friday nights at our house are usually pretty low key and are spent relaxing and spending time together as a family after a long work/school week. most weeks it involves playing outside with dad (or inside, during the winter months), making homemade pizza, and watching either a sports game or a ...
snacks
cream cheese fruit dip :: with orange zest and ginger
if there's one thing i love about summer it's all the varieties of fruit that are in season and that are so readily available in the markets and grocery stores. i just can't get enough! they are all so, so yummy. the other day while we were out at the store and walking through the produce aisle my ...
homemade applesauce recipe
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 ...
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 ...
homemade salsa
the last couple of years i've planted a salsa garden: tomatoes, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, etc. so it would only make sense that at summer's end i would make some homemade salsa to can - you just can't beat garden freshness in the middle of winter! this recipe is one that my sister's been ...
my current favorite snack :: yogurt and jam + a printable snack list
every afternoon the same thing happens. i get hungry. and since it feels like i've spent the whole morning & early afternoon cleaning up after breakfast and lunch and generally spending 95% of my time in the kitchen, i'm really not looking for a snack that requires me to "make" something per se, ...
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 ...
7-layer chip dip
there are a lot of variations on layered dips out there, but this recipe is my favorite. not only is it very simple to prep and put together, but it requires only a few basic ingredients, everyone loves it, and it feeds a crowd! (you can also try this simple 3 ingredient homemade guacamole if you're ...
candy cane popcorn
i first laid my eyes on candy cane popcorn a few weeks ago at my sister's house. i saw it on the counter and when she told me what it was, i was a little hesitant to try it. i mean, don't get me wrong - i LOVE me some mint, but i usually only eat my popcorn with lots of butter & salt so the ...
caramel & cream cheese apple dip recipe
fruit dips are one of my favorite things! i already love eating fruit of all kinds just by themselves, but having a creamy fruit dip makes snacking on a regular 'ol apple feel like a special treat. and with only three ingredients, this apple dip is a no-brainer, especially when you ...