This is a blog post that is near and dear to my heart at the moment. My husband and I are currently preparing for our first child to arrive sometime in the next couple weeks. (Which also explains why it has been so long since my last blog post.) As part of that preparation I am filling the freezer with meals that we will be able to easily enjoy with every little effort, once our little one arrives. My goal is to have 24 nights worth of dinners cooked. I figure with a night

About two months ago we moved into our new home in Arnold, MD, so now it is time to celebrate it, warm it up and let our friends see what we have done. It is the first home my husband and I have owned together, which makes it even more special to us. We want to give it a great warm welcome and fill it with all of our favorite people. The work we want to do on our home will take years and years, but that doesn't mean the party shouldn't happen now. We are expecting around 40

The average American eats away from home 4 times a week, which results in gaining 8 lbs a year. Even when you try to eat healthy away from home, you most likely aren't eating as healthy as if you cooked the meal yourself. In restaurants they aren't watching the fats that they use, how much salt they add to a dish and if there are any extra sugars added. It is also harder to control the portion size when you are eating out. If it is on the plate in front of you, chances are y