I am the oldest of six children, which means I grew up in a household of eight people. Eight people translates into piles and piles of dirty dishes at the end of every day, and who likes to do dishes? 1. One of the ways that Brad and I have found to cut down on […]
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Meal-Planning on a Budget: Part 2
October 17th, 2012 
Jessica On Monday I described how I meal-plan and grocery shop once a week. Meal-Planning on a budget also requires making inexpensive choices for your meals. Here are some examples of what I have been cooking recently: Breakfast Oatmeal: I make oatmeal with cinnamon and raisins almost every day of the week. I haven’t found anything […]
Meal-Planning on a Budget
October 15th, 2012 Jessica One of the largest expenses for most families is their grocery bill. There are lots of ways to cut back on your grocery expenses, and one of those methods is meal-planning. Once a week I gather my grocery list, calendar, and a pen. Then I take stock of the contents of my pantry, refrigerator, freezer, […]
Cookbook Review: Simply In Season
October 3rd, 2012 Jessica If you have been following The Abundant Wife for a little while, you may notice that I often rave about my current favorite cookbook, Simply in Season. My mother gave me and all of my sisters a copy of Simply in Season for Christmas a few years ago. As you can see from the cover, […]
Creamy Pesto Pasta
October 1st, 2012 Jessica This recipe became an instant favorite at our house when I first tried it this summer. It reminds us of the rich Italian dishes you can order at the Olive Garden. It only has seven ingredients, and it’s quick to prepare. This dish is VERY filling, so we can get two meals out of one […]
Frosted Persimmon Cookies
September 26th, 2012 Jessica Last fall Brad gathered, cut, pureed, and froze dozens of Persimmons from a tree in a friend’s yard. I didn’t even know what a Persimmon WAS, let alone how I was supposed to cook it. Thankfully Simply in Season had a recipe for delicious Persimmon Cookies. These are now a fall family favorite, and the […]
Fresh Tomato Soup
September 24th, 2012 Jessica This week I was making a number of tomato-based recipes, so I decided to make this recipe too. We’ve only had it once before, but everyone loves it! This recipe would be a great way to use all those fresh tomatoes you’re harvesting from your garden. Fresh Tomato Soup (Simply in Season Cookbook) 8 medium […]
Watermelon Shark Attack!
September 20th, 2012 Jessica Monday night was my husband’s first youth “club” of the year, and so they kicked things off with barbecue in our backyard. Brad was already planning on hot dogs, soda, and marshmellows, so I offered to do a fruit dessert. One of my acquaintances had done a shark theme for her son’s birthday party, so […]
Apricot Chicken
September 14th, 2012 Jessica When I mentioned on Facebook recently that I was cooking Apricot Chicken and Almond-Parmesan Green Beans, it turned out that a lot of people were interested in the recipes! In the photo above you can see that we ate them together with rice. However you choose to make them, this is now one of my […]
Almond-Parmesan Green Beans
September 12th, 2012 Jessica If you haven’t caught on yet, I like recipes that require few ingredients and simple preparations. So here is a new favorite for our family. I’m not crazy about garden-fresh green beans, but Brad and Naomi love them, so I make this recipe especially for them! Almond-Parmesan Green Beans (Simply in Season) 1 pound / […]
