Make a Pine Forest

Christmas Tree Craft

How about decorating your Christmas tree with a bunch of Christmas trees?  Sound like a lot of work?  Well it doesn’t have to be!  Today I am going to share with you how to make a quick and easy tree that is so fun and satisfying to make you will not be able to help yourself and before you know it your living room will look like a pine forest!

Another great thing about this craft is that you can make these trees with materials you probably already have.   Continue reading

Easy Lentil and Sausage Soup

cheap,yum,fast,&relatively healthy dinner-Sicilian lentil soup mix add broiled sweet Italian sausage at end; serve w fresh whole grain bread

Dry lentils

I prepared such a successful dinner last night I had to share it right away in a tweet!  I am sharing it here for those who might have missed it and including a bit more detail.

I made Lentil soup with sweet Italian sausage and served it with fresh whole grain bread with butter.  What makes this meal great is that it is yummy, relatively healthy, cheap, easy, and super fast!  It cost around $10 to feed a family of 4 and almost all of us enjoyed it.   Continue reading

EZ Butternut Squash Soup

"Fun Family Meal" construction paper and colored pencil

I tried butternut squash soup at a restaurant in New Hampshire many years ago and just thought is was the BEST.  I used bits and pieces of a few different recipes to try and recreate the smooth, sweet-and-savory, uncomplicated flavor that I enjoyed so much.  Miraculously it worked!  It is really a soup your whole family should like unless you have kids like mine who are impossibly picky!  I made it last night for supper  along with hot-dog shaped hamburgers (cooked under the broiler), left-over whole wheat hot-dog rolls and green beans.  Try just the soup or the whole meal! Continue reading