It is no secret to my family, if a recipe has tomatoes, garlic and basil in it, I will try it!  This soup recipe is one of my favorites.  If you use turkey bulk Italian sausage instead of Italian sausage, the calorie content is only 290 for 1 1/2 cup serving with only 7 grams of fat!  Not bad for dinner!                                                                  ...

With the economy the way it is, I have been searching for ways to cut costs on almost everything, the next few posts will outline some of my ideas that have helped.  First, yogurt, my family consumes vast amounts of yogurt.  Why, its fast, its easy, it tastes great and is healthy!!!  A big part of my monthly food budget has gone to yogurt, that is, until I did some research and purchased a yogurt maker, and...

My love of reading to my children has developed over many years.  During that time, we have read so many books together that I began a search for more than just a love of reading for my children, and increase in comprehension and vocabulary, but a search for stories that would influence their lives.  Stories that would get them to, “think” about cause and effect and how that applies to their lives. In...

Handbag Planet is newly opening and in order to celebrate the grand opening on October 15 they are giving away a free handbag every hour. In order to enter this contest visit www.handbagplanet.com. It’s a great contest to enter because no credit card number or purchase is needed. Visit the website to see all of the available bags!

I have had requests for more soup recipes.  This soup came from the Williams Sonoma cataloge.  The bacon makes this soup taste heavenly!!! BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP Makes 6 servings From Williams Sonoma     5 slices bacon                                                      1 yellow onion chopped                                             ...

Halloween is a very fun holiday, it doesn’t have to be scary!  Here are a few hints for Halloween to help make it fun for the whole family!!! ICE CREAM WITCHES – Use a ball of ice cream for the head.  Turn a sugar cone upside down for the witch’s hat.  Decorate using chocolate chips for eyes, candy corn for a nose, raisins for a mouth, orange coconut for hair. (place coconut in plastic bag...