Food Recipes

This is a great kid-friendly snack that is so easy to make that you can let the kids help. Since there is not cutting, blending, slicing or anything dangerous, making this recipe is a great after school activity. Ingredients: 1 can of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (regular or low-fat) 2 Nature Valley Crunchy Peanut Butter Granola …

I love Summer entertaining, mostly because it’s usually super casual and laid back. In fact, I probably entertain more in the summer than I do all year long because it’s just so easy. All you need is a couple of easy dishes and one or two signature drinks to make a party seem really special. …

My baby is THREE YEARS OLD today! *sob* Seriously, it’s all going so fast. I was just bringing him home from the hospital yesterday, right? He can’t be three. I’m completely rejecting it all. Even in my denial, I did make him a cake. I had to. It’s my thing to make a homemade, fantastic …

It continues to be hot as Hades in Chicago! Like too-hot-to-go-outside-hot! After posting about all the great no-bake desserts that are out there to make in heat waves like this yesterday, I forgot a great one. Peanut Butter Banana Bites. This is something that I make frequently because it’s just too easy yet I haven’t …

It has been blazing hot this week in Chicago so the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven. This heat could last a while but that doesn’t mean my family doesn’t want dessert the rest of the summer. What better way to solve that than to make no-bake desserts?! I don’t …

I love the 4th of July.  It has always been my favorite holiday.  Cook-outs, family and friends, and fireworks — what’s not to love?! Even as an adult I get excited for the 4th.  But now rather than stuffing my face with the food other people make for me, I stuff my face with food …

Have you ever heard of a 1st Birthday Smash Pie? People always tell me that time flies quickly with kids and to savor every moment – strangers say that to me.  I nod and say things like “Don’t I know it!” and give a fake laugh and walk away annoyed that a person would think …

Potato chips are delicious. I’m pretty sure that’s one food topic most people would agree on. Potato chips are delicious. But they are terrible for you! Even baked chips aren’t guilt-free. So what’s a person to do if they can’t get that crunchy, salty fix from potato chips? Kale chips. I’m not going to try …

I’m also looking for easy, yummy snacks in the summer. A couple weeks ago I featured our Strawberry Chocolate Pudding Parfaits and today I want to share a super easy banana version. My kids LOVE this snack/dessert. I love how easy it is to make and that I don’t have to actually cook anything. I …

We eat fish at least once a week in our house. I’m lucky to have an incredible fish monger within walking distance to my house so it’s super easy to just hop on over and get fresh fish whenever I feel like it. I usually serve fish on the days when I want something healthy …

It’s time for a good, old Sugar Cookie Summer Berry Crisp. Recently I found myself with a tube of pre-made sugar cookie dough and no idea what to do with it. I needed it to test a recipe for an assignment but ended up going another way so it was left unused. I’m a bake …

Graham crackers are a childhood snack staple. Kids love them and parents feel good about indulging because they are healthy and seem like a more sensible option than let’s say, an Oreo cookie. On the surface, store bought graham crackers may seem healthy and a great snack to feed you little ones but upon closer …