I love the smell of homemade bread baking. Something about it makes me feel like a homemaker from ages past, never mind that I utilize my bread maker! For an extra special treat I made Cinnamon Honey Butter to go with my basic white homemade bread. Cinnamon Honey Butter is so easy and delicious! Mix… [continue reading]
Go Big Red Cake Recipe
Go Big Red Cake 1/2 cup butter-softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 ounces red food coloring 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 teaspoon soda Frosting 3 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla I’ve had a lot of… [continue reading]
Kids make your own Banana Cream Pie
Thank you COOL WHIP for sponsoring this post. Join us on Facebook for inspiration and recipes for everyday treats. What you add makes it. #coolwhipmoms We have simple desserts quite often. I love to see the kids’ happy faces when they know there will be a dessert after the meal, but it also motivates them… [continue reading]
St. Patrick’s Day Menu
Here is the super simple meal I threw together for our St. Patrick’s Day Celebration! I was so excited when I found shamrock shaped ravioli! The package said it was imported from Ireland and assured me it was an Irish tradition, but aside from that I don’t think anything else was actually Irish, but green… [continue reading]
Valentine’s Day Heart Shaped Dinner Rolls
I made these heart-shaped dinner rolls for our Valentine Dinner last year. I thought they were really cute and super easy by making the dough in the bread maker. Ingredients: 1 cup water 1 cup milk 2 eggs 2 tbsp. olive oil 6 cups bread flour 2 tsp. sugar 1 tbsp. salt 4 1/2 teaspoons… [continue reading]
How we sneak DHA Omega 3s into our family’s diet.
In a recent post I told you about my husband trying unsuccessfully to sneak fish oil into my daughter’s chocolate milk! He was trying to get Omega 3s–what is considered to be the “good fat” into our growing girl. DHA is a major structural fat in the brain and eyes and is considered to be… [continue reading]
An Easy Festive Fall Breakfast for Kids
This is something I love to do for holidays. I may have over done it just a little on the marshmallows this time, but my kids didn’t complain! They keep asking for “that special cereal.” It is simply a bowl of crispy rice cereal topped with marshmallows, Fall colored sugars, and sprinkles. Now how much… [continue reading]
Pork Taco Meat Recipe
This is the recipe that I made for our Mexican themed family meal. Pork is my favorite taco meat. It is probably the least common in the US, but after growing up on Tacos al Pastor in Mexico, hamburger just doesn’t cut it! I looked for a recipe and couldn’t find one that wasn’t pulled… [continue reading]
Chips with Cayenne and Key Lime
This is my favorite snack! Unless you’re from Mexico you probably think I’m strange. Well, if you’ve read my blog you already know I am, but that’s beside the point. In Mexico street vendors sell homemade chips in little bags with chile and lime on them. My Texas version isn’t quite the same, but boy… [continue reading]
Patriotic Layered Bean Dip
I made this bean dip on July 4th, but I may make it again for Labor Day or even Memorial Day. My kids loved it and one of them even asked me to please write down the recipe so she can make it some day, so I thought I would share it with you. I… [continue reading]