I've had this idea for a quick creamy chicken dish for a few days now. It was time to give it a shot. The whole family LOVED it. I'm not joking. The only complaint came from Little Guy who declared his hate of mushrooms yet again BUT he ate everything around them. Fine [...]

Last week the kids and I tried parsnips for the first time and I've made them 3 times since. I wanted to figure out the best way to roast them. Yeah, that's it, the best way to roast them. You'll buy that right? Right? The truth is, I'm obsessed. I found myself [...]

I probably should have warned you I was taking a holiday hiatus. I've been soaking up every moment of family time imaginable these last few days, leaving no time for anything else. Not even blogging! Shocking I know. ;) So I return not with a new recipe, per se, but to [...]

CHRISTMAS COOKIES! YAY! Sorry. I'm so excited! Little Guy and I had tons of fun making and decorating cookies today. It may just be my favorite part of the holiday season. I loved it when I was a kid and now I get to do it with my own kids. [...]

I just made a quick, tasty one pot meal the whole family ate without complaint! And when I say "whole" I mean WHOLE! The Baby, The Little Guy, AND The Picky Eater Husband! Here's the story…I was in NO mood to spend a lot of time on dinner. The thought [...]

Little Guy and I just had to do something fun for Halloween this morning. We just HAD to. It's HALLOWEEN! Only our favorite holiday ever. Well, my favorite. Little Guy says it's tied with Christmas and Easter for him. He evaluates holidays based on the number of presents and/or candy he gets. I evaluate them [...]

I made this TWO weeks ago and totally forgot to post it. Ok, that's a lie. I had to psych myself up to actually sit down and get it all out of my head. I knew it was going to be a long one! This was a total winner of [...]

My dishwasher broke… AGAIN! Ugh. It's a mess. I've had a guy out 6 times this year for a 2 year old appliance. Utterly ridiculous! When you have no dishwasher you tend not to want to use a lot of dishes. Especially pots and pans. THAT was the motivation for [...]

I've been trying to post this for days! Weeks, actually! The first time I made this it was simply to use up some Portobello Mushrooms I had in the fridge. Little did I know BOTH husband and child would go gaga over it. Of course Little Guy didn't eat the mushrooms themselves, but he loved [...]

I realize this is a little late for a 4th of July idea, but the little Guy and I had so much fun yesterday morning I just had to share. Continuing with my boxed cake mix experiments, I had an idea for a fun striped 4th of July treat using raspberries, yogurt, and blueberries. The concept is [...]

I totally stole this idea from my friend Carrie who had the most beautiful rainbow fruit kabobs at her daughters birthday party. They were GORGEOUS and so FUN! I immediately imagined the Little Guy and I making them together. What a fun way to get your little one to have fun in the kitchen while learning [...]

I've been wanting to post this idea for 3 days now! Aomething always seemed to get in my way. So sorry for the delay. Anyway.... I LOVE when people send me recipes! This one came direct from Cindy who shares my Laughing Cow Cheese obsession. It's so simple, so tasty and So FUN! Surprisingly BOTH the husband [...]

Give me a stocked pantry and a large deep skillet and I can happily whip something up for dinner every night. There's only one problem. I'm the only one who will like it. The husband is just NOT a fan of one pot meals. He doesn't like everything all mixed up. As for the Little [...]

I've had a package of crescent rolls in my fridge since Thanksgiving. THANKSGIVING! Sad I know but these things are quite a trigger for me. If I bake them I tend to want to eat the whole package. So they are safer in my fridge tucked away out of site. But then I catch a [...]

Ok, I've been trying to get this post up for days but I just haven't had the brain power. Blame the baby. He's still demanding to be fed every two hours. ;) I kid but seriously, I'm sorry for the lack of posts. Please expect the frequency of ideas to be a little weak for at [...]

I love dinners like this! I had pork chops defrosted but wasn't sure how I was going to make them. So I decided to pull out some pantry items and just experiment. Boy did I get "the face" from both husband and child! The Little Guy especially had that there's-no-way-I'm-eating-that expression as he sat down at [...]

As I said in my pregnancy update, yesterday I was in a complete brain cloud. My day was spent reacting to all the responsibilities I forgot about. An assignment here. A phone call there. All of sudden I found myself at dinner time with nothing defrosted and barely a desire to cook. But my desire [...]

I'm not claiming this idea to be "healthy" so please, all crazy health nuts need not comment. The idea here is to have a little fun with the kids, celebrate a holiday by making something green (without taking all day or making a huge mess), and possibly adding a few extra vitamins into the [...]

Ohh but they are tasty! And you'll never guess what's in them. Or better yet, what's NOT in them. :) I love the challenge of making baked goods out of "healthy" things. My intention isn't to necessarily duplicate traditional baked goods but to make tasty treats that are yummy and add SOME nutritional value to our [...]

Little Man and I had tons of fun trying Kiwi's yesterday. It's been awhile since publishing a Produce Pick but as I say in the video my intent is to inspire you to try something new! I tend to gravitate towards the same things over and over again, especially in the produce aisle because [...]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, when the husbands away I get to play! In the kitchen that is. :) I whipped this fun dish up with the intention of "testing" the 5 year old. I really wanted to see how he would react to a veggie filled, fruit flavored chicken based [...]

I told you. Once we made our first Green Smoothie there would be others. This one was inspired by Mo in the comments. We actually recorded this on Friday but I had a TON of technical difficulty with the video. You'll have to excuse the abrupt stop at the end. It was all I could [...]

I'm not a baker. You'll be able to tell with this recipe and my lack of basic baking equipment like parchment paper and piping bags. Don't get me wrong I find baking fun but honestly, I'm a rebel in the kitchen. I don't follow recipes or recommended cooking techniques. I simply don't believe there is [...]

I STILL haven't gone grocery shopping since before Thanksgiving. Do you believe it? I just haven't had the time and frankly, I don't want to spend the money. Between traveling this weekend and Christmas shopping I'm spent in both the time and money department. Ahhhh gotta love the Holidays! note: Actually I DO love [...]

I whipped this up the other night for dinner in a bit of desperation. I really haven't grocery shopped since before Thanksgiving and even then I was only buying stuff for the holiday. So my stocks are down. Once the leftovers were gone I really had nothing left to make for dinner. I scoured the [...]