Memories and healthy recipes for your dinner table.
Budget meals are really easy meals that can be made with very few ingredients commonly found in the refrigerator, pantry and freezer.
It is Spring Break week. I decided to adopt the preschool schedule to keep the kids busy and me sane; discovery, snacks, story time, music time and crafts. Today for snack we made my grandmother’s cracker jacks. It is a very simple recipe that kids …
Whenever the air is heavy with rain and the chill winds come blowing through I crave soup or a comforting hot dish similar to meatballs with cream sauce. It has that northern woodsy feel to it. Still elegant and refined. The perfect recipe to serve …
My mom used to make egg noodles for her chicken soup. I thought making egg noodles would be a great project for the kids and I to try. I remember watching my mom roll out the dough and make the long effortless slices. I have …
One of our favorite indulgences is nachos. I love nachos. The crispy salty texture of the nacho chips dipped in the cool spicy flavorful salsa makes it hard to stop at seven measly chips. When we first got married we would frequent this amazing hole-in-the-wall …
A couple weeks ago, I took Mason and Adelin to a kids workshop where they learned to make dirt referring to the dessert known as, Dirt. The kids helped measure the milk and stir the pudding. Each child was given a cup and bag with …
The weather was absolutely gorgeous today, a perfect day for a picnic. We ran around the backyard with Police Officer Mason in hot pursuit. Mason is a no-nonsense cop. Forget the ticket for speeding, we had to go straight to jail on the trampoline, where …
I made a pot of soup for dinner one night and thought rolls sounded good so I grabbed all my cookbooks in search of a fast bread recipe. I settled on a recipe and went to work when I discovered I missed the part that …
Fryer chickens are considered economically a better buy than bagged. Pricewise, I do not mind picking up a $5.00 rotisserie from the grocery store when I am in a pinch. I find a roasted chicken saves me time in the kitchen as well. If I …
I think Asian cuisine is by far my favorite type of food. It is simple and makes me feel good after I eat it at home or dine at a local chinese restaurant. Tonight was a “all I want is mac and cheese” night. Luckily …
I believe that eating healthy does not have to taste like cardboard and can be satisfying. Salmon happens to be one of my favorite foods. I love the natural rich buttery flavor of salmon. It can be a little expensive but oh so worth the …