a few months ago, i was approached by Food Bloggers Los Angeles to collaborate on a Macaroni & Cheese Cookbook. together, 30 of us bloggers submitted our best and most favorite Mac and Cheese recipes to create an ebook which is available for a $1.99 digital download on Amazon. Mo' Macaroni and Cheese: 30 Mouthwatering Recipes for America's Favorite...
Strawberry Stuffed French Toast with Strawberry Syrup
Strawberry Stuffed French Toast is one of the easiest, stuffed french toast recipes I have ever made. The fresh taste of strawberries with the rich, creamy, warm cream cheese, makes this strawberry stuffed french toast a special breakfast treat the entire family loves. Ever since we visited the strawberry farm, we've been obsessed with making yummy recipes...
Easy Strawberry Scones Recipe
after bringing home a flat of delicious California strawberries from the California Strawberries Event i attended a couple weeks ago, i have been so excited to try out some new strawberry recipes. so when i saw my friend Seir (from We Say Hola) post a picture of strawberry scones on instagram…i had to have the...
Nutella Chocolate Bird Nests Recipe
Here's a fun treat to make with the kids that simple, easy and really yummy...Nuttella Chocolate Bird Nests! I made them last week and my kids really enjoyed having some baking time with me in the kitchen. Plus, they turned out so cute...perfect for spring and the Easter holiday. There are a lot of recipes...
Hash Brown Station: Easter Brunch Ideas with Free Spring Printables
Easter is just around the corner and it is time to start planning what to make for Easter brunch. one of my family's favorite foods is hash browns, so I wanted to find a really good hash brown recipe for my brunch menu. But then I came up with an even better idea. It would...
Best Salt and Pepper Roasted Zucchini Recipe
I would have never thought someone would ask me for this recipe...but they did! One time I made my Salt & Pepper Roasted Zucchini, and everyone was asking my how I made them. I thought this was funny, since I figured everyone made zucchini this way. But I guess not. Now I will go ahead...
Citrus Cheesecake with Cranberry Citrus Crisps Girl Scout Cookies
there's only a short time left to stock up on Girl Scout Cookies before you have to wait until they come back next year. you are at least going to want to have a few boxes to save in the freezer, and a few more to make some yummy desserts. Girl Scout Cookies can make...
Strawberry Shortcake Trifle Recipe
The other night I hosted a baby shower for a girlfriend of mine. Since my husband had been out of town all week, and with all the normal mom responsibilities…namely being a chauffeur for my boys as baseball season is in full swing, I found myself not being able to prepare any "fancy" desserts for...
Valentine's Chocolate Dipped Potato Chips Recipe
Happy Valentine's Day friends! Life has been a bit busy around here, but not too busy to make Chocolate Dipped Potato Chips! Yep...it's a thing, and guest what?!!! They are super good. I decided on a whim to make homemade chocolate dipped potato chips for an after school snack. I don't know why, but the...
BIG GAME Football Rice Crispy Treats | Recipe
the other day i bought some cocoa rice crispys to make some rice crispy footballs for Super Bowl Sunday. since i have been really busy this past week, i enlisted my husband to make them. he happily did so with my littlest who was so excited to show me what he made. didn't they turn...
Hot Chocolate with Marshmallow Cream Topping
it's a Hot Chocolate Recipe Party! today i'm sharing my favorite favorite hot chocolate recipe along with 10 of my friends. make sure to read all the way to the bottom of this post to get the links to 9 more yummy hot chocolate recipes, plus each one has a free printable recipe card, so...
Winder Farms Chocolate Chip Cookie Milkshake | Giveaway
have you heard? today is National Chocolate Milk day. why chocolate milk? chocolate milk provides nine essential nutrients, making it both delicious and nutritious. and to celebrate this special day, i thought that i would share a savory chocolate milk inspired recipe brought to you by Winder Farms. Winder Farms brings organic, all-natural and hormone-free products from...
Easy Chicken and Vegetable Casserole
we are back to school over here, and with homework, play practice and all the everyday happenings, i have been needing some quick fix dinners. i especially love when meals can be made ahead of time so i can focus on the kids after school. easy meals are best...less prep, less clean up, and less...
