In addition to their 70+ North American cafes, Green Beans Coffee operates locations at military bases throughout Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Djibouti East Africa, Oman, and United Arab Emirates. In places far from home, they provide a simple service that brings a little touch of comfort to soldiers serving abroad with premium coffees, teas and … Continue reading »
Treats for Troops… Valentine’s Edition Peanut Butter Blossoms
I am an Army wife and I love to bake… everything! With many family and friends in various branches of the military and current loved ones serving overseas, I wanted to experiment with new recipes that might be good for long term shipping. After scouring the web for weeks, I found a few sites that … Continue reading »
RECIPE: Cheesy Chicken & Rice Bake
Here is the recipe for our 1/20 dinner. I prepared this for the first time a couple of weeks ago and it was a big hit with the kids. It made enough for 3 small meals for the kids and I. I split it evenly into three foil loaf pans and froze two, we will be reheating … Continue reading »
Eat From The Pantry Challenge… Week 1 Menu
Today was day 1 of our household challenge. I explained to the kids what we’d be doing and they seemed excited as they could look ahead to the week. We successfully stuck to today’s menu, so far so good! I also used up a partial box of corn Chex by making Puppy Chow for the … Continue reading »
Eat From The Pantry Challenge… Day 1
I originally heard of the Eat From The Pantry Challenge almost a year ago on a friend’s blog. It was the same time I really started thinking hard about joining the blogging community. Fast forward 10 months to today! You might wonder… Why am I doing this? To use of the stocks I have already, … Continue reading »
A blog… really?!
Yes… here I am. Friends of mine have suggested I start a blog for a few years now. Are they crazy? Probably. Still, here I am. But will anyone really be interested in what I have to share? I guess we’ll see! I’ve actually had this blog account for at least a year and a … Continue reading »