• Refreshing Grape Salad
    Meal Planning,  Recipes

    Fruity, Sweet & Delicious Grape Salad Recipe

    During the hot summer months there is nothing as satisfying as a cold fruity salad. But a grape salad, well, there is nothing quite like a grape salad. Fruity, sweet, creamy, nothing’s better on a hot summer day. It’s a marvelous summer dinner idea to complement any meal as a side dish, lunch, or simply as a refreshing snack.  This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. I’ve been craving this delicious fruit salad all summer. But, with it being a sweet salad I was concerned that it would be difficult to balance the carb to fat ratio. So, I began playing around with recipes. I finally came up with…

  • 5 Quick Tips for Homeschool Lunch Ideas | Renee at Great Peace #homeschool #lunchideas #ihsnet #mealplanning
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    5 Quick Tips for Homeschool Lunch Ideas

    Homeschool lunches can be daunting. No sooner do you get cleaned up from breakfast and start lessons when someone says… “I’m hungry.” It’s then you realize that time passed quickly and it’s lunch time in your homeschool. What’s a homeschool mom to do when you are home and feel like you have to cook all the time? These 5 quick tips for back to homeschool lunches can help. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a lunch lady working in your kitchen all day while you go about homeschooling the children? Big dream right? I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve imagine Alice from the Brady Bunch standing in…

  • 20 Back to Homeschool Lunch Ideas | Renee at Great Peace #homeschool #lunchideas #ihsnet #mealplanning
    Blog,  Homeschool,  Meal Planning

    20 Back to Homeschool Lunch Ideas

    I gotta tell you homeschool routines can put a damper on homeschool lunch ideas. I know I’ve fallen into the trap of sandwich and fruit more often than I’d like to admit. And sadly, as my son got older and began making his own lunches he too would just make another ham and cheese sandwich day after day after day. But… that gets old quick! With a little creativity homeschool lunch ideas can be simple, yet flavorful and even fun for your students. Transitioning from a more relaxed summer routine back to a more structured homeschool day can be difficult. The transition itself can make things a little complicated, especially when…