September, 2016 | PTPA | Parent Tested Parent Approved

Pie at Thanksgiving is almost everyone’s favorite part, but as a host we usually dread making pie dough from scratch because it takes forever and makes a big mess. BUT if you have a food processor, homemade pie dough can be made in about 10 minutes – including clean up. I’ve shared the handmade recipe for this pie dough before…

Food & Drink

10 Kitchen Tools You Need To Make Thanksgiving Foolproof

PTPASeptember 24, 2016

Preparing for Thanksgiving can be a lot of work! As we make our way through October and November, and start to see all of the great Thanksgiving sales at our local grocery stores, food seems to take over our minds, and often times we forget about the tools we need to make Thanksgiving foolproof! I recently shared a post on…

Food & Drink

Easy Homemade Thanksgiving Dinner Rolls with Honey Butter

PTPASeptember 22, 2016

It’s the extras that make Thanksgiving Dinner such an ordeal. These foolproof recipes for dinner rolls with honey butter are easy enough to prepare ahead of time and are the little extras that make a good Thanksgiving great! When I say these rolls are super easy, I really mean they are super easy. The hardest part of it all is waiting…

Everyday Parenting Just Between Us

Embracing The Childless Friend

PTPASeptember 21, 2016

I don’t have kids. I like kids, and probably someday I will want some of my own, but I’m not in a hurry. I have lots of life to live still. Thankfully, I am still in the phase of my life where most of my friends are getting engaged and married, not yet having babies, so there haven’t been too…

Food & Drink

Simple Game Day Chili Recipe – An Easy Homemade Crockpot Chili Recipe Perfect For Any Game Day!

PTPASeptember 20, 2016

This chili has the perfect combination of spices, vegetables, meat and beans. With the weather slowly starting to cool down, this chili will warm you from the inside out! Best of all, you don’t have to wake up at the crack of dawn to have this chili ready for game time! This recipe is a variation of DJ’s chili. His…

Lifestyle

Fall Is a Season That Brings Families Together

PTPASeptember 19, 2016

For people like me that live in Michigan, when it gets to late September and early October there is a distinct crisp smell in the air. Leaves on trees turn vibrant colors. Pumpkin patches start springing up in the unlikeliest places and flavors that have disappeared for some time start showing up at my favorite locations. These are some of the…

Food & Drink

A Perfect Weeknight Dinner for Fall – CrockPot Beef Stew Recipe

PTPASeptember 18, 2016

CrockPot Beef Stew is easy, hearty and comforting. It’s the perfect winter meal. And with only 10 minutes of prep, this delicious meal will slowly cook all day filling your home with a heavenly aroma, making your mouth water anticipating the first bite! CrockPot Beef Stew was another one of the first recipes I ever made from the little cookbook my mom…

Food & Drink

Make Homemade Cream Of Mushroom Soup To Use In Your Favorite Recipes With This Cheap and Easy 15-Minute Recipe

PTPASeptember 16, 2016

Last month I shared a recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup. Very similar to that recipe, this recipe for Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup is absolutely delicious, you’ll even debate eating it on its own! I really wanted to elevate my Thanksgiving dinner this year, and to do that, I thought of all of the different recipes that I could…

Everyday Parenting

How Chickens Helped Us Talk About Sex

PTPASeptember 15, 2016

I naively walked into keeping chickens thinking “mmm fresh eggs” and “awe, fuzzy chicks” What I didn’t realize is that there has been a whole other reason for having a flock in our lives. Sex Yep. Sex. And our Kids. We were never very “open” with the whole talking about sex to kids thing in our house. It was something…

Food & Drink

Use Up Your Summer Veggies With Spiralized Zucchini Noodles and Pesto Chicken

PTPASeptember 15, 2016

Spiralized zucchini with sweet roasted tomatoes and pesto marinated chicken breast ready in about 30 minutes. I remember about 4 years ago now, having Supper Club with some of our friends and I had recently purchased a juilenne peeler and I thought it was the coolest thing in the world! When it was our turn to host, I used my…

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