1000 Delicious Breakfast Lunch And Dinner Recipes

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Food glorious food. What's so great about food this time of year?  It's baking season! And that means it's time to get your cook on. So what's on your list of new recipes to try this season.

Back in the day your great grandparents probably cooked and baked throughout the day every day of the week. Now, depending on your family routine cooking and baking may only occur a few times a week if that. 

Eating It Together

Many families tend to eat separately, grabbing a snack or piece of fruit on the go. That said, consider rethinking what, how and when your family eats. 

My family discovered that helping prepare a meal, set the table and eating together at the family dinner table allows them to relax, talk about their day, get much needed direction and inspiration, build trust, extend mutual support, develop loyalty and self esteem. This is the stuff real family life is made of.

While many families cook at least once a day, before you turn that oven on think about conserving energy by consolidating your baking at certain hours of the day a few days of the week. 

1000 Delicious Breakfast Lunch Dinner and Dessert Recipes

Now let's get to the good stuff. Recipes! Here are some great recipes and tips for busy families.

1. Cook your meal in a crock pot

2. Buy premixed salad fixings

3. Go low on carbs and refined sugars but high on flavor

4. Get your fruits and veggies from a farmers market

5. By whole wheat pastas and bread

6. Use rust resistant cookware

7. Use sea salt and lemon juice and apple cider vinegar

8. Throw you dinner in the crock pot in the morning and set to low

By early evening you will have the most flavorful tender meat you've ever eaten. 

Checkout these delicious recipes your family will gladly come home for.
1000 Family Recipes. Bon appétit.

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Fall Family Reunion Reminders

Fall Reminders: Now is the time to start planning for a special event in November. We'll get back to that later in this post, but first... 

Autumnal Equinox

The autumnal equinox was Monday, Sept. 22 at 9:29 p.m marking the beginning of fall season in the northern hemisphere. The word equinox comes from the Latin words for "equal night." The fall and spring equinoxes are the only days of the year in which the Sun crosses the celestial equator.

At this time of year the temperatures begin to drop and the days start to get shorter than the nights. Personally I prefer longer days but colder, shorter  nights are a great time to get warm and cozy. I do like sitting by the fire with Brenda and playing music and sipping a nice warm brew with an oven toasted danish or home baked cookie for desert.

What The Proverbs Say

Some believe that how quickly leaves fall off trees serve as an indicator of what's in store for the winter. There's an old weather proverb that states, "If autumn leaves are slow to fall, prepare for a cold winter." 

Another proverb states: "Go to the ant..." What can you learn from ants this time of year? They teach us that diligent effort is needed if we wish to produce good fruitage. “Go to the ant, you lazy one; see its ways and become wise. Although it has no commander, officer or ruler, it prepares its food even in the summer; it has gathered its food supplies even in the harvest.” (Prov. 6:6-8)

I'm probably more of a gatherer than a hunter although I've had my moments. But speaking of good fruitage and gathering food supplies, It's canning time again! My sister Karen and niece Joy have spent the spring and summer growing herbs and veggies and I have dubbed myself the royal sampler of these delicious jarred gems just as soon as I can twist those tight lids off.

Looking for some tasty canning recipes? Here are a few I love straight from our 1000 Family Recipes page. Enjoy!

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Fall Reminders

This is the best time of year to starting planning for next years family reunion.  That's why our group of family reunion planners dubbed November Family Reunion Planning Month. Why is November the ideal time to begin planning and organizing your next family reunion? Not only are prices on outdoor event supplies and equipment low but the season to gather with extended family will soon be upon us.  From November to January events involving the extended family make it an ideal time to come together and assist with family reunion preparations including photo and recipe swapping, heirloom documentation, refurbishment and display, genealogy research and interviews.

For more ways to observe Novembers Family Reunion Planning Month read...
http://familyreunionplanners.blogspot.com/2013/10/8-ideas-to-celebrate-annual-family.html

Making Family Reunion Planning Month Tradition

How can you make observing Family Reunion Planning Month a regular family tradition? Mid September begin sending out text reminders about the next family reunion planning meeting to all in the family and close friends. Before the meeting start brainstorming ideas for establishing date, venue and activity ideas. Also consider establishing an official family heirloom whether it be a hand-me-down artifact, a recipe book (see Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Guide and Keepsake Book) or a newly made quilt with patches of fabric material representing a special occasion from each household. 

