Category: The Busy Mama Blog

Trader Joes – A Favorite Market No More

Trader Joes – A Favorite Market No More

Take a look at product ingredients like chocolate for instance.. Soy or refined oils which are in what you are buying. With exception produce and cuts of meat are the only food items untouched by the two prominent ingredients with carcinogenic properties.

Tuesday Dinner Night & It’s My Night Off.

Tuesday Dinner Night & It’s My Night Off.

Applegate Organic Beef Franks Trader Joes Ridge Cut Chips Synergy Kombbucha Big Bottle- Pint of Strawberry Sorbet – no seed oils Works out for hubby, and 2 adult sons $9.79 We live in L.A so while I can go a little cheaper, we are subjected 

Family Pride

I saw a clip on Italy announcing that they are not celebrating Pride Month has it is implied here but Family Pride that makes sense am I right? Sharing pictures here.

Beef and Bean Burritos in 5 min.

Beef and Bean Burritos in 5 min.

Beef and Bean Burritos in 5 min! Here is another simple, inexpensive meal that only took 5 minutes and that you can make at home. I took my canned ground beef with burrito seasoning and heated it up, grabbed a pack of tortilla, and a 

FDA Approved Food Ingredients

A list of our FDA approved food ingredients… Copied: Here is a complete list of all toxic things found in food Sodium nitrate: Added to processed meats to stop bacterial growth. Deli meat. Linked to cancer in humans. (Worst Offender) Sulfites: Used to keep prepared 

The Easiest Meat To Can is Ugly Chicken

The Easiest Meat To Can is Ugly Chicken

The Easiest Meat To Can is Ugly Chicken-Raw Packed. Cut boneless and skinless into 1 inch pieces and place in pint or quart jars leaving 1 and 1/4 inch head space at the top. Debubble the jars then wipe the top of the jar before 

Baking Bread Take Two

Baking Bread Take Two

A few years ago, I made a New Year’s resolution to not buy any bread at the store for a year, I would bake it. Great resolution right? I had no idea how to bake bread I turned to you tube and learned how to 

The 30 Day Pantry Challenge

The 30 Day Pantry Challenge

The 30 Day Pantry Challenge is a challenge made by Three Rivers Homestead on YouTube and this year,we are giving a try.  The exceptions are different for each family and to start Jan. 1st.  My family started  our 3- day on Dec. 29th. I wanted 

Cabbage, the Overlooked Veggie

White Bean and Cabbage Soup Makes 6 servings 1 tbsp olive oil 3 cups sliced cabbage 2 peeled and sliced carrots 3-5 minced garlic gloves (depending on how much you like garlic!) 1/4 tsp pepper 1 tsp thyme 4 cups water 1 and 1/2 cubes 

Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake – Yum!

Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake – Yum!

Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake- Yum! I’ve recently taken an interest in a channel on YouTube called Glen and Friends I don’t know anything about Glen, whether he’s a chef or just someone that likes to be in the kitchen cooking and baking. Glen and I 

My brother, Kurt

My brother, Kurt

While we didn’t always get along , he was a good guy. He was a dedicated teacher and taught both math and girls volleyball out in Coachella. Kurt left us early, his personal demon with fast food did him in. My brother ended up dying