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Food holidays are the best holidays, aren’t they? And no, I don’t mean holidays associated with food, like Thanksgiving—big family gatherings and your aunt’s famous secret-recipe pie. I mean actual food holidays: whole days dedicated to celebrating a food. Such as National Pepperoni Pizza Day on September 20, for example. Amazing—just like these recipes! Check …

Football season is upon us and you know what that means: tailgating! And even if you don’t tailgate—or football—the season is an excuse for all kinds of less-than-healthy-yet-amazingly-delicious food. Here are some of my favorite tailgating recipes for the season. Stuffed Pizza Rolls: My favorite thing about anything pizza is that it’s going to be …

Do you ever sample an amazing salad at the grocery store deli and then try to create the recipe at home? That’s exactly what I did with this chicken curry salad! I fell it love with it years ago at Whole Foods. But buying chicken salad by the pound wasn’t in my weekly budget so, …

Did you know that National Ice Cream Month has been celebrated in the US since 1984? And that since that same year, we’ve been celebrating National Ice Cream Day on July 15? If you did, I hope you’ve been enjoying your celebrations! And if you didn’t, whoo boy, you have got a lot of making …

Summer went by so fast this year and I can’t believe the kids are already back in school. It’s now time to tackle the homework, plan family dinners and make all the school lunches. With two boys in elementary school and a girl in middle school, I have my hands full each morning packing lunches …

I’m going to wade through the political correctness, the tip toeing around feelings, and the quick-to-crucify judgers to reach the quiet group of women who need to hear someone else say this: I don’t absolutely love motherhood. Before we get into this, let me just say that I am not suffering from Postpartum Depression (anymore) …

My 6 year old is turning into quite the little chef and one of her favorite recipes to make is French toast. It’s a real winner of a recipe for new cooks because it incorporates things like measuring, cracking eggs, and safe stove use. And it doesn’t take too long 🙂 In honor of spring, …

Ugh. I feel like I’m beating my head against a wall right now. My husband and I are getting feedback that our daughter’s writing needs improvement, but we haven’t been able to find a way to get her to practice that doesn’t resolve in wailing and gnashing of teeth. Until now! Check out these great …

Picky eaters have to be one of the biggest challenges of parenting. My gut instinct is to say, “Eat what I prepare or don’t eat,” right? However, I’ve learned that sometimes picky eating isn’t about a simple, willful refusal to try new or different foods. It can be anything from parent modeling, to a lack …

As parents, we can all use some ideas to make our lives easier (or neater, or more organized). Check out these awesome parent hacks for a few great ways to simplify your life. I’ve got five years of parenting under my belt and just recently brought the scourge of glitter into my home. It was …

People in my life are always surprised to find out how little money I spend at the grocery store each week. While it ranges depending on a few different factors, I typically spend between $50-75 a week on food – and one of the biggest contributing factors is that I meal plan. I thought today …

September 3 is International Bacon Day. Need I say more? I didn’t think so. On to the recipes. I love grilled cheese in all its forms (white cheese pizza, quesadillas, plain grilled cheese, grilled cheese with fancy bread and cheese), but I never have anything on my grilled cheese except for, you know, cheese. Until …