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How to Bake Quick Bread in Jars (With 10 Recipes!)

July 31, 2018 by Laura 24 Comments

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I’ve long been fascinated that it is possible to bake quick bread in jars. I finally took a little time to learn the tricks!

Whether we like it or not, it’s time to think about getting back into a school routine. For all who need to pack a lunch (and even for all who don’t!), we’re excited about our new Lunch in a Jar series!

We’ve got 10 super fun Lunch in a Jar ideas to share this month – perfect for your Back to School lunchbox! Subscribe here so you won’t miss a post!

I love the idea of making a batch of Quick Bread in Jars, then grabbing them out of the fridge as needed to pack in lunches!

Why bake Quick Bread recipes in jars and not simply bake muffins to pack in lunches? Simple! Jars keep the breads/muffins from becoming smashed. It’s genius really. Bake them, stash them, grab them, pack them. It’s super fun!

How to Bake Quick Bread in Jars

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How to Bake Quick Bread in Jars (With 11 Recipes!)

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Serves: 6

Ingredients

1 batch of your favorite quick bread (see recipes below!)

Instructions

Mix up a batch of Quick Bread as directed.
Scoop batter into six buttered 8-ounce jars (do not fill jars over half full).
Place prepared jars on a cookie sheet.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Place a lid/ring on the jar immediately after removing the bread jars from the oven so they will seal. (This step isn't entirely necessary if you are storing the bread in the fridge. But sealing will allow the bread to keep for an extra week inside the fridge.)
Allow bread jars to cool completely before transferring them to the refrigerator.

Here are 10 of our favorite Quick Bread/Muffin recipes!

Stay tuned for an entire month of Lunch in a Jar ideas!!!

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Simple Summer Supper: Perfect Pasta Salad

July 29, 2018 by Laura 1 Comment

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What makes this Perfect Pasta Salad perfect? You do, of course! You build it the way you like it, making it the perfect salad for you!

Perfect Pasta Salad Tips:

Save leftover Grilled Chicken or Grilled Salmon to stir into your Pasta Salad.
Pull other fun leftover tidbits from your fridge to use up in your Pasta Salad (peas, beans, chopped veggies, etc.).
Set out a variety of options and let everyone build their own Perfect Pasta Salad. This is, of course, is what makes it perfect for everyone!

Except for the people who refuse to add any veggies to their pasta salad. I have kids at my house who try this. This makes the Pasta Salad not so perfect. Pasta and meat – what else do they need? VEGGIES. They need veggies. This is not difficult.

Perfect Pasta Salad Options:

Cooked and cooled whole wheat or brown rice pasta – any shape
Chopped sweet peppers
Chopped carrots
Chopped tomatoes
Cooked chicken, tuna, steak, roast beef, salmon or other meat that sounds good
Chickpeas or other cooked beans
Corn
Olives
Shredded cheese
Favorite salad dressings – we prefer homemade Italian Salad Dressing and Ranch Salad Dressing
Other delicious add-ins of your choosing!

Set out any options you know your family or guests would enjoy. Set out bowls and forks. Slice a watermelon. Now you’ve got yourself a Simple Summer Supper in the form of a Perfect Pasta Salad!

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Last Day for $400 FREE Back to School Printables!

July 27, 2018 by Laura 4 Comments

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Did you get yours yet?

Today is the final day to take advantage of this incredible freebie offer, and seriously, it’s just free. You don’t have to buy anything to get your freebies. Crazy people like me are simply giving their stuff away today, to the tune of $400 worth of Back to School Freebies!

We included our brand new, gorgeous Family Scripture Printables Pack – Proverbs!

We’ve been working hard to put this together for you this summer and I am in love with every single page. (That’s saying something because this package includes 85 pages!)

