there is something that is somewhat perplexing to me. my kids, who refuse to have anything to do with wheat bread in any form, absolutely love eating bran. i hardly believed it when my youngest bypassed the lucky charms in favor of wheaties the other morning. plus, i made 2 dozen (yes, 24) of these ...
Eat
earth day cookie decorating activity for kids
did you have a good earth day yesterday? what kind of activities did you do? did you go on a nature walk? did you start seeds in pots? and if you missed doing something for earth day, don't fret! celebrate earth week :) my kids and i did the activities that we posted on the melissa & doug ...
overnight monkey bread recipe
i need to share this recipe for overnight monkey bread with you all because a) it was so super easy to make, b) it made itself overnight - all i had to do was bake it in the morning, and c) my kids devoured it!!! it is so good. there is nothing like having a super yummy breakfast that you don't have ...
my favorite minestrone soup recipe
why is this my favorite minestrone soup recipe? there are several reasons. here are a few. 1. it has bacon in it. need i say more? 2. i happen to be a vegetable lover and so having a vegetable-loaded meal always makes me happy. 3. my mom used to make this for dinner - i always loved when she did, ...
easy slow cooker bbq chicken sandwiches
today i was feeling kinda lazy. it's raining and dark and cold. i didn't get out of my pajamas until the afternoon. i didn't feel like cleaning. i didn't feel like making anything for dinner. but i also did NOT want to feel all crazy when everyone started saying, "i'm hungry!" over and over and i ...
baked potato soup
here's another soup recipe we've made recently. it really is just like a baked potato with all the fixins, but in soup form! it tastes cheesy, and creamy, and ranch-y (that's not a word, but you know what i mean). and when you add bacon into the equation, you know it's gonna be good!! it takes a ...
homemade chicken noodle soup
my kids and i have been sick for the past week. finally, springtime has sprung - the snow is gone, the sun is out - and we've all been stuck indoors with kleenex in tow instead of enjoying the beautiful weather. though, i would have to say that the one up side of having a cold is that you get to ...
homemade alfredo sauce recipe
i have always, always loved fettuccini alfredo. in every restaurant i've ever been to - if they have it, i've ordered it. there's just something about that garlicky, creamy sauce that i can't get enough of! so a few years ago i tried to make it at home...using jarred alfredo sauce. epic fail. i ...
make-it-yourself ranch-flavored oyster crackers :: a 2-minute snack!
my sister introduced me to this recipe a few years ago. i don't know if canada calls them something else or if they even have them at all, but i had never heard of "oyster crackers" before. and my first thought was "ew! why would you eat oysters made into crackers?!?" clearly i'm not a fan of ...
homemade big turks – chocolate covered licorice
some of my readers may know that i am canadian - born and raised. i only just moved to the united states 1 year ago. and that whole time, one of the things i've been missing from my home country is this: that's right. it's a big turk chocolate bar. i'd always heard that they were only sold in ...