Joy’s Menu
I haven’t made a menu plan in a little while. But I figure since we aren’t homeschooling in December, I don’t have an excuse for not planning and making meals this month. Although my pantry is a little bare at the moment — although I do apparently have a lot of tomato products in [...]

47 Things I WIsh My Mom Taught Me About Cooking from Learn Something New Today. This is basically cooking boot camp, something I need to print out and tack to my fridge!
Pizza Bites from Chaos in the Kitchen. This recipe looks absolutely divine, and a great dish to make for company.
Just in time for Thanksgiving [...]

Here’s another eclectic collection of links I’ve found over the last few weeks. I hope you’ll find a few you enjoy.

Archive.org has made available the entire text of The Eclectic Manual of Methods for the Assistance of Teachers, originally published in 1885, which is interesting reading for any homeschooling parent, but especially those who use [...]

I wish I knew someone who had an April Fool’s Day birthday because I would definitely make them these Cocoa Potato Cakes. These are too cool! You have to take a look.
Over at Rocks In My Dryer, Shannon shares an awesome Aldi’s price comparison chart that she made. If only I had an Aldi’s close [...]

Super Surfing Saturday completely slipped my mind today. Here are a few blogs I have enjoyed this week. 
Amy gives us a frugal organizational tip from her kitchen. 
Visit the Debt Free Dowds as they continue in their 1000 ways to save posts. Lots of great tips in this one!
Kendra has a great post on helping our [...]

The adjective eclectic is one of my favorite words in the English language. Dictionary.com (one of my favorite websites) defines eclectic as “not following any one system…but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.”
Eclectic describes so much in my life—from my choice of homeschooling curriculum to the furniture in my [...]