Your Purse Day May 15th
In honor of my new book, THE GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED PROJECT, I want to help you get your life together, and I want to start with your handbag... I've always known the truth: the bigger your purse, the smaller your butt looks. But with a large purse come the...
Complaint-Free: Who Me?
(Kathi here. This is one of my favorite speakers, Cheri Gregory and I could not be more excited about this project. Join, participate, and, if you're like me, stop being sarcastic for a while. Really. No, I'm not joking...) As I thumbed through a copy of A...
Today
Yesterday, I put this up on my wall (both Facebook and Painted) and it was amazing how my day changed. Print this out. Put it up. Today, I am choosing to remember that my Father adores me, and while I don't always feel it, I'm going to live like I believe it to the...
Dressing for Bed
How much thought do you put into what you wear or don't wear to bed? Most probably do not think it matters, you want to be comfy and you will be sleeping anyway. However, there is a time before sleep and a time after sleep before you crawl out of bed that can be a...
Eating from your garden
Now if you are not excited or motivated quite yet about growing a garden maybe these recipes will get your mouth watering. Roger's Salsa: Roger Lipp Ingredients: 12 tomatoes (or two large cans of crushed tomatoes) 1 (15 oz) can of tomato sauce 1 bunch...
Cooking from your Pantry Instant Chili
What do you do when you do not have a freezer meal thawing, nothing in the crock pot, it is 5 pm and the kiddos are getting restless? If you are like most you probably have a well stocked pantry. So you plan a meal on the fly with just your pantry items. A tasty and...
Cook his favorite meal tonight
Make your husband something special in the kitchen (reservations don’t count). It’s an unfair fact of life – men like a woman who can cook. Most of us didn’t grow up with a mom who passed down an exceptional culinary legacy. Many of our mothers were out there bringing...
When Freezers and Slow Cookers Collide
I love when I find other food nerds out there. It is a title I use – and embrace – lovingly. It's very different than food snobs who want to tell you that you are using the wrong knife or look down their nose at you if your cheese isn't aged properly. Food snobs...
The Easiest (and Best) Roasted Garlic-y Chicken Recipe Ever
I've heard it several times on cooking shows: "The true test of a chef is this: How well can you roast a chicken?" Well move over Thomas Kellar. I have been tinkering with my roast chicken recipe and I have one that makes Roger weep with joy when he walks through the...