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...]

I'll be the first to admit that I cringed at the thought of grocery shopping. Literally cringe. I used to enjoy going grocery shopping with my hubby. We'd walk each and every aisle just to see if there was something we wanted that wasn't on our list. Fast forward a few years and add three children and grocery shopping is no longer fun. In fact, I … [Read more...]

Dinner time is a special time in our house. I especially look forward to this time because I get to talk with the whole family and we just share everything about our day -- the good and the bad! It seems like dinner time is the only time that we have where we are all seated together and things are somewhat calm. Before dinner, it's the rush of … [Read more...]

My children absolutely love pizza. If given the opportunity, I'm sure they would eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. But if I can be perfectly honest here, I'm getting bored of the same 'ol round pizza with pepperoni and cheese. So I decided to do something about it. When I still lived at home, my parents used to stock the freezer with pizza … [Read more...]

The other day I shared a recipe for Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peppermint that was just perfect for the holidays.  Now I'm sharing just plain 'ole Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies, well, because they were just THAT good. I'm pretty sure you'll be seeing more recipes from me in 2012 because my new KitchenAid Stand Mixer is quickly … [Read more...]

When I was pregnant with my third child, I read something somewhere that made a claim that if while you were pregnant and you were vegetarian, it was better for your child in utero and that your children would be smarter.  Being the over-emotional mess that I was when I was pregnant, I made the declaration to my husband that I was going to be a … [Read more...]

You know you've all been there -- nights where you have no idea where the day went and you have multiple sets of big eyes staring at you with that famished look on their faces.  On nights like that, I often go for a tried and true, quick and easy recipe like Tater Tot Casserole. I like recipes like this one, because I always have the … [Read more...]