One of the easiest and perhaps a little less guilt-inducing desserts is a fresh fruit crisp! With a few pantry staples and your choice of fruit, a fresh fruit crisp can be whipped up in a flash! A tasty, sweet, warm, baked fresh fruit crisp is the perfect dessert any time of year because the fruit can be changed seasonally. We are particularly fond of the tropical flavor of a pineapple crisp any time, but summer is especially perfect! Try…
This recipe was previously featured on my Super Simple Crockpot Recipes post, but Crockpot Creamy Italian Chicken deserves its own spotlight! A meal so easy to put together, easy to pair with sides, delicious, and kid-approved! Does it get any better than that? I first made this recipe circa 2013. With a semi-picky preschooler at the time, I was looking for food with simple enough flavors that would make her happy, but also be tasty enough for the rest of…
Saint Patrick’s Day may be behind us, but it’s always a good day to have a good dinner, especially when that dinner is a one pot, set it and forget it crockpot corned beef! In years past I have failed miserably at making a decent corned beef. Not anymore with this tried and true recipe that will give you the perfect corned beef for a festive Irish holiday, or any day! I grew up eating corned beef regularly as my…
How Being a Noncustodial Mother Changed My Life As I sit here beginning to type this, I wonder if a more appropriate blog may be how it hasn’t changed my life. That would certainly be shorter to write about. Then again, there may not be any content at all. To put it succinctly, being a noncustodial mother has changed my life in every way imaginable. Here, I will do my best to shed some light on a few key points….
Don’t let the title of this blog fool you. Being a noncustodial mother (ncm) is no walk in the park. I’ve handled my fair share of issues poorly. Still, there are many I am proud of handling correctly. Those are the ones in the spotlight today. Here I share some ways I was able to be a noncustodial mother with grace. Being a noncustodial mother isn’t glamorous. It can go from bad to worse to even worse in no time…
This recipe is an ultimate household favorite I am finally sharing! If you’re like us, you love pizza. Who doesn’t anyway, right? Here in the JBS kitchen we love to make our own from scratch on the regular. This has been a tradition going on 8 years and we are ready to share our perfect pizza sauce from scratch. When we started researching recipes and methods for perfect homemade pizza, we started searching for the most authentic New York pizza…
The force is strong with this one! R2-D2, everyone’s favorite astromech droid since 1977. When I was commissioned by the little man to make some Star Wars cupcakes for his birthday, this handy droid rolled right right up to the challenge. Now I’m no cake-decorating-master, but I knew this cute little droid’s likeness would lend well to a cupcake. So today I’m sharing how I did it, so you can make these Easy R2-D2 Cupcakes too! R2-D2 cupcakes start off…
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… A celebration looms for an annual aging ritual on the planet earth. As the governess of one particular dwelling prepares for the occasion, she is undecided on an easy snack to prepare. The small lord of this sector awaits a tasty surprise fit for an imperial leader. The governess must put herself up to the task as the fate of the celebration rests in a successful Star Wars themed trail…
Quarantine 2020 has now lasted longer than anyone expected. It’s hard to know what’s open, what’s closed, what’s allowed, and what even makes sense anymore. Pandemic fatigue seems to have overtaken much common sense in the world. It is still a little scary to venture out for us here at Just Be Slower. But I digress and am here today with a good old review on some quarantine cooking, Alton Brown’s Rice Krispy Treats. Let’s get to it! Cooking in…
The 2020 pandemic and resulting quarantine cascaded its side effects through all our homes. While many followed mandatory orders to shelter in place, it caused a colossal question to families with children who share their time between homes. Even as quarantine is coming to an end, the parental tug of war is still going strong for many. Seeing a variety of outcomes for families, I thought I’d recount my experience from quarantine as a noncustodial mother. Noncustodial Motherhood From previous…