What’s included in this Proverbs Family Scripture Printables Pack

Work as a family to memorize and apply 12 passages from Proverbs – learning about wisdom, trust, and listening to God. Each of the 12 scriptures you’ll work on has the following printables:

Scripture Wall Decor (beautiful enough to frame!!)
Scripture Copywork
Scripture Handwriting Practice Pages (both print and cursive)
Scripture Memory Doodling Page
Fill in the Blank Activity Page (to work on scripture memorization)
Bible Journaling Page

This printable packet is FUN, practical, beautiful, and most of all, beneficial for the Christian walk of your family. 85 pages in all, this packet is perfect for families of all sizes and ages.

It is incredibly important to be in the Word with our families. This Proverbs Family Scripture Printables Pack is a perfect resource to help you do just that.

Cost for the valuable package is only $14.95, which is a steal considering that it includes 85 all the printables that you can use with your family over and over. You can get it for half price today and tomorrow when you use the code PROVERBS50. But wouldn’t you rather get it for FREE? :)

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Wait!! Want it for FREE!?

Seriously! Today through TODAY only, we’re giving this entire Family Scripture Printables Pack away for FREE!! It’s a part of this year’s Back to School Freebies package worth $400! Amazing, huh? Yep!

This free offer has now ended.

Dig into the Word with your family. Enjoy!

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Simple Summer Supper: Grilled Salmon

July 26, 2018 by Laura 2 Comments

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There’s nothing fancy about this Simple Grilled Salmon. But who needs “fancy” when “delicious” fills the plate?

I know there are more flavor-packed ways to grill salmon. The recipes for such are all over the internet and they look amazing.

But do you know what is also delicious? Salmon thrown on the grill with no preparation or prior thought. I hesitated to try this because I’d heard salmon didn’t grill well straight on the grates.

Lazy cook that I am (and by lazy, of course I mean clever), I decided one night to try grilling our salmon as-is. No prep. No seasoning. No cedar plank that had been soaked in newborn baby kisses (or whatever delightful options we read about that promise to present us with perfectly grilled salmon).

Would it be good? Would my family eat it? Would it be a waste of good salmon?

Or would it be yet another simple meal idea we could keep in our back pocket?

You guys! Why must we make real food cooking difficult? Just go get you some salmon fillets and throw them on the grill. My family devoured this deliciously simple grilled salmon. My 13 year old ate three fillets before I could stop him. There were no leftovers and I will be making this all summer long.

Might you want to squeeze a lemon over your grilled salmon? Absolutely. Should you consider making homemade tartar sauce (recipe below) to accompany this deliciously grilled meat? Certainly. Do we need to slave over and baby our salmon before we grill it? Not unless we want to.

For the record, I don’t want to. Because I’m lazy. I mean clever.

Simple Grilled Salmon with Homemade Tartar Sauce

Simple Summer Supper: Grilled Salmon

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Ingredients

Wild caught salmon fillets (1-2 per person)
Homemade Tartar Sauce:
1 cup mayonnaise (I use Hain Safflower Mayo)
¼ cup sweet pickle relish

Instructions

Grill salmon on low heat for approximately 20 minutes, turning once or twice as needed.
While the meat is grilling, mix mayo and pickle relish to serve with the salmon.
This is so easy it barely qualifies as a recipe.

Serve this Simple Grilled Salmon with any fresh summer sides you have on hand: Fresh greens, corn on the cob, berries or other fruit, green beans or zucchini – what an amazing meal! Pineapple Fluff is a wonderful addition to this meal.

Have you seen our other Simple Summer Suppers? Here’s a running list:

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Simple Summer Supper: BLT Chopped Salad

July 24, 2018 by Laura 1 Comment

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Of all the salads in the world, this BLT Chopped Salad is my very favorite.

I shared this back in 2015 after I fell in love with a variety of this salad from the Cheesecake Factory. Just when you thought people went there for the cheesecake, I give a shout out about a salad. But for the record, their cheesecake is also delicious. :)

What I love about this salad is that every single bite is packed with flavor. Between the savory-ness and salty-ness offered by the bacon and feta cheese, the sweetness provided by the tomatoes and corn, the tartness of the lime juice – this salad packs an incredible flavor punch!

It is also filling, which makes it a great Simple Summer Supper. Some salads leave my family hungry and asking for more food. Not this one!

