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Vegetable Stir- Fry with Zoodles

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This is another one of those recipes where I really just tell you some of the amounts and ingredients used because, honestly, we never make it quite the same way twice! I use whatever vegetables I happen to have on hand and mix it up with different seasonings and things too. Sometimes we add in a protein like chick peas (like we did today) other times it might be diced firm tofu, it really is a very adaptable recipe and up to you.   I tend to only make these zoodle & vegetable stir-frys when Alec will be around since he and I are the only two that eat it! I don't care though because I just love it! Other than the chopping and prepping the vegetables; which I tend to do in the morning. It's a very easy recipe to throw together.   Ingredients:   Olive oil-- start with a few Tablespoons and add more as needed to keep the vegetables from sticking 1 large carrot; peeled and cut julienne 1 red pepper; seeded and sliced thin 1 large onion; chopped Large handful fresh gr...
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Recipes We've Been Making Lately: Winter/ Early Spring 2026

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 We have been trying out some really yummy recipes these past few months!   We tried this better than take out cashew chicken one night with some rice; none of us have ever had cashew chicken and cashew chicken take out isn't a possibility here but we enjoyed it all the same.    We tried these 30 minutes rolls another night and they were pretty tasty!    I tried this family favorite boneless pork roast ; I used dried herbs and added potatoes around the roast while it was cooking. I forgot to snap a photo of it finished but did snap one before it cooked. We all thought it was really tasty.   We made these oven baked boneless beef ribs while in North Carolina and they were delicious (though we did omit cumin since I don't really like that spice)! Next time I think I might try the crock pot variation they mentioned at the end of the blog post.   We made this honey garlic turkey  but in all honesty this recipe is a hot mess. ...
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Throwback Tuesday: Enjoying Family Time over Museum Time

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*Originally posted April 3, 2013 when my boys were 5, 7, & 8.    I had planned a field trip for us all today.  I really wanted to get to the children's museum but the boys didn't want to.  They really wanted to go visit their great grandmother and how could I possibly argue with that? I try to honor my boys' requests whenever I can and this was one time I was more than happy to comply! I wandered into the living room and found them at the table playing Memory together while watching Wild Kratts; learning all about the three toed sloth. From there, Ian went on to make a saw mill out of Lincoln logs, and Alec tried out his Spiral Art kit he had gotten from Easter.  The boys then asked me to come and play Memory and Sorry with them so I joined them and played a few games.     At that point I told them that if we were going to head to their great grandmother's house that we needed to get ready.  Since Ian was al...
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Talking About it Tuesday #115

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We had another date night on Saturday-- who are we with 2 date nights 2 weeks in a row?! But it was wonderful and I figure with April gearing up to be so busy we should take advantage while we can. How was your weekend? Good I hope!    Thanks for joining in with us this Tuesday for another Talking About it Tuesday link party.     Most Popular Posts from Last Week:    Currently-- April Edition by Coffee & Cocktails at the Casa    Costco Finds & Haul-- Spring Edition by Our Life in a Click    Some Others that Caught My Eye:     The Easiest Oreo Poke Cake That Tastes Incredible by Recipe Idea Shop    Barefoot Luxury- Anantara Koh Phangan by Holidays, Hellidays and the Journeys in Between   This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anythin...
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What I've been Priming Lately

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I haven't shared a Prime Purchases post yet in 2026 so I thought I'd pull together a list to share for today's post... I am, however, skipping over Evan's dorm supplies that we've primed because I plan to write a whole separate post later on all his dorm things.  Thanks Tanya for the graphic!  Over the last 3 months we've bought:  My husband uses this body wash and it's not always easy to find. We find the 3 pack on Amazon is the best bang for our buck and then I don't have to worry about ordering any again for a long while.     I also like to stock up on batteries through Amazon. We bought this AAA pac k and this AA pack.     My husband only uses this brand and flavor of granola and again we (often) find this 6 pack is a better deal than we can find at any of our local stores.    Our sink drain stoppers were looking so awful and even running them through the dishwasher was just not getting them clean so I decided to order this ...
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