I couldn't help myself, I took my hand at another Oatmeal flavor. This time taking the tea idea and going for more flavor! The toddler and I cleaned our traditional morning Pomegranate (we do it at least once a week) and the idea smacked me in the face! Why not top some berry flavored oatmeal [...]

AKA Trail Blazin' Quick Oats! That's my more creative name for the contest. :~) This recipe was made exclusively for Quaker. They extended a contest for a few bloggers that were invited to a Quaker weekend in Chicago. I learned so much about oatmeal and nutrition overall. It was SO much fun. I'm planning a [...]

Thank Dani for this one! I saw her luscious looking Mango-Ginger-Blueberry Crisp and raided my kitchen to duplicate. I say duplicate but what I really mean is experiment. Those that know me know it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to follow a recipe. Really, it may be my fatal flaw. So I used what I had [...]

When the husband is away, I get to play! I LOVE when it’s just the toddler and I for dinner. I get to experiment freely without trying to please someone who has completely different taste then I do. Anyway, I had this idea of mini turkey meatballs. I thought they would [...]

Sometimes, I just don’t want to think or measure or worry about dinner. On those days, I use things like pre-made soups, spices mixes or even precut veggies from the grocery store. Tonight it was a package of dry onion soup mix and a can of French onion soup that saved the [...]

With all this sweetener talk, I thought I’d take my hand at making my own oatmeal. Not that I haven’t made my own oatmeal before but normaly, I rely on a pre-made packages that are chock full of artificial sweeteners like ones I use in Apple Pie Oatmeal. Unfortunately I couldn’t [...]

This is my first entry for the Royal Food Joust! A monthly contest the Leftover Queen hosts on her site where she identifies three ingredients and we see what everyone can come concoct in their kitchen. Then her readers vote for a winner at the end of the month. I think [...]

Update:Watch me make this meal from beginning to end in 20 minutes on video! This is a staple in my house and one of the husband’s absolute favorites. Normally I make it with a can of French Onion Soup thickened a bit for the gravy but Friday I was all out. So I do [...]

I normally only make these meatballs when I make my homemade sauce but I thought they warranted their own post on the new food blog. You could make them with your favorite spices and top with gravy over noodles or make them small for use in soups. The key is the [...]

Update: See the toddler and I make these on camera! Update x2: For a simpler whole grain pancake try my Quick Whole Grain Banana Pancakes Another recipe of mine that has gone through many revisions. This is one of the Toddler’s favorite breakfasts and I love the fact that I can make a simple [...]