BLT Chopped Salad

Simple Summer Supper: BLT Chopped Salad

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Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

6 cups chopped mixed greens, lettuce, or spinach (any combination you like)
2 chopped tomatoes
½ pound bacon, cut into bites, cooked, and drained
1-2 cups sweet corn, cooked and cooled
1-2 chopped avocado
4 ounces feta cheese crumbles
Dressing:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
Juice of one lime (about 2 Tablespoons)
salt and pepper to taste (I put in a few shakes of each)

Instructions

Toss salad ingredients into a large bowl.
In a small jar, shake together dressing ingredients.
Pour over salad and toss.
Serve right away!

Have you seen our other Simple Summer Suppers? Here’s a running list:

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Brand New Family Scripture Printables Pack – Proverbs (How to Get it FREE This Week!)

July 23, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

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Are you ready to focus on learning scripture Truth with your family? Introducing the brand new, gorgeous Family Scripture Printables Pack – Proverbs!

We’ve been working hard to put this together for you this summer and I am in love with every single page. (That’s saying something because this package includes 85 pages!)

What’s included in this Proverbs Family Scripture Printables Pack

Work as a family to memorize and apply 12 passages from Proverbs – learning about wisdom, trust, and listening to God. Each of the 12 scriptures you’ll work on has the following printables:

Scripture Wall Decor (beautiful enough to frame!!)
Scripture Copywork
Scripture Handwriting Practice Pages (both print and cursive)
Scripture Memory Doodling Page
Fill in the Blank Activity Page (to work on scripture memorization)
Bible Journaling Page

This printable packet is FUN, practical, beautiful, and most of all, beneficial for the Christian walk of your family. 85 pages in all, this packet is perfect for families of all sizes and ages.

It is incredibly important to be in the Word with our families. This Proverbs Family Scripture Printables Pack is a perfect resource to help you do just that.

Cost for the valuable package is only $14.95, which is a steal considering that it includes 85 all the printables that you can use with your family over and over. But cue infomercial…

Wait!! Want it for 1/2 Price!?

Why pay full price when you can use a coupon? But of course! Use the code PROVERBS50 to get 50% off now through Saturday, July 28.

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Wait!! Want it for FREE!?

Seriously! Today through July 27 only, we’re giving this entire Family Scripture Printables Pack away for FREE!! It’s a part of this year’s Back to School Freebies package worth $400! Amazing, huh? Yep!

In this package, you’ll get this entire Proverbs Family Scripture Printables Pack, plus $385 worth of other Back to School digital books, planners, curriculum, and printables. It’s kind of awesome, and it’s seriously free!

Go get all the Back to School Freebies here!

Did into the Word with your family. Enjoy!

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Simple Summer Supper: Farmer’s Market Finds

July 22, 2018 by Laura 1 Comment

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What if you put together all the best Farmer’s Market Finds of the week and created a Simple Summer Supper?

Make a Meal from Farmer’s Market Finds!

The Farmer’s Market in our town opens for two hours every Thursday evening through the summer. Sometimes I run downtown on Thursdays and grab a few favorites, then take it all home to serve immediately for our dinner. We can make a great meal this way, with very little effort or money!

Is it weird to make a meal without any meat? I used to think so. But now we are perfectly happy to eat a meal of buttered corn on the cob, sliced watermelon, fried zucchini, and fresh peaches with cream.

Come to think of it, sometimes there’s a booth set up at our Farmers Market that sells fun meat sticks or kielbasa. Those go great with any of the fresh fruits and veggies we can pick up. It makes a great meal without any trouble. And it sure doesn’t get any fresher than this! (Unless we pick it from our own garden, of course!)

And this, my friends, is today’s Simple Summer Supper tip. Go to your local Farmer’s Market and pick up food to serve for a meal or two. Take your kids and let them pick their favorites! It’ll be fun, simple, delicious, and highly nutritious.

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Last Day! Free MadeOn Products!

