The Beautiful Basics

For those who are LDS, its conference weekend and here are a couple of links to some good resources for entertaining those kids during the 2...

Howdy all, I hope this Monday morning is treating you all well. Mine started at 5:00am with another boot camp workout ....I need to post a...

This is a basic recipe for meatballs using ground beef. My husband and I both liked them so I thought I would post.... I love a good meatba...

There are a few things you can go....just little changes...that can help you to eat better and healthier. Here are a few suggestions.....pl...

Howdy Folks-- I am back from my retreat and back to the grind at work....sorry I have not been around to post lately but I will strive to be...

I was talking to my friend Diane at boot camp this morning and she said for their Family night that they did a Food Storage Scavenger Hunt...

I experimented with the recipe last night and it turned out quite good. The mushrooms and onions in the burgers kept it moist and tasty and...

Howdy all, Sorry for abandoning the blog a little this week, its been a busy week. My husband has to work the late shift at work 2 weeks out...

I know many of you are saying that you can't really workout because you don't have a gym membership...or weights....or an eliptical ...

For those who live in areas with Daylight Savings ....its tonight...ugh....I hate loosing an hour of sleep, I don' get enough as it is!...

Purple Petunia's in a tree planter area! This is one of the projects we worked on today and I was surprised at how quickly it went. I we...

Remember that tomorrow is the FREE Home Depot Kid's Workshop from 9am-12 pm. They are doing a little race thing for cars but I bet the ...

I am sorry that I have been a MIA blogger this pas couple of weeks. The only explanation is that I have been BIT... BIT, I say by the garde...

This recipe is from my friends the Strattons . I made it last night for our monthly birthday celebration at work and received lots of compli...

My sister just called to tell my that the words on my blog were not shoing up....so I checked and sure enough...she is right! So, I went in...

These breakfast tacos are great on the go . I make a huge batch in advance and then wrap them individually in plastic wrap or a baggie and ...

Howdy--we are almost to planting season for tomatoes . In my area, you shouldn't plant tomatoes until after March 5 th , so check your l...

This recipe is great for a brunch or a bridal or baby shower. The green chilies give it flavor but not heat and that with the eggs and che...

Howdy... I am back in workout mode and have decided that I am going to run in the Blue Bell 5K in April, so I have combined my normal "...

Home Depot has moved up to be one of my favorite stores lately, and its all because of the Kid's Workshop they do. This is a FREE work...

My friend Joani made this Strawberry Cake last week for our office and it was almost completely gobbled up in now time. It was so moist a...

Just thought I would post the Valentines that my son is giving to his friends at school. These are super simple. I let him pick out which s...

I love to use dobbers and create little shadows around the edges of the things that I make. I only discovered "dobbing" last yea...

I hear from Gardeners that this is the best time.... when you start gardening and you start to see the shoots coming up! First we bought the...

Another meal you can make with the basic beef recipe for Freezer meals is a basic lasagna. Basic Beef recipe here http://thebeautifulbasics...

Hello! Gardening Season is fast approaching and for some veggies, we are already in the time to plant them. So, check your local gardening r...

This is another freezer meal made from the PC Basic Beef found here http://thebeautifulbasics.blogspot.com/2009/02/freezer-meals-basic-beef....

This is another freezer meal made from the PC Basic Beef found here http://thebeautifulbasics.blogspot.com/2009/02/freezer-meals-basic-beef....

This is one of the Pampered Chef meals made with the Basic Beef . Once you have taken your basic beef recipe found here http://thebeautiful...

This is the base for the Pampered chef Beef Freezer meals. You make up one batch of this and then you divide it into 3 freezer bags, then a...