For the last few years, I’ve tried to plan gingerbread house building parties sometime during December. I gather all the supplies, pipe in the Christmas music, and let the kids cover the houses (and my own house) in sprinkles and powdered sugar. And I always make a hot drink to sip while building. I’ve done […]
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These beautiful bars are fun to make and great for any of the big holidays coming up! I made them for a New Year’s Eve party a few years back and they were such a hit. Cut them into smaller squares for serving a crowd at a dessert buffet or bigger rectangles for a more […]
This recipe goes out to the moms and dads who are tired of eating boring kid foods and can’t afford to go out to restaurants often. And if you are like me as a SAHM, you often find yourself snacking and drinking coffee throughout the day which is not exactly healthy. Here’s a tasty, healthy […]
We love our Instant Pot. While I had a slow cooker before, it rarely got used. Our Instant Pot, however, regularly sits on top of our counter because of how often we use it. I love that I can cook beans quickly, even if I forgot to soak them. I also appreciate that it doubles […]
A few weekends ago my kids were invited to a birthday party at a friend’s house. The party was lots of fun (complete with an appearance by Batman!), and, as an added bonus, the parents offered to send us home with a bag full of garden fresh tomatoes. As a tomato lover and a wannabe […]
Originally, I titled this post, “Dinners For When I Give Up,” because that’s often what it feels like. I have many inadequacies as a mother, but one thing that I do try really hard on is making sure the kids have home-cooked, healthy meals every day. Most of the time I succeed, in some part […]
Ace does not eat fruits. Or vegetables. It isn’t that he doesn’t like the flavor, he just can’t get over the texture. He was in feeding therapy for nearly a year, and by the end we still struggled to get him to take a single bite of watermelon. He will sometimes eat bananas (which aren’t […]
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