by Nindo Mom | Jun 25, 2011 | Entrees and Main Courses, Recipes
As a working mom in a single parent household, I’m pretty busy. For a long time, I felt like I just didn’t feel like I had time to make food from scratch. But I’ve discovered that with better planning, I CAN make homemade meals for my son and myself....
by Nindo Mom | Jun 24, 2011 | Product Reviews
For more than a decade, I had a Rival slow cooker–a model I picked up at Target. It’s equivalent online at Amazon now will run you around $45, so it was affordable, and I knew the brand name. However, I kept having the same problem with it: after a few...
by Nindo Mom | Jun 21, 2011 | Just for Fun
When I came home from work this afternoon, I discovered this on my counter. My mother had apparently gotten in the mood for some “Marion Berry Jam,” but had a bit of trouble with the lid. (That’s my guess, anyway. . . .) Kids,...
by Nindo Mom | Jun 19, 2011 | Entrees and Main Courses, Recipes
Lately, my family has become quite fond of a certain Lean Cuisine meal in the grocer’s freezer section. It’s relatively affordable at $3/serving, and it’s ready to eat in only 8 minutes, so it’s great for those nights when we get home too late...
by Nindo Mom | Jun 18, 2011 | Household Hints
We always hear about all the reasons that watching TV is terrible for you– but what about the benefits? TV is part of my family’s daily life, just as it is for most Americans–and I don’t happen to think that’s a bad thing. Too much of...
