i've been making my own homemade applesauce for years. even before i was married and had kids, i would make huge batches of it in my mom's kitchen. so, once my kids came along i was already in the habit of making it and would feed this to them instead of buying the overpriced baby food at the store ...
recipes
homemade chicken tortilla soup
there are a few holidays that i don't really "get into" - st. patrick's day is one of them, cinco de mayo is another. but my kids are starting to become more aware of all these holidays and want to do something to celebrate them all. so today, in honor of cinco de mayo, we had chicken tortilla ...
mini cinnamon french toast trifles :: a sweet breakfast idea
while my husband was in canada for a wedding and it was just the boys and i at home, i thought it would be fun to surprise them with a "fancy" breakfast just for them. especially since it was the weekend. and it was general conference, and we like to do something a little special for breakfast that ...
homemade caramel popcorn recipe :: the perfect afternoon treat
if there's one things my kids repeatedly ask for for an afternoon snack, it's popcorn. they love it. and who would blame them? it's so much fun to watch the kernels pop, and then to get to eat them with some salt and butter...it's delicious! one afternoon we switched it up with some caramel ...
double chocolate cookies
i don't usually have a hankering for chocolate, but when i do i need lots of it! these decadent double chocolate cookies totally take care of that craving. chocolate batter + chocolate chips = chocolate heaven! presenting the super simple ingredients that every baker (and probably ...
homemade asian chicken salad with sesame dressing
i grew up in a pretty multi-cultural area. there were lots of different ethnic restaurants around...egyptian, korean, greek, italian, indian, you name it. there was a particular chinese restaurant that my family really liked and we'd frequently go there for lunch or order take-out for dinner and i ...
crock pot macaroni & cheese
i know i'm not the only one who loves mac and cheese. i ate it growing up. a lot. my kids love it too. and truth be told...they'll only eat homemade. true story. so while there are times when i don't mind spending more time in the kitchen making a nice creamy cheese sauce, most times i prefer ...
oven fried chicken & rice
if you're looking for a little color and flavor in your food during this dreary winter weather, then you need look no further than this oven-fried chicken & rice. you can't go wrong with classic flavorful ingredients like garlic, onion, green pepper, celery, tomatoes, and parsley. add in a few ...
chocolate chip cookies
i'm not going to tell you that these are the world's greatest chocolate chip cookies or any such thing. why? because we all know there are about 1,982,265 different chocolate chip cookie recipes - some are chewy, some are crisp, some have mini m&m's, some use different kinds of chocolate ...
strawberry spinach salad with strawberry poppy seed dressing
this strawberry spinach salad is sooo, sooo good. the strawberries and spinach make it taste really fresh while the candied almonds and strawberry poppy seed dressing sweeten it up just a bit. not to mention it's really pretty and really easy to put together. all you need are strawberries, baby ...