Easy Banana Bread Cake with Brown Butter Icing
so we are back to school over here and everyday my boys are coming home from school starving. this whole concept is new to me because until now, they have had very small appetites. i have been waiting for the statement "boys eat everything in the house" to come true. i always hear "wait till...
4th of July Dessert Recipe: Red, White & Blue Bread Pudding
4th of July dessert recipe? Yes please!!! Bread pudding is one of my weaknesses. I love it...especially right out of the oven when it's warm a gooey. So when I had a craving for it the other night, I looked in the fridge to see if I had ingredients to make some. I didn't have...
Easiest Mexican Food Party
This is a sponsored post for Del Real Foods. when Del Real Foods asked me to try out their pre-made authentic Mexican foods, i was really interested. Del Real Foods is a family owned company that strives to make healthier versions of Mexican food favorites, made with high quality ingredients without preservatives and virtually allergen...
Easy Chocolate Covered Bananas
summertime means frozen treats, and these Chocolate Covered Bananas are a favorite of my kids and husband. we whipped up a batch this weekend and had a blast making them. making Chocolate Covered Bananas is really easy. first you will need bananas and popsicle sticks (i used lollipop sticks). then i peeled nd cut all the...
Lemon Herb Steak Foil Packet Summer Grilling Recipe
Father's Day is going to be really fun for our family this year. the boys and i are going camping. we're very excited to be spending Father's Day with daddy. camping is my kids favorite thing to do. and i love to cook when we're out camping, especially grilling. so this week i have been trying out...
Easy Taco Pie Recipe
since i already had my pie dish out from the cheesy quiche i had just made, i decided i might as well use it again and make my favorite yummy and easy taco pie. this is one of my family's favorite recipes, and mine too because i always have the ingredients on hand. plus is...
The Easiest Cheesy Quiche You can Make
so, what's for dinner....or should i say brinner? i am always late on deciding what to make my family each night, and most of the time, am just opening the fridge at 6:00 trying to find something to make. at least once a week...even twice i end up making breakfast for dinner. none of my...
Pistachio Taffy Crunch Popsicles Recipe
It's finally beginning to feel like summer here in SoCal, so I felt that I needed to create another popsicle recipe for the blog. Originally, I was hoping to get this recipe post up for St. Patrick's Day, thus the green popsicles. Pistachio Taffy Crunch Popsicles may be green and perfect for St. Patrick's Day, but...
Giant Family Salad...it's What's for Dinner.
as a work at home mom, dinner time has always been a struggle for me. not only because of time constraints, and the fact that i am grocery shopping challenged, but because of the fact that my kids are a bit difficult when it comes to pleasing everyone at once. one of my sons will...
How to Make Thankgiving Turkey Donut Pops
The other day, the kiddies went grocery shopping with me and we found some of those little packages of mini donuts in the plastic tubes on sale for $1.00. These are their favorite and talked me into buying them all donuts for a treat. When we got home, the kids wanted to do a craft....
Apple Spice Cupcakes with Cool Whip Frosting and Pecan Caramel Sauce
Who needs an excuse to make dessert! i wanted to try out Cool Whip's new Cool Whip Frosting, and with apple picking season and Fall upon us, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to create an apple cupcake dessert. Cool Whip Frosting comes in 3 flavors. vanilla, chocolate and cream cheese. and it is found in the freezer section...
Candy Corn Pizza
how do you make pizza into a Halloween dinner? by making it into..... it's a easy as using your favorite pizza dough and spreading sauce on it. then you will take your favorite orange and white cheeses, and layer them into colored rings of cheese. you will want to leave a ring of sauce showing...
Family Game Night and Campfire Sauce recipe!
it's been a while since we've had a family game night....so that is just what we did. i planned a special, fun dinner and since the boys were tired of all the games we already own, we headed over to Walmart to let them pick out a new one. we chose Cars 2 Monopoly by...
Pineapple Upside Down Cake Popsicles and a Movie
it's been so hot here in the OC that i had to get to get the kiddies out of the house and go somewhere cool and air conditioned. and since the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie was just released, that's what we decided to do. so off to the movie we went. the movie was...
Mozzarella & Tomato Grilled Cheese Sandwich
today is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day! it's kinda dreary over here in the OC, so grilled cheese is perfect for a day like today. so for lunch we made this yumminess. you will need: 2 Slices of bread 2 mozzarella string cheeses 1 Roma tomato Butter Garlic Salt Salt & Pepper Italian seasoning directions:...
