Feeding a large family can be a challenge. It is my goal to share my best kitchen tricks and hacks, recipes, and organization I like recipes that are simple and delicious. I like to keep my kitchen clean and organized and have my kids help out as much as possible. Here you will find my best hacks for feeding a large family.
Check out these posts about feeding a large family:
Large Family Freezer Cooking Hacks
Meal Plans and Grocery Shopping with a Large Family
Meet the breakfast crew: Tilly (13) and Tucker (6). They get up and fix the morning meal for our family while I sip coffee and direct traffic. Making breakfast is officially Tilly’s job, but she has taken it upon herself to train Tucker as her apprentice. This works out beautifully. Not only is Tucker learning…
I’ve been trying to think of ways to make life a little easier during and after Apollo’s surgery. There is only so much I can do. I can’t be in Seattle with Apollo and here at home at the same time. Things will inevitably be somewhat chaotic. I will be more tired than ever when…
Post includes affiliate links Every time I post about juicing I get a whole boatload of questions and yesterday was no different. Here are some resources and ideas to get you started. Current Routine Chuck’s routine right now is to get up at 5 am, go for a three-mile run and come home and juice…
It has been just over two months since Chuck and I have been juicing and running. Chuck has gone from zero exercise to running 3 miles a day, and once or twice a week running 6, 8 or 9 miles. He has lost over…
Yesterday seemed like the perfect day to head to our favorite U-pick berry farm. The weather was fair, not to hot, not to cold. We all loaded up and were greeted like old friends (um, with thirteen children, you tend to draw a lot of attention to yourself). I quickly briefed my children on the…
Veggies cut, prepped and labeled for upcoming meals. There is no way to discuss grocery shopping for a family our size without also discussing meal planning. When we first got married, Chuck and I went grocery shopping together. On our bikes. Really. I was pregnant with Adalia and we lived in Hawaii and didn’t…
8:30 Am- Chuck is home from the store, and our assembly line is in action. We had chopping and slicing and peeling and tasting. Everyone over the age of six was hard at work. Having the meat cooked a day ahead made a huge difference. We were finished by 2 o'clock. Our grand total: lasagna…
Tucker and Avi, four years old We’re taking advantage of the rain and lack of school to do some cooking prep for tomorrow’s big batch cook. Kalina (9), Jubilee (7) and Avi and Tucker (4) just finished cooking 20 pounds of ground beef to put in our recipes tomorrow. That’s right, my work crew, headed…