Susan Merrill's Blog, page 23
July 4, 2014
BBQ Pulled Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes and Red Velvet Cake
Crowd pleaser meal that is what this meal is–the potatoes are loaded and the cake is the Merrill Family favorite cake in the world. To keep it simple we did not picture this with a vegetable but you know you should–every child needs a little green.
Barbecue Pulled Chicken
Ingredients:
4 lbs chicken breast
Hamburger buns
Cole Slaw (optional)
Dry Rub:
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Wet Drizzle:
2/3 cup cider vinegar
4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon...
June 27, 2014
Pulled Pork, Slaw and Corn Muffins
This is a great meal to enjoy with your family and friends on any summer holiday! It is so simple to make, leaving you more time to celebrate!
Italian Pork… in the Slow Cooker!
Zesty Peach Salsa
Angel Hair Slaw
Corn Muffins with Raspberry Filling
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Ingredients:
4 lbs. pork shoulder or butt
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. canola oil
2 Tbsp. parsley
1 ½ tsp. oregano
5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cups chicken stock
½ cup apple cider vinegar
2 Anaheim peppers, seeded and sliced
¼ tsp. crushed...
June 25, 2014
Sometimes It Hurts to Be Silent in Marriage
I am pretty chill about most things. This can be a good quality to have for marriageand a bad quality. On the one hand, I am more flexible than my husband who is more defined in his opinions. He likes to think about dinner—I don’t really care where we go to eat. There are times when he likes quiet—I am game for 5 kids spending the night any time. On the other hand, he is clearer about what is important to him and we all know it. I am not clear. There are some things I do care about, but my fa...
June 24, 2014
Mini Putt Putt Golf
When my kids were little, they loved playing mini golf. In fact, I’m pretty sure they still enjoy it! So I love the idea of setting up a mini golf course at your own house, so your kids can play any time they want to – and you get to save some money.
On my guest post onMy Kids Adventures today, I share three really fun mini golf courses you and your kids can design, create, and play. Plus, there’s a cute printable scorecard to make your games seem like the real thing. So pop over to My Kids Ad...
June 3, 2014
Creative Discipline Ideas for Kids Podcast with Mark
Need some creative discipline ideas for your kids? In today’s podcast with my husband, we talk about how you can discipline effectively with our Creative Consequences tool that we developed at iMOM. Read more.
May 27, 2014
3 A’s for an Awesome Marriage Podcast with Mark
What can you do to have an awesome marriage? How can you be a better husband or wife?In this podcast with my husband, we talk about just three things you can do to accomplish just that. Read more.
May 22, 2014
Toddlers and ADHD Medication
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is themost commonbehavioral disorder of childhood, yet experts are worried by statistics that show very young kids are now getting powerful medications to treat the problem.
Some 10,000 toddlers across the U.S. are being diagnosed as hyperactive and receiving drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced in a new report. The 2- and 3-year-olds — especially those whose families who are on Medicaid...
May 15, 2014
Join Me in Supporting Moms’ Night Out
From the crazy mom characters to the silly scenarios they found themselves in, I found myself as a mom really relating to so many moments in Moms’ Night Out.
So when critics recently came out against the movie, I was completely caught off guard. I couldn’t think of one way in which the movie “never takes the difficulties of motherhood seriously.” I decided to look further into it and checked out the Rotten Tomatoes website. According to them, only 15% of critics enjoyed it while an overwhelmin...
May 6, 2014
Look Up From Your Phone
“You need a new pacemakerandanother ablation.” I have heard this before. Last month, I had my 5th pacemaker replacement and next month I will have my 3rd ablation. My heart keeps me very grounded in the reality that life is tenuous. Every minute, hour and day count. Before every surgery I am forced to ask myself, “Is this it? Have I done everything there is for me to do?” And when I wake up, post surgery, my first thought without fail is, “I guess no...
May 2, 2014
My Moms’ Night Out on the Red Carpet
Wow and wow! I love this movie. It is funny, it is encouraging, and it is awesome family entertainment. But what I love most is that this movie celebrates MOMS and the producers, directors, and Provident Films made that very clear at the premiere. Everywhere you looked on the red carpet, you saw moms—every day, plain old, normal moms!
Ok, so we didn’t look quite as plain as usual and definitely not our normal selves. We glammed it up as best as we could. Notice how smooth I got my hair. It was...
