Food & Dining

This Cheesecake Cake Batter Dip is perfect for when you have unexpected guests, a treat for a baby shower, girl’s night, and of course – for BIRTHDAY’S!! If you’re a cheesecake and cake

Baked Zucchini Chips are a good alterative to potato chips!  It is healthy low carb recipe that might help you reach your weight loss goals.  Plus the kids will love and you can sneak a healthy veggie

Who doesn’t love Ding Dongs!  I remember having them with a nice glass of milk at my Nana's house  With the demise of Hostess looming over our heads, now is a good time to learn how to

No campfire? No problem! These no-cook summer sweets can be made in just minutes  for the kids and adults .  The sweet and delicious taste of a campfire s’more on a stick! Smore Pops 

Valentine Marshmallow Pops Recipe this is a fun recipe to make with the kids!  Lots of fun!  Ingredients Bag of large marshmallows Bag of red candy melts Peppermint candies 4 inch lollipop

A Valentine's Day Gingerbread house is such a great idea for a family activitiy during the cold Feburary months.  With Christmas being so busy, you may not have time to get into this craft wiht the kids.  Right

How do you make bread even better? You stuff it with pepperoni and cheese. Then, you bake it in a bundt pan that allows you to pull off little chunks and dip them in pizza sauce. This is the perfect thing to bring

Snow is good for a lot of things…  sledding, snowball fights, snow angels, building forts…  but have you tried Snow Ice Cream?  It’s simple to make, and the kids will love it!

Here is my recipe for vegetable soup and my kids love it.  I use my slow cooker for this. One large container of any brand vegetable stock (I prefer Emeril Lagassi), one can of condensed tomato soup, chopped

You can make a fun marshmallow snowmen that is good enough to eat!  This is a great and easy food project to do with the kids.  12 squares NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated

Easy Reindeer Donut Bites -leave out for Santa Clausa nd his Reindeers.  These adorable and fun holiday treats are perfect for Christmas breakfast! The best part is that they are a blast to make with the

Getting kids to finish their meals can be a struggle, especially when you're not around to cajole them into eating. And as a parent, you are responsible for teaching them good eating habits that they will carry

This is a great easy recipe and a good gift to give to teachers, bus drivers and other people during the Christmas holiday season.  It is easy to make and really not that expensive.  1 lb. white chocolate

I actually picked these up by accident - but I am so glad that I did.   I saw a display of caramels in near the apples this fall and grabbed a bag.  You know these caramels, the bag od individually wrapped

Here is a fun and easy recipe for Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches   the kids would enjoy helping out with this one epsecially during the summer months   Ingredients: 1 Pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz)

If you are looking for super cute idea for a desert for Easter dinner or any spring time -you should make thier Nutter butter chicks.  Nutter Butter Chicks! Spring is on its way, so celebrate with some

Easter Recipe: Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs  Here is an easy recipe for Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs. This looks like something that would great fun to make with the kids and is just in time for Easter

Homemade Thin Mint Cookies Recipe Thin mint cookies covered in mint chocolate- girl scout cookie copycat INGREDIENTS: Chocolate Wafers: 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup powdered sugar

~ How to make rainbow jello ~ You’ll need one small box of jello for each color you want… so in this case, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. And one large tub of cool

Frozen Mango, Kiwi, Raspberry Pops Ingredients: 9 tbsp water 2 tbsp sugar 5 oz kiwi, peeled 6 oz mango, peeled 6 oz fresh raspberries Directions: Make a simple syrup by combining

For those mornings when you are running late or when your kids are in slow motion, make them a quick homemade smoothie for breakfast.  I hate sending my kids off to school without breakfast but this is a great

Here is a great online resource to find out which local restaurants have free meals for your kids. The site is very easy to navigate and based on where you live, can offer a lot of opportunities for an inexpensive

This is a great list for anyone with allergies from Alison St. Sure at Sure Foods Living - a super blog about living with allergies. The list includes gluten-free allergen-free Halloween candy - so it's a great

With the cooler fall and winters  months coming along, I am looking forward to soups, stews and of course chili.  This White bean chicken chili from Southern Living magazine is one of my favorites.  

