Thank you Mimi for contributing these tasty recipes. I tried the Black Bean Chicken, and my whole family loved it! I used the dry bean method and I buy my chicken and onions in bulk. Plus, I bought my Rotel and rice with a coupon, so my cost was less than $1.25/person!! […]

Don’t you love it when a good friend calls you up with a fun new recipe?
This one was contributed by two awesome PBandJAHM moms, Debbie and Christie.
Try it and let me know your thoughts on this yummy end of Summer dinner.
Grilled Peaches and Porkchops
Marinate pork chops and peaches (halfed and pitted) for 1-2 […]

A PBandJAHM recipe: - Simple, Fun, and Frugal
Cool Off with this Quick and Easy Home-Made Orange Pineapple sherbet!
1 can crushed pineapple
1 can condensed milk (make low-fat and use fat-free)
1 can any orange soda (generic only costs 15-20 cents a can)
Leave the opened can of orange soda out to go a little flat first.
Then, mix […]

Great for trying something new and/or for using up leftovers. Serve your stuffing in a muffin cup. These stuffin muffins put a fun new twist on the menu as well as provide portion control. (something that fights a whole different joy thief  )
This recipe started out as a Rachel Ray recipe, but […]

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Invite people that you like and that you are sure will get along If this works well, then do what our neighborhood did, and start a monthly appetizer club. We meet once every month. Just get a different neighbor to sign up for a month at the first party.
Ask […]

Fight the joy thief and stress of entertaining and learn to focus on hospitality. This page is dedicated to providing busy moms “bite size” ideas and tips on different ways to entertain all with the PB and JAHM motto in mind: Simple, Fun, Frugal, and Wholesome, just like PB and J.
Two Fun […]

Early Spring is a great time to bring in those new fresh flowers like Tulips, daffodils and crocus. Then invite all your sister-moms who have little girls to a mother-daughter tea party.
Here are some steps to planning your party along with some great web links to make your party special. Celebrate Spring and take […]

By far, one of the best ways for a husband to score big points with the wife for Valentine’s Day is to cook a romantic dinner for two. Yes, flowers and chocolates are always a good thing, and so are dinner reservations… but what we really want is thought and effort.
First off, here are […]

Afraid of accepting an invitation to a Super Bowl Party this year because it might not be a family friendly atmosphere? PBandJAHM.com has scrubbed the web and found some “simple, fun, frugal, and wholesome” party ideas to have at your own party or to forward to the hostess of another party. We’ve also included the […]

These recipes help protect your JOY on Christmas morning. You can pop these out of the freezer that morning to thaw while you open presents or you can move them from freezer to fridge the night before so they are ready to bake. Cook one or both of these for your Christmas morning […]