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...]

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...]