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]
Yellow Menu
I had a bright (pun intended) idea to have a yellow food menu to bring in spring! I know I do crazy, silly things, but it’s FUN! We brainstormed yellow foods that would be easy to throw together as it was going to be a busy day. This is what we came up with: The… [continue reading]
The Best Valentine’s Day Heart Shaped Breadsticks
We have celebrated Valentine’s Day as a family ever since we had our first child. Each year I have fun planning the day, sometimes cooking a big meal sometimes going to a restaurant. Six years ago was one Valentine’s Meal I will never forget because of the breadsticks. I had decided to make heart-shaped breadsticks… [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]
What to do on a rainy day
My oldest declared it “Blue Day” and thus was born our theme for the day. I thought it quite appropriate for the chilly rainy weather. We all donned blue clothes and the kids played upstairs with their blue toys. Then it was time to draw a blue picture and I added to the fun by… [continue reading]
My Dad My Hero
My parents and niece came about a week early to spend Thanksgiving with us and to help me. It was the first day, and I had made potato soup for supper. In my hurry I went ahead and put the potato peelings down the garbage disposal. I usually don’t, but figured that’s what it’s for… [continue reading]
Potato Soup
Potato soup has become one of our comfort foods especially during the Fall and Winter Months. I had been waiting until the weather cooled down before making it. The kids were so excited! Potato soup is one of those foods that I’ve made