July 20, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

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Here’s a quick reminder that today is the last day Paula and Renee are offering their dual deal to us! Simply make a Lilla Rose purchase of ANY size from Paula Ramm’s website, and receive a FREE Second Life Hair Butter and FREE Crimson Rose Lip Balm! A $13+ value, for just the price of shipping!*

You can also combine this offer with the Lilla Rose July special of a free mini Flexi clip with any order over $50! Is that awesome or what?! But you must hurry, as this offer is only good TODAY, July 20!

(And if you haven’t tried Renee’s Hair Butter or Lip Balm yet, you will be pleasantly surprised, and wonder why you didn’t before! Wonderful, all-natural products with only a few ingredients, and NO yucky chemicals so you can feel good about using them for yourself or your family!)

*After making a Lilla Rose purchase of any size through Paula Ramm’s website, Paula will send you an email with a special link and coupon code for redeeming your FREE Second Life Hair Butter and Crimson Rose Lip Balm for just the price of shipping! If for whatever reason you do not receive an email, simply email Paula at thecrew@coastalconservatory.com with your order receipt, and she will get you taken care of!

(Offer is sponsored by independent stylist Paula Ramm, and not Lilla Rose, Inc. It is intended for new Lilla Rose customers or Paula’s existing customers only, so if you have another Lilla Rose stylist, please stay loyal and order from her instead. However, Paula will be glad to honor the special for you as well, so you can be introduced to Renee’s awesome products, too!) Offer ends TONIGHT, so don’t miss out and order today!!!

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Simple Summer Suppers: Perfect Grilled Chicken

July 19, 2018 by Laura 2 Comments

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I have the secret to creating the Perfect Grilled Chicken. You can make this even if you own a pitiful grill like we do. :)

Someday we’ll invest in a grill that isn’t duct taped together. I kid. Our grill isn’t really duct taped together. It’s just on the cheap side and doesn’t always light the way it’s supposed to or heat evenly. Through the years we’ve considered putting some money into a better one, but you know what? Ours still works. So we’ll continue to make do until it dies.

In the meantime, our grill still turns out chicken that is incredible. We can’t get enough. It’s always juicy and perfect and you’ll be happy to know the prep time on said chicken is about thirty seconds.

What’s the secret? I’ve shared it before and I must share it again: We use boneless chicken thighs. Skip the dry, chewy chicken breasts. It’s thighs all the way. They have more fat in them, so they turn out a deliciously juicy grilled chicken.

How to make Perfect Grilled Chicken

Simple Summer Suppers: Perfect Grilled Chicken

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Author: Laura

Ingredients

6-12 boneless chicken thighs
1 cup sauce (bbq, teriyaki, sweet and sour, Italian dressing, any of your favorites!)

Instructions

Place chicken and sauce in a ziploc bag or casserole dish to marinate in the fridge. (This takes 30 seconds, but you'll feel like a brilliant chef.)
Marinate for 1-24 hours. (Because sometimes we plan ahead and sometimes we can't handle basic organizational skills for the day.)
Grill on low heat for 25-40 minutes, turning a time or two until your chicken is perfect.
Serve with salad and veggies.

We love making extra chicken to chop into chef salads on another day. It’s kind of like killing two birds with one stone, or rather two chickens with one grill. This is a rather violent way to say “Here’s a great way to get ahead on meals for your family!”

Our favorite homemade marinades for Perfect Grilled Chicken

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Simple Summer Suppers: Tuna Salad Wraps

July 17, 2018 by Laura Leave a Comment

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I find these Tuna Salad Wraps to be so refreshing on a hot summer day!

Tuna is a food I consider to be a life saver when I don’t feel like cooking, when I don’t have much time to throw a meal together, and when I’ve failed to thaw meat for dinner.

We eat tuna salad with crackers, in a sandwich, on a bed of lettuce, or in these Tuna Salad Wraps. We set out raw veggies and fresh fruit to eat alongside our tuna. So our meals is nourishing and full of variety!

I love asking my kids to mix up several cans of tuna because it’s something they can make easily. Then we keep it in the fridge to use for upcoming fast meals that don’t heat up the kitchen!