Here are some snack choices that you can feel good about for your kids when they arrive home with hungry bellies. Yogurt Parfait – Layer vanilla yogurt, berries and/or bananas and granola in a

I am always looking for ways to prepare vegetables that my grandkids will eat when they visit. I had recently eaten some broccoli nuggets at a friend's house and they were tasty and easy to make. In fact

I havent' played around with this too much - but from what I have seen I think it works pretty well.   Basically, Supercook is a new recipe search engine that finds recipes you can make with only the ingredients

This lovely little article tells you what to do with those lovely peaches you have. Here is how the article starts: "One of nature's best accomplishments in the summer, peaches are also quite healthy. A ripe

My kids were getting bored of the typical chocolate milk (I wish they would drink plain but they won't) so to add some fun to it, I found a recipe via Family Fun Magazine and my kids loved it. In our house

I have been a fan of freezer cooking for year with working full time, kids in multiple sports and after school activities I don’t want to run and get pizza or fast food  3-4 times week.  That

If you are trying to cut back on eating carbs, you really do some easy substitutions  to make the low carb or South beach  diet lifestyle work for you.  Men’s health has compiled  some

If you love brownies and want to make them in the summertime when you don't want to heat up your home with using the hot oven .then you should  consider making the  brownies in the microwave

  I am always on the look out for new recipes  to keep me from eating out at different restaurants.  Well I just found a keeper-Lasagna cupcakes! Yes you heard that right!  They are easily made

I am not  a Martha  Stewart homemaker  but I do enjoy her recipes.   I was watching the Today show and she was promoting her newest book  from "Martha Stewart's New Pies & Tarts"

Budget Meal Planning!  It's a good idea.  How about feeding your family for only $35 a week?  If you're like me, you may be tired of spending $150 at the grocery store each week.  That's

I recently discovered these wonderful Al Fresco flavored chicken sausages. We have tried the Mexican flavored sausage, with gooey cheddar cheese baked right in, and the Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese sausage

My daughter and I made a quick dash to Walmart today looking for a good badmitton set. We didn’t find one of those but we did find… Tah-dah- Campfire brand “Zebra” marshmallows. 

Have you seen commercials for the new Magnum Ice Cream? Well, I saw the commercial and got a coupon and bought it at BJs. If you have read my tips before you know that I am rarely at a loss for words. Well, surprise

As Mom I am always looking for the healthiest ways to feed the kids but I am also on a budget. I was happy to  see this list from Wallet pop .   Wallet pop shared the list of the  Top 10 Fruits

Well, no one is more surprised than I am about this tip!! Brussel sprouts have always been practically a curse word in my family. They are just disgusting (sorry if you like them, don't mean to insult you)

Try this Grasshopper Fudge Cake for St. Patrick's day, for the beginning of spring, or for any time you're feeling a little green. It's easy to make with ingredients you probably already have. With

A baked potato bar is a simple way to feed a large crowd at your family reunion or party. It is also makes for a delicious meal where individual tastes and special diets can be accommodated. Everyone puts on

Who doesn’t love some great tasting onion rings?   However most of us can not afford the 500 to 600 calories per serving on onion rings appetizer .  Rachel Ray recently had the Hungry Girl

Stacey’s Healthy, Yummy & Colorful (Vegetarian) Chili What You'll Need: 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil  1 Medium Onion Diced 1 Sweet Red Pepper Diced 1 diced clove garlic  1 can Pinto Beans

Tired of mushy blueberries?  I get so bummed when I pay a lot for blueberries and then I find that they are kind of mushy.  I found a few great ways to salvage them: First - I throw them in the freezer

We are trying to eat  at home more and more but still want some of those absolutely yummy Outback  Blooming onion and use the recipe from copycat restaurant recipes   They are my absolutely

I was reminded of an easy Mexican Lasagna  recipe this week as I brought it over to a neighbor who just had a baby this past week!  This is a good recipe for potlucks.  It is simply to make and fairly

Yummy!!  I love Olive Garden but as I am trying not to hit the restaurant  or eating out for the first time months of the years.  My goal is to try atleast one new receipe a week.   This

 This is one of my favorite items to get when we are going out to eat and I am excited that I can make it now at home.  It is a great copy cat recipe from Applebee's   Restaurant 2 lbs boneless

Easy Crockpot pizza During the winter months I am always looking for easy crockpot recipes-kind of set it and forget it. You don’t even need to cook the pasta in this one as the pasta will get cooked in the