Food Recipes

It’s time for Strawberry Cake! Here in the Pacific Northwest the school year is wrapping up and berries are in full swing! In fact, from what I hear at the local farm stands, strawberries are on the verge of ending their season a bit early and before we know it, raspberries will be on their …

Mondays are hard. You are recovering from weekend fun but yet are still so far from Friday. What better time to make s’mores!? Not just any s’mores but these amazing, easy-to-make S’mores Cups! I don’t know what it is but with summer coming up it just means s’mores need to be made in any form …

I have so many favorite cookie recipes but I’d have to say that this Hot Chocolate Cookies recipe is one of my favorite-favorites. It’s a dark chocolate cocoa flavored cookie that is soft on the inside and a bit crispy on the edges and packed with Kraft Mallow Bits. It’s basically a cup of hot …

Preparing healthy meals that also appeal to kids (and husbands) can be a real challenge. How do you make nutritious options that a picky toddler will eat? Enter the healthy dinner swaps. To be honest, I’m not even 100% sure. My son is crazy picky.  Picky to the point where we met with a nutritionist …

Have you ever made Edamame Hummus? My oldest son is 3 years old and like most 3 year olds, can be quite selective with the things he eats. I won’t say he’s a “picky” eater because he usually eats pretty well but he has his moments. And like most kids, veggies aren’t usually at the …

It’s time to make Chocolate Lasagna! This is the week that I’ve been looking forward to and dreading all summer. It’s time for the kids to go back to school! Now, let me be clear that they NEED to go back. My 2nd and 4th grader have been getting crazy lately because their normal routine …

Monkey Bread – the ooey gooey dessert that brings out the inner monkey in us as we pull apart the caramelized cinnamon sugar goodness piece by piece. This version is topped off with a delectable cream cheese frosting, resulting in a marriage of cinnamon rolls and donut holes. Monkey bread, also known as pull apart bread, is traditionally made from yeast …

If you have ever been to a county fair or an amusement park, you’ve probably come across Fried Oreos. Yes, they take our favorite sandwich cookie, dip it in donut batter and deep fry it to create a warm, delicious dessert. Sure, you can enjoy them at the Fair but I’m guessing you don’t usually …

Spring is here, the weather is warming up and it’s time to welcome all the new flowers. Spring is one of my favorite times of year because just when we are completely over the cold winter, the weather starts to warm up, the trees bloom and it just puts me in a better mood. This …

Drew Barrymore just announced a new gorgeous line of small kitchen appliances and we are all about it! Drew teamed up with Made by Gather founder/CEO, Shae Hong, to create this Beautiful Kitchenware, a new brand of high-performance, beautifully-designed small kitchen appliances. While we have tired of the stainless steel EVERYTHING in kitchens these days, we …

I love apple pie. It’s one of those desserts that I don’t really have all that often though because my husband hates hot fruit. Not only does he hate hot fruit but he hates “pie”. Yep, all pie. He can’t really pinpoint it but he just says that he doesn’t like pie. Any pie. Well, …

My youngest absolutely loves hot dogs. He loves them in all varieties: plain, in a bun, corn dog, pretzel dog, mini hot dogs…you name it, he loves it. One of his favorite requested dinners is Pretzel Hot Dogs or Corn Dogs. Sure you can buy boxed versions at the grocery store but I always feel …