If you’re a stressed-out mom with a million and one things you need to do, then cooking with the family might not be your idea of bliss! With demanding mouths, picky pallets, and tired family members, it can feel like an unnecessary chore to try and get everyone motivated and stuck in with dinner prep… Not to mention the inevitable mess that comes from cooking with kids!But no matter how much effort it might seem, once you get your children inspired by cooking, you might find it actually … [Read more...]
Getting Flirty in the Kitchen for the Holidays
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I love aprons. I actually have quite the large collection of aprons. It's fun to wear my Holiday Aprons for the corresponding holiday. My daughter and I have a couple matching aprons we wear when we bake together. In fact, when my daughter was little my Mom made her several aprons to wear instead of bibs. Bibs just don't keep you covered … [Read more...]
Homemade Pizza
So I completely forgot about my pizza stone when I wrote the post about my favorite yards sale buys. My sister and I went to a sale where a Pampered Chef Consultant was getting rid of her old stock to make room for new items. I bought a brand new 12inch Pampered Chef pizza stone for $10!! (They are normally $30 or more! Woot!) Pizza stones are amazing! If you haven’t tried them, you should!One of our favorite quick and easy meals is “homemade” pizza. Since I am the poster-girl for lazy … [Read more...]
It’s Recipe Day – Baked Potato Rounds, Broiled Salmon, Giant Ginger Cookies
Today I will be sharing with you a few of my favorite recipes!! I have a favorite side dish, main dish and dessert! YUMMY!The Best Potatoes in the WHOLE World... ok that is what they should be called but the real title is:Baked Potato Rounds and they come from Mommy I'm Hungry.You are drooling now right? Me too!!Here is the recipe so you can delight your family with this TO.NIGHT! Loaded Baked Potato Rounds 4 large baking potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch slices 1/4 cup melted … [Read more...]
The Proper Care and Disposal of Grease
I'm not referring to the movie, I am referring meat drippings. The other night as I was making dinner for my family, I was browning the ground beef I got out my trusty empty soup can and started spooning the grease into it. I started wondering if I was doing the right thing, or if there ever was a "right" way to dispose of the fat. So I googled "How to dispose of meat fat" and read several articles, forums and question/answer threads. Here is my conclusion (because I'm sure you are all on the … [Read more...]
