From the monthly archives: June 2010

A Little Less Attitude, A Lot More Gratitude: My New Mama Mantra

by Shannon on June 30, 2010 · 7 Comments · in homemaking & mothering

NEWS: Now through July 9th you can receive $5 off a $25 stainless steel cookware purchase from Paula’s Bread. "Who wants fish and pancakes for lunch?!" I gleefully called to my two boys, almost four and two. It was in that moment that I realized I was desperate. I was selling this odd lunch like [...]

What Real Food Bloggers Really Eat: Peggy of Local Nourishment

by Shannon on June 29, 2010 · 2 Comments · in real food journals

Today’s real food journal comes from Peggy of Local Nourishment. Peggy has had quite the journey to real food and was kind enough to share with us her challenges and triumphs: When we began our real food journey, we had multiple food allergies that made cooking very difficult. Included between the seven of us were [...]

Three Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes

by Shannon on June 28, 2010 · 1 Comment · in cooking & recipes

Today at Simple Bites I am sharing the two reasons I make homemade salad dressings (cost and health) and three of our favorite recipes: Garlic-Herb Vinaigrette Balsamic Vinaigrette Buttermilk Ranch Dressing We have been eating so much salad lately with our wonderful lettuce crop being a great producer this year. Having these salad dressings really [...]

Winner and a Coupon Code for Stainless Steel Bakeware

by Shannon on June 27, 2010 · 1 Comment · in giveaways

  I want to thank everyone for participating in last week’s Paula’s Bread giveaway. Not surprisingly we had a large number of entries. Apparently we all could use some stainless steel bakeware. Using random.org I chose a winner. That winner is: Tammy who said… I checked out Paula’s site and I feel I could make [...]

Chicken Liver Pate with the Flavors of Provence

by Shannon on June 23, 2010 · 6 Comments · in cooking & recipes

NEWS: Enter to win two stainless steel baking sheets from Paula’s Bread here. Receive 15% off your purchase from US Wellness Meats here. Provencal is a region in southeastern France sporting a Mediterranean climate and all of the lovely flavors that go along with it. I have never actually visited France, but what I am [...]