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Continue reading →: Viral – Salmon Sushi bake
Our hosuehold absolutely loves sushi, we dont love the price but all three of us enjoy it. My bonus son’s favorite with Philidelphia rolls, my husband will eat just about any kind and I love Sashimi and Eel is my absolute favorite. So I thought making this viral sushi bake…
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Continue reading →: Learning to pick your battles
When my husband and I started dating in 2017, I essentially became a mom overnight. At the time when we first got together, my bonus son’s biological mother was still involved. Before he started school and while he was still in daycare, he went to her place more often during…
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Continue reading →: The B-side
Comparison is the thief of joy. Unfortunately, it is hard not to compare yourself to content creators on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Those creators with the perfectly manicured homes, perfectly behaved children dressed in Van Trappe-esque matching clothes, playing peacefully in the living room. What is hard to remember is…
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Continue reading →: Marinated Pork chops with Potatoes and Mac and Cheese
I kept dinner tonight pretty simple: marinated chops with potatoes and some Kraft Mac n Cheese. I had marinated the chops a couple of days ago, but you can season them before baking. After cutting up the potatoes and onions i arranged them on a baking sheet and drizzled them…
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Continue reading →: The Ultimate Crock Pot Beef Pot Roast for Cozy Nights
What is better on a cold winter night when the snow should be gone, it isn’t, and they are calling for more? Saturday morning, I threw together one of my favorite meals, extremely simple and delicious. My First tip is to buy the premade pot roast kit that your local…
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Continue reading →: You can’t please everyone
As a recovering people pleaser, I am slowly learning this. Which, as a parent and stepparent, is incredibly hard. Between societal pressure, family pressures, and pressure from friends, someone always has an opinion about something you are doing wrong. You have to do what you feel is right for you…
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Continue reading →: Spicing up leftovers
Friday the 20th, the first Friday in Lent, so as good Catholics, we had fish for dinner. I made marinated salmon with vegetables and rice. However, today we had leftovers, so I decided to jazz them up. I heated a large burrito-sized tortilla and layered in the rice, salmon, and…
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Continue reading →: We’re all a little busy
Let’s face it, we are all just a little bit busy these days. With kids going back to school, the slow reintegration back to in-person work for many, as well as the daily minutiae of tasks and responsibilities, life can get a bit hectic, and sometimes we could use a…
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