Since my last post a lot has happened. I had major surgery, underwent cancer treatment, got divorced and opened 2 more business's. Whew, and that is all within 2 years. Through it all, I am in the best shape of my life. Fitter now than I was in  my 20's but the beauty... wiser!

If you've followed any of my posts here at Workingmother.com, you now know that I work at home

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Between finishing things up at the office and battling rush hour traffic to pick up my baby before daycare closes, week nights around my house have been a little hectic.  Some nights, trying to figure out what’s for dinner is a major stressor.   In an effort to simplify life, I’ve been trying to figure out ways to make evenings at home easier for myself and I think I may have come up with something that works: On Sundays I make a weekly menu, shop for groceries and spend about an hour making a few main dishes for the week (sides are usually easy enough to whip up on weeknight

I love warehouse bulk stores.  I could spend hours going up and down every aisle (I don’t have hours to spend there, and if I did have a few extra hours, I probably wouldn’t spend them there, but I digress…)  Anyway, you never knew that you needed a box of cereal the size of a Smart Car until you’re looking at that box of cereal and the price per ounce and comparing it to the overpriced boxes at the grocery store.  You do, you need that box of cereal, it’s such a good deal and your whole family will eat it every morning for breakfast.&nbs

I've got a chocolate hangover and I'm blissfully content. Who'd have thought that three basic ingredients could produce such delicious delirium.

Walnuts: A great source of omega-3's, manganese, copper and protein, they promote brain function and bone health.

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It's Thursday, which means you are probably already making plans for the weekend.  Maybe you have dinner plans with friends, are participating in a local 5K run or are just planning to catch up on all the laundry that has piled up this week. 

 I've said this before: I'm a cheap date and a frugal cook. I'm proud of my thrifty inclination.

I tend to spend money on stuff that improves my quality of life. Quality ingredients and anything that affords me time are well-worth my dime.
 

The mission: feed the family plus two of their voriacious friends.
The constraint: 30 minutes to get dinner on the table, the kids fed and off to their various activities.