Easy Chocolate Fruit Dip
we've been really trying hard over here to create a routine to keep our family time less chaotic. every day we've been coming home and having a fun snack before we tackle the dreaded homework. a little time to wind down from school, talk about our day and be a little silly. here is a...
Red Hots Apple Pie
if you haven't noticed that i LOVE red hots from reading my blog...i tell you now....i love red hots. i have made red hots jello with them, red hots popcorn with them and now i have just made red hots apple pies! what i love about this apple pie recipe, it that the apples turn a blush...
Valentine Bagels with Strawberry Hearts
The boys have been into eating bagels for snack lately. they have been requesting flavored cream cheese. today is fresh strawberry...yummy! and just for some Valentine fun, strawberry hearts. Strawberry Flavored Cream Cheese Strawberries (chopped) Cream cheese Powdered sugar Directions In a blender or food processor, add cream cheese & strawberries. Blend until fully combined...
The Easiest Gingerbread Pancake Recipe
Today I made pancakes from scratch, which I have never done before. Plus, they were not just regular pancakes, the were Gingerbread Pancakes. In the shape of gingerbread boys! I was very surprised at how easy they were to make and delicious they tasted. Not too sweet, with the perfect amount of gingerbread flavor. Here...
Banana Cream Pie Popsicles.
yep, another popsicle. what can i say, we love them over here....especially baby. and although i usually like to create my own recipes, i stumbled upon this yummy recipe for banana cream pie popsicles at momtastic. click here for the recipe.
9 Fun S'more Recipes for National S'mores Day
Today is National S'mores Day. and since we are out camping this week, it is perfect. we've been making s'mores everyday, and the regular old way can get a bit boring, or should i say that i just like a little variety. so check out some other ways to enjoy s'mores. Last year I shared...
Red Velvet Popsicle Recipe.
we love popsicles around here. remember these fun rainbow ones? so i thought....how about a popsicle for adults. ones the kiddies will pass up (although baby just loves these). how about a Red Velvet Popsicle! my all-time favorite cake flavor....chocolate cake with cream cheese icing. so, here is what i came up with......i just love...
Pear Bunnies....made me happy today!
This has been a strange sorta week. i have been feeling down....even though I don't know why, and I have been uninspired to blog lately. I guess everyone gets burned out now and then, but I am used to going, going, going. I had planned to do some fun things for earth day (didn't happen),...
Earth Day Cookies for Earth Week
It's the beginning of Earth Day week. Earth Day is April 22. I love earth day because it reminds me of all this planet has to offer, the beauty of nature and the creatures and habitat that surrounds me. Last year I brought cookies to my son's class for earth day. If you want your...
Homemade Candy Buttons | Free printable template
i have a thing for old fashioned candy.....especially colorful candy like swirly lollipops, gumballs, and these cute candy buttons. and guess what...i didn't buy these.....i made them! candy buttons are sooooo simple and addicting to make. i love that you can make them any color scheme you'd like. since it's spring, i thought these pastel...
Lucky Charms St. Patrick's Day Bag Topper with Free Printable
Only 3 days till St. Patrick's Day...and I am going to make the day super fun....and super green. The kiddies and I made these cute bags of Lucky Charms to give to their friends. We filled sandwich bags with Lucky Charms, and topped them with these cute toppers that I designed on the computer. The...
Rainbow fun: Rainbow Pudding Pops Recipe
we love popsicles around here, especially pudding pops! so we made some delicious rainbow banana pudding pops yesterday which are super simple to make....and they come out so pretty you just have to smile! the best thing about using pudding for the rainbow is that you don't have to wait for each colored layer to...
Yummy Chicken Tortilla Soup
If you have been a reader of my blog for a long time, then you may have read about my non-cooking skills before....how I don't know how to grocery shop, and how I can never figure out what to cook for dinner. Well......I have been really trying hard to master these things and now my...
Red Hot Popcorn
Red Hot Popcorn....yummy! 6 quarts of popped popcorn (2-3 large bags of microwave popcorn) 1 cup butter ½ cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon salt (optional, i use microwave popcorn so i don't) 1 package cinnamon red hot candies (12 oz) ½ teaspoon baking soda • spread popcorn in a lightly buttered roasting pan or...