If I was a good blogger this idea would have been published BEFORE the Super Bowl not during it. I made these today to have a little fun. Surprisingly, The Husband liked them even though he didn't eat more than one. Why? Because he's strange like [...]

It's post holiday season. You know what that means? Leftover Crescent rolls to experiment with! Every year for Thanksgiving I buy a few canisters. It's the only time I do as I can't be trusted around them. Let's just say I'd beat you in the How-Many-Crescent-Rolls-Can-You-Eat-In-One-Sitting game and leave [...]

Confession time. When I was a kid I LOVED Easy Cheese. That cheese "stuff" found in a can that you can squirt in fun patterns onto crackers. You know.... this stuff. And yes... I have squirted it directly in my mouth on more than one occasion. Come on. Fess up. YOU have too! ;) Even though [...]

Originally posted Feb 12, 2008 republishing for the 2011 Sweet n' Healthy Blogger Recipe Contest Click here to check it out! I don’t know WHAT came over me tonight. I just wanted something different and apparently, I’m a little obsessed with ‘S’s. ;~P This morning I pulled out some tilapia fillets to make Crispy Baked [...]

The husband is a wing FANATIC! So of course what is he preferred Super Bowl meal? And how do you normaly get wings? UGH. I'm SO tired of battling him on the EATING OUT thing! Instead, I convinced him to let me cook this year's Super Bowl food. My approach was a flavorful wings that [...]

I get too giddy about food. It's sad. It really is. There is nothing I enjoy more then the challenge of looking in the fridge and coming up with something fun to eat. The creative aspect of it is as satisfying if not MORE satisfying then the eating aspect. Seriously, I'm a freak. Today I [...]

I made this simple salad on a whim today. Gina totally inspired me with her Shrimp Salad on Cucumber Slices. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to make something to serve on cucumber slices. It's a GENIUS idea! So that's what I did today with a single serve salmon pack. I [...]

Have I ever confessed my LOVE of cheese and crackers to you? Give me a hunk of cheese (cheddar, jack, muenster, whatever,) a knife, some crackers and I'm in heaven. I like it so much I stopped buying blocks of cheese. I'm serious! I can't be trusted with them in the house. I can [...]

Last night was taco night! I love family taco night. It's super fast and easy to make lighter and healthier by adding tons of veggies. You can check out some of my tricks by clicking here for my basic Taco Night post or click here to watch my taco night video. With the tacos I [...]

I'm a HUGE fan of baked tortilla chips. Nothing beats a big ol' bowl of salsa and a bag baked chips. That was until... I found my new friends Baked Scoops! These are basically a baked plan tortilla chip shaped into a bowl. I mean COME ON! Nothing is screaming to be made into an [...]

It was a dinner-less day today. The whole family was out and about at different times. I went shopping. The husband took the little guy putt putt-ing. Then later the husband golfed while Ryan watched me run a 5k at a local winery. It was a really eventful day! By the time I got home [...]

I was making the toddler's lunch when I realized I had a pint of cherry tomatoes that were getting a bit overripe. I don't know about you, but I can't eat cherry tomatoes once they get all "wrinkly". For some reason, they gross me out! So I decided to make a little evening snack. Boy [...]

Did I ever tell you guys how much I love bean dip. I mean really I LOVE it. I don't know if it's the texture or the spicy kick that gets me. All I do know... sit me down with a bag of tortilla chips and a jar of bean dip and I'm good for [...]

This is another one that's going to make mom laugh. Besides onion that, as a child, I despised and now can't live without mushrooms were a close second for most hated veggie. Yet again my mom was right, they are GOOD! especially stuffed! (and in eggs. Yes, I actually had mushrooms twice today.) For some reason [...]

This idea was in direct response to the toddler saying he “did not like sandwiches” in his lunch anymore. Who can blame him? Five days of a ham and cheese on whole wheat can get old. *sigh* What's a mom to do? Never did I think I'd have a hard time coming up with ideas [...]

This may be one of those things that I only like. It truly is the result of... 1.)Being hungry, 2.) having NOTHING is the house, and 3.) wanting to experiment. I was just going to make some homemade hummus but upon inspection of my almost barren cupboard I discovered no Chickpeas. Just an old can of [...]

OK, let me warn you right off that bat. This “Food Idea” is truly an idea. I just don't have it in me to post a traditional recipe and look up nutritional information today. I'm just being lazy. :~P Yesterday I made a comfort food meal, not a traditional stew or pasta based comfort but [...]

Ever since opening the frozen bag of shrimp to make my Quick Ramen Noodle Lunch. I've been a bit shrimp obsessed. I love brainstorming so I asked myself, what can I do with precooked shrimp that's fun and easy? First, I was going to try a shrimp pasta meal, but the husband nixed the idea, [...]

I received an “Ask Roni” email the other day from Deanna requesting shrimp recipes so when I saw them at the grocery store tonight, I thought, humpf, Why not? So upon returning from the store I whipped up a quick marinade, let the shrimp sit for about 20 minutes while I put the groceries away and [...]

Christy gave me this idea after she watched my Zucchini Pizza Bites Video. I have to admit, I’m new to polenta. I actually bought it for the first time to try this idea a few weeks ago. Tonight, after work and then grocery shopping the toddler and I hit [...]

This was my Super Bowl treat, to myself. The husband had one, said he liked it and never looked back. How, the heck, does he do that? I thought they were super addictive and the shape made them perfect to scoop up my favorite salsa! Spicy [...]

I’m tired of not being able to find Black bean dip in the stores. Am I the ONLY person who likes it or something? There only seems to be a few brands that carry it and not many stores stock it so those of us that like it are, for lack of [...]

Great idea guys! I haven’t made the Wonton Pizza Bites is a L-O-N-G time. They came out even better then I remember!

The toddler is back! Watch us fumble our way through one of my favorite snacks. It's a great idea when you need a cure for a pizza craving, as I do, OFTEN! The video is a bit longer then my others, so I had to dump YouTube. Please let me know if you have any [...]

Hummus was one of those late finds for me. I never heard of it until about a year ago when I ordered a vegetarian wrap. One bite and I was hooked! Now, I am in no way a hummus guru and this recipe does not use all the traditional hummus ingredients but for [...]