With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, I took one of my children's favorite snacks and made it a little more festive by adding a little surprise they weren't expecting. These St. Patrick's Day Inspired Pretzels were super quick and easy to make and for the most part, they're still pretty healthy. St. Patrick's Day Inspired … [Read more...]

Over the last few weeks, I've had a grand ole time using ripe bananas and whole wheat flour. It all started with the Whole Wheat Banana Bread Muffins and I then decided to make a whole loaf...and boy was it good. The smell as it was cooking away in the oven was heavenly and I was hoping that when I pulled it out of the oven, the taste would … [Read more...]

Ever have those days where you want something tasty and satisfying but you don't want to spend hours in the kitchen?  Yah, me too, quite often actually.  And when I'm feeling like that, you can be pretty certain that I'll be making a pasta dish.  My husband is Italian, what can I say? In celebration of Skinner Pasta's 100th Anniversary, I … [Read more...]

Over the last couple of years I've noticed that I am becoming much more comfortable in the kitchen.  Some of that is because I'm actually trying to learn to cook and some of its because I have had the opportunity to work with some amazing food brands. I recently had the opportunity to work with The Laughing Cow and had the opportunity to … [Read more...]

Since we placed our home on the market again at the beginning of January, my life has been a complete mess.  It all started with a simple signature on a listing agreement.  Right now, looking back, I'm wondering why I even signed that agreement.  If I knew then, what I know now, I wouldn't have. Between basketball practice and basketball games, … [Read more...]

The other day I noticed that I had a couple of bananas that were a little too ripe for my liking.  Instead of throwing them away, I wanted to make a banana nut bread.  But I soon realized I did not have all the ingredients including one of the most important, the nuts. So instead, I made an appetizing whole wheat banana bread muffin that turned … [Read more...]

We recently just purchased 40 pounds of skinless boneless chicken breasts.  I'm not sure what the crap I was thinking when I ordered it, but since we have it,  we've been putting it to use in most of our meals. The kids have pretty much quit asking what's for dinner -- good thing because we still have 35 pounds left ;-) And because I married … [Read more...]

Thank you to Kraft Foods for offering me the opportunity to recreate a recipe with PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme. Please click here to learn more about all the PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme flavors and recipes. When it comes to dinner time, I always try to prepare a meal that looks appetizing, covers a variety of food groups and that each member of … [Read more...]