Some families have created a family heirloom from baby clothes and accories everyone knitted over the years. You may event consider having an early fall knitting party just for that purpose. Brenda spent the past 4 years knitting scarves, hats and a beautiful blanket for our granddaughter which she still sleeps with after 4 years.

See our Knitting section for some great bootie knitting ideas:
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Welcome to the autumn season. The perfect season to enjoy the warmer times of our lives. 

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10 Fun Fall Activity Ideas

Fall is just around the corner. The days get shorter. The sky turns into a fiery gold and mahogany sheaf laying a rustic leafy carpet of harvest pastels.  This is the season of Autumn Festivals where creativity knows no bounds. That said, why not plan your own fall fest this year. It's a wonderful way to introduce the seasons bounty to sons and daughters and make unforgettable memories along the way.

Here are some activity ideas:

Fall Fest Activity List

1. Plan an autumn stroll in the park and stop for some refreshing apple cider and warm pumpkin or sweet potato pie right from the picnic basket.  
2. Collect colorful leaves and press them in the pages of your favorite books. Pine cones, leaves and hazelnuts to make an autumn reef. 
3. Have a leaf raking party with all your family and friends including an outdoor BBQ and leaf bagging relay race.
4. Visit an apple orchard or pumpkin patch. 
5. Have a scarf or sweater knitting party.
6. Make your own kites and go kite flying this fall.
7. Have a harvest recipe swap complete with a dish tasting party.
8. Have a harvest themed bake sale.
9. Have an autumn themed book swapping party for adults and the kids.
10. Visit local fall festivals and enjoy those juicy sweet caramel apples.
11. Plan a school, club, corporation or community fall fest. 
    

Get fall festival marketing memorabilia ideas here.

Preserving Memories

Did you enjoy this years family reunion? Use the Newsletter template and Slide show app that comes in Fimark's award winning Family Reunion Planner Social web app and publish those memories. 

The web app interface provides access to all our standard event planning templates, printables, worksheets in pdf and word format and ebooks as well as the reunion planning spreadsheet with attendee database. What, don't have Fimark's award winning Family Reunion Planner Social web app yet? Good news. The app is reduced from $49 to only $39 for a limited time. Go to http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/index1.html and get started on your family reunion fundraiser, newsletter, slideshow and your next fun filled family reunion event.

Autumn Family Recipes Part 2

Last week we introduced seasonal family recipes as a regular part of our family reunion planning presentation. That means you'll enjoy some of the best recipes our reunion planners have to offer from our family reunion recipes board on Pinterest. The number one place for discovering the limitless possibilities of home cooking and entertaining.

So what's in season? We've found creative recipes with one of the four fall fruits cranberries figs apples and grapes and two vegetables, pumpkin and my favorite -sweet potatoes. Today we'll focus on pumpkin and apple recipes.

Best Pumpkin Bundt Cake  

1 bx yellow cake mix, 1 bx butterscotch pudding (3.4 oz), 1/4 c vegetable oil, 1/4 c water, 1 c canned pumpkin, 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, & 4 eggs...mix for 4 min., pour into greased & floured 10-in. fluted/bundt pan, and bake @ 350 degrees for 50-55 min.

Savory Pumpkin Dip  

1 (8 oz.) brick softened low-fat cream cheese, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans, 4-6 slices of bacon, cooked until crispy and crumbled, 3 green onions, thinly sliced, 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt, 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Spiced Pumpkin Pie French Toast 

3 large eggs 1/2 cup canned pumpkin pie filling* 3 Tbsp milk 1/2 tsp cinnamon 6-8 slices of your favorite bread cooking spray/Pam favorite syrup butter or margarine.

Family Recipe Compiler  from Fimark's Family Reunion Planner

Record the date, origin, history, contributing family member, ingredients, preparation, cooking and serving details.  There's enough page write out the history of each meals conception.

In addition to the family recipe compiler there are other useful keepsake features in the reunion planning guide ideal for the time of year when family activities are close to home. For example the event guide also contains a personal journal so you can record your reunion event planning experience. A family tree worksheet is also included alongside and family heirloom documentation worksheet. For great apple recipes and details about the Fmily Recipe Compiler in Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Keepsake Guidebook go to http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/family-recipes.html.