Bringing "back in the day" back to today
It was 8 PM and I wanted cookies. This was after a major snowstorm and in the middle of a cold snap. Food supplies were getting low and the grocery store just called to say they couldn’t deliver my groceries. That’s okay, I thought. I can make snickerdoodles because I always have those ingredients …
Living less than a half a mile from Dunkin Donuts means that my kids clamour for a greasy, nasty breakfast all too often. For the most part I’m a pretty mean mom, but there are days when a fresh banana nut muffin would really hit the spot. So when Eric pointed out that our …
Too many people think that Jell-O “no bake” is an acceptable method of making cheesecake. It is NOT for two reasons: It is not from scratch. It is not good! Stop being intimidated by cheesecake people! This is one of the easiest desserts on the planet. If you can follow directions, you can make this …
We ended up with almost 2 pounds of left over chuck roast and root vegetables from our Christmas day meal, recipe can be found here. Roasts and vegetables don’t often reheat well in the microwave and it dries out in the oven. I am a big breakfast fan, I mean, I LOVE it! I love …
It was inevitable during this time of year… you get the invited to the neighborhood get together and you need to bring a dish to pass. You don’t have the time to make a main dish or an elaborate salad, and they already have enough desserts. You can offer to bring an appetizer, but you …
As a working mom, I have always wanted the slow cooker to be my secret weapon. Unfortunately, for years I had trouble finding recipes that didn’t leave me constantly reaching for a salty can of cream of (fill-in-the-blank here) soup. Well now that we don’t eat that junk, soup mixes and cream of crap aren’t options anymore. …
Once upon a time, I was a newlywed, a new mom, and a terrible cook. For me, cooking consisted of one of the following options: Breading and frying something Throwing meat into Italian dressing and then pan frying it later Assembling some sort of boxed meal While on maternity leave with my oldest daughter, I …
Prior to the discovery of this recipe, Jell-O cook and serve was “from scratch” pudding in my book. So what’s a girl to do with an unopened gallon of milk that was hiding in the back of the refrigerator and is about to expire? Instinct sent me to the pantry in serve of that familiar …
Well, not really, but we have a lot of changes that we want to make as far as the types of foods that we eat and even more importantly the way that we feed our children. This blog is a way for us to document our progress. I find that in everything that I do if …
Weeknights are pretty chaotic around here. Putting dinner on the table while wrangling a hungry toddler so that we can get our fifth grader off to the evening activity is a challenge. Being this busy can make eating a healthy, home cooked meal difficult but it’s not impossible. All it takes is some planning and …
