As a mom of three young children, I have the responsibility of making sure my children have a healthy diet that consists of the proper servings of all the food groups.  If you're a mom, then I'm sure you know all to well, just how hard and aggravating this can be when your children don't want to cooperate. I've teamed up with Hormel in the … [Read more...]

Just in case you missed the news last month, I am a member of the Johnsonville Kitchens Community Blogger Panel and I couldn't be more excited to support this brand. It's a brand we buy anyway, so being able to work directly with them is just icing on the cake. Last month I created the Italian Sausage Rigatoni in Tomato Basil Sauce with Peppers … [Read more...]

Now that Spring has officially arrived, we've been enjoying some tasty treats to help us cool down once we come inside from the hot Texas heat.  Most times an ice cream bar or Root Beer float works, but earlier this week, I tried something a bit different. A light and fluffy French Vanilla Cream Puff. The light, airy texture of the puff pastry … [Read more...]

This past Christmas,  I received a wonderful surprise of Williams-Sonoma Peppermint Bark.  As hard as it is to believe, this was my first run in with chocolate bark of any kind.  I was a little hesitant to give it a try, but once I did, I had to hide the tin from the other family members, because quite honestly, I just didn't want to … [Read more...]

I've recently joined the Johnsonville Kitchens Community Blogger Panel {I'm jumping up and down with excitement over here} and was welcomed into the program with a lovely array of products to create an original recipe. When I opened this package, my taste buds immediately perked up and my mind started racing with possible recipes.  In the end, I … [Read more...]

I'll be the first to admit that we don't use leftovers often. The main reason is my husband absolutely refuses to eat leftover meats (if he knows it's leftovers -- shhh!). Sometimes I get by with it and sometimes I don't. Leftover pasta, is another story! If I'd let him, he'd eat some sort of pasta for each and every meal so I usually make more … [Read more...]

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...]