Recipes, food, travel, and family
Hallmark Puzzle Review & Giveaway Hallmark has some amazing products. If you haven’t visited a Hallmark store in a while I would highly suggest you stop by one. There are so many great products and gifts for just about anybody. Now they have puzzles too! My favorite part of the Hallmark puzzle has got to […]
New England Clam Chowder Recipe My New England clam chowder recipe is pretty darn yummy and I am not even that big of a fan of clams. Before this I had only had canned clam chowder. Ewwww Anyone that knows me knows I am not a fan of anything from a can! I live my […]
Painless Eggplant Parmesan Eggplant is wonderful! I love when it’s in season at farmers market! I tend to make my own red meat sauce and when I do I have lots of extra. Painless Eggplant Parmesan is an easy way to use up some of that sauce and not have so much meat or […]
Peach Melba Cocktail or Mocktail I love to create new cocktail recipes. I also love to be able to have a kid version or non-alcoholic beverage one called a mocktail. This allows my children to enjoy a virgin version of my same yummy drink. My Peach Melba Cocktail can also be made into a Cocktail. Just […]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Manwich. All opinions are 100% mine. Manwich Makes Monday’s Marvelous We tend to have chaotic Mondays around my house. Its the start of the week and the kids seem to have a hard time getting back into the routine after a weekend. Follow Manwich on […]
Peach Melba Smoothie Recipe As many of my followers on Facebook know I tend to share recipes to “celebrate” silly food holidays. National Peach Melba day is on January 13th so I got to work creating some new twists to the classic ice cream treat. For those that don’t know Peach Melba is poached peaches […]
Peppermint Buttercream Icing I created this recipe for peppermint buttercream icing to go on my moms mayo cake. Let me just say it was perfect! We devoured it so quickly that you would of thought we were all starved and hadn’t just ate a large dinner just over an hour ago. There is a great […]
Baby Amy’s Story ***WARNING Graphic Descriptions*** Baby Amy was born on January 3rd 1996, around 6am. She also died on that same day about an hour and a half later. Her life was short but her impact on mine will be forever. Her story really starts on the day I found out I was pregnant. […]
Mediterranean Cobb Salad Recipe with Pomegranate Vinaigrette ***Update: This recipe won 2nd place in Cookmore’s Healthy New Year contest HERE *** I was invited to Vanity Fair Social Club for Art Basel Miami a few weeks ago. At a party I attended I met a man from Israel. He was interested in my cooking and […]
How to make the BEST Soft Cookies I am known for my cookies. Everyone wants to be added my list of baked Christmas gift list. I am not boasting, I know they are good because I have been offered cash to open a bakery with my cookies and Christmas goodies. You can check out my […]
*I received a Restaurant.com gift card for the purpose of this review. This post was made possible by Mom Spark Media. Thoughts are my own. How about dinner and a movie? Sounds like a great gift to me! Something we could enjoy but not so personal that you have to now the sizes and colors […]
A Mom’s Survival Guide: How to Pack the Diaper Bag As a mom of 5 kids I feel like a baby expert. Packing a diaper bag can be a daunting task. Pack to much and you have to lug all that weight around. On the other hand if you pack to little you will be […]
