This is a quick and easy recipe from the Quick Meal Queen, Natashja Szortyka, using Mama Lucia Meatballs. The recipe is for delicious mini meatball sandwich bites! These would be great as an appetizer at a holiday party or while … Continue reading
Category Archives: Food
Menu Plan {11/5-11/11}
Monday: Crockpot Ribs Tuesday: Stuffed Peppers Wednesday: Chicken Marsala Thursday: BBQ Teriyaki Pork Kabobs Friday: Leftovers Saturday: Clam Chowder Sunday: Italian Sausage w/ Gnocchi and Vodka Cream Sauce
Gift Idea For Foodies {Giveaway}
HerbNZest’s Holiday Trio Gift Set makes a tasty and useful present for foodies and cooking novices alike! Created by mom of two and food lover, Deboleena Dutta and made right here in the USA, HerbNZest’s all natural and vegan condiments are simple … Continue reading
Liquid Apple Pie {Recipe}
Start Simple, Start Right With Kellogg’s
As a mom, it’s important that my children start their day off right with a good breakfast. Sometimes they eat pancakes or eggs but often we are in a hurry so they eat something cold like cereal. The boys like … Continue reading
Learning Knife Skills & Cooking With Chicago Cutlery
I had always seen chefs using knives in the kitchen and wondered how they didn’t cut their fingers off while chopping food at such a quick pace. When I had the chance to attend an event with Chicago Cutlery and … Continue reading
Blogs I Love To Read {And a #LatteLove Giveaway}
There’s no better way to start the day than enjoying a delicious coffee drink while I read blogs. I’ve teamed up with The Motherhood and the folks from the National Milk Mustache “got milk?” campaign to promote The Breakfast Project … Continue reading
Great Dinner Recipe & $50 Dominick’s Gift Card Giveaway
When it comes to making dinner I tend to cook the same easy recipes over and over. They tend to involve my crockpot, chicken, and one or two other ingredients. So when Dominick’s challenged me to create a recipe using … Continue reading
Unjunk Your Halloween With Unreal Candy
Chocolate is a huge weakness for me, as it is for many women {and men!} I know so when I heard about a new line of candy called UNREAL candy I wanted to try it. This candy is awesome because … Continue reading
Menu Plan {October 8th-14th}
Monday: Sticky Rice & Chicken Tuesday: Crockpot Ham & Sweet Potatoes Wednesday: Spaghetti Bolognese Thursday: Chicken Stir Fry Friday: Pizza Saturday: Leftovers Sunday: Tuna Melts ***** For those of you wanting the chicken recipe I talked about making on last … Continue reading
BBQ n’ Blue Marinade {Recipe}
As a busy mom, I love easy, quick meals. My go-to meal is Italian chicken in the slow cooker because it uses 2 ingredients. I put frozen chicken breasts into the crock-pot and then pour a bottle of Italian dressing … Continue reading
Hot Mama Bloody Mary Recipe
I was sent the below recipe from Lynnae’s Gourmet Pickles. I only have Bloody Marys at the occasional family party but when I do I like a pickle in mine instead of the typical celery stalk. This recipe looks very … Continue reading
All It Takes To Feed A Starving Child….
I wanted to share some pictures from my night at Feed My Starving Children a few weeks back. Wait until you see the impact that a few hours of time has on children all around the world! I urge everyone … Continue reading
Menu Plan {October 1st-7th}
Monday: Omeletes, bacon and toast Tuesday: Sweet Potato Pulled Pork Sliders Wednesday: BBQ Blue Chicken {recipe coming Sunday!} and baked potatoes Thursday: Grilled Zucchini Pizza Slices Friday: Leftovers Saturday: Chili in the crockpot Sunday: Taco Soup
Coffee Lovers- Twitter Party Alert! #LatteLove
I am co-hosting a Twitter party to talk about making your breakfast better with an at-home latte! I love making coffee drinks, including iced lattes. With one serving of fat free milk adding nine essential nutrients but only 80 calories … Continue reading
Family Fun With The Avengers
Do you see Jacob and Sinisa in the above picture with the characters from Marvel’s The Avengers? How cool is that?! While we didn’t actually meet any of the above characters we posed with them at Walmart using a smartphone … Continue reading
Fast, Fun, Healthy Lunches-to-Go
It was a tragic lesson in the risks of consuming a fast-food, sugary diet: Dr. Mona Meighan’s normally punctual 26-year-old son, Luke, did not show up for work one morning in 2009. A concerned co-worker stopped by Luke’s apartment and … Continue reading
Almond Pancakes {Recipe}
Today, September 26th, is National Pancake Day! To celebrate I have a delicious Almond Pancake recipe to share from Giada De Laurentiis. Giada de Laurentiis’ Almond Pancakes Makes 16 pancakes Ingredients Needed: ½ cup (4 oz.) mascarpone cheese, at room … Continue reading
Lasagna Cheese Soup {Recipe}
Ingredients: 1 lb ground chuck 1 onion, chopped 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 (32 oz) box chicken broth 1 (14.5 oz) cans petite diced tomatoes 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1/2 … Continue reading
Graphing With Candy
In about a month our children are going to have more candy than they can eat without getting a tummy ache. Why not make eating that candy a learning experience as well? It’s easy to make a graph on the … Continue reading