getting back into the kitchen...

how will we ever be able to attend to the spiritual enhancement of ourselves when there is so much to do of this world??  There are meals, laundry, work, kids...

to be organized within these tasks we can then find time to devote in prayer and /or meditation

meal planning...
a huge responsibility in our lives, no matter how many children you have at home - and besides breathing, meal planning is the most often misused area of organization (hence fast food chains)

It may take some time, but trust me when I tell you it is worth it

So, we are going to start today....what do you have planned for supper?  you should know...if you do not know, then let's find out...let's plan

On the net, there are so many wonderful places to find recipes, but let's start in  your recipe box...you know, those good, great or delicious recipes tucked away in that cute box you have in the pantry from Grandma or Mom, or a good friend, or a neighbor down the road.....and don't forget those cookbooks and magazines

Where Women Cook is a magazine you can find online or in the bookstore...and is really more like a cookbook than a magazine...very well put together.  This past Spring, 2011, right after Daniel was born, I had the privilege to cook and style and write for Where Women Cook...

I also had the honor to work together again with my very good friend and amazing food photographer, Traci Thorson.

it was a 'Family Pizza Night'....

Gathering together for meals is certainly nothing new...and pizza is such a fun and easy way to bring the whole family together with ingredients fresh from the market, your pantry, or a quick trip to the store if it's winter...

You can find 'Family Pizza Night' on the farm in the March issue.........I grabbed this from the website...

To see more about Where Women Cook, and the issue my family and I are in, you can visit their website here:  WWCook

So let's get a pen....print out these below documents I put together to share with you, and make some great family meals....get organized........and have some more time! imagine that!! more time to devote to your spirit

here's an easy to follow Menu Planner.....(and later this week I will put up a grocery list)...let's start this Sunday....you have the whole week to think of all those great recipes you want to share with your family...

Here's a quick recipe:
Chicken and Peaches with Sweet Potatoes...
Take one package of hormone free + organic chicken thighs.....put them in your crock pot with a can of (home-preserved preferably) peaches with the juice........slice 3 sweet potatoes and put them on top.......then slice 1 small onion and put that on top of the sweet potatoes.......let simmer 7 hours and it's time to ring that dinner bell  

peace + blessings,