I love to cook and try new foods. I am at a stage in my life, however, when planning is difficult. Right now I rarely make it to a store without all five kids in tow. I often find myself at the grocery store without a plan, and then get home and realize…I still didn’t… [continue reading]
Summer Salads
With the Texas summer heat, nothing sounds as good for supper as a delicious salad. I have found myself making Strawberry Spinach Salad and Taco salad as a complete meal several times already. Ingredients I added: Spinach Strawberries Blueberries Feta Cheese Praline pecans Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Salad dressing Freshly ground pepper When I have served… [continue reading]
Bacon Cheese Cups with Tyson Bacon Pieces
Our Kids in the Kitchen feature, Bacon Cheese Cups, is a sponsored post for Collective Bias®. I am a member of the Collective Bias®Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. As I have been helping Faith regularly in the kitchen,… [continue reading]
Queso as a meal recipe
I’m one of those people that love appetizers and finger foods. When I go to a restaurant, it’s usually the appetizers that look the best to me. Christmas parties? I’m happy with the snack foods and dips. So you shouldn’t be surprised that I figured out how to have Velveeta & Rotel Cheese dip as… [continue reading]
Tyson Chicken Fry Tacos with Black Bean Mango Salsa
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and Tyson. #cbias #SocialFabric Happy cinco de mayo! For our church potluck today we are having a Mexican meal, and I’m bringing my Tres Leches cake and Charro… [continue reading]
For the love of casseroles! #CountryCrockStars
Thank you Country Crock for sponsoring this post. I love Casseroles. I always have. As a kid, when my mom was making a casserole, I just knew it was going to be something yummy, but as a mom there is so much more to love! Casseroles can usually be made ahead of time! Whether it’s… [continue reading]
How to make Vanilla Milk
My girls picked out this recipe in their Southern Living Kids Cookbook a while back. Yesterday they asked me why they hadn’t been able to make anything for a while. Well, we’ve had a lot going on, but besides that they are not getting done with their school work. Well guess what? They got up… [continue reading]
Green meal: Food for St Patrick’s Day
Since St. Patrick’s Day is on Sunday this year we celebrated with our green meal a little early. Our tradition is to have a green fun food for the kids for lunch and then a bigger family meal for supper with Daddy, but this year not much has been usual! For our green lunch, I… [continue reading]
Frozen Key Lime Pie Recipe
This is such an easy, make ahead dessert for St. Patrick’s Day! Ingredients: 6 tablespoons key lime juice 1 can 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk 2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped, divided green food coloring 1 prepared graham cracker crust (9 inches) Mix the lime and sweetened condensed milk along with drops of green… [continue reading]
Irish Beer Bread
Thinking of something different than Irish Soda Bread? How about Irish Beer bread? It is a super easy quick bread that will have your family thinking you’ve been cooking all day. Ingredients: 3 cups flour 1 tsp salt 3 tsp baking powder 1-12 oz Irish Beer Green sugar sprinkles just for fun 2 teaspoons melted… [continue reading]