This week, I want to spend some time discussing a question that has shown up in my inbox a few times recently. Especially after I received one email from a reader who was recently laid off TWICE in the past year and considering this idea, I thought it might be a good time to revisit the topic of how to be a Stay at Home Mom. Our friend Erin wrote about being a STAY AT HOME MOM, Stacy has written about it for other sites, and I’ve even covered how I feel as a husband of a STAY AT HOME MOM via video, but today’s post is specifically for those who want to know whether or not they CAN and SHOULD be a STAY AT HOME MOM. Let’s look at the top 10 questions I believe every couple should agree on before making this BIG decision (in no particular order) and hopefully that will get the discussion flowing in the comments. Here goes: [Read more…]
Archives for July 2013
Crock Pot Sweet Apple Chutney
When I was pregnant with Annie, I went hog wild and pig crazy over apples. I ate them every day. Yes, plural. Sometimes three a day. I couldn’t get enough. Now, apples and applesauce are one of her favorite foods. With Andy, it was bananas. I would have attacked you over eating my banana – and he LOVES them now too. It’s a good thing I didn’t gorge myself on Skittles and Doritos.
I still love apple dishes. If I come across a recipe with “apple” in the title, I’m always gonna read it. As much as I love them, I don’t care for traditional apple chutney. It usually includes chopped onion and vinegar. I’m sorry, but I just cannot do that with my apples. It seems wrong to me – like I’m cheating on caramel or something. [Read more…]
Chicken with Cream Sauce
Embrace cream. Really. Try it. The jar is cold, but it feels good to make nice with your cream. It does such wonderful stuff: it makes ice cream; it makes BUTTER; it tastes good in coffee, and it makes THIS…Chicken with Cream Sauce. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Hug it. I dare you.
I’m really enjoying this Cooking Through Stacy’s Stash and making new recipes for y’all to try out. It challenges me in the kitchen…but every day is a challenge for me in the kitchen. I do dumb stuff daily, so I’m a challenge in myself. Oops? Does this paragraph even make any sense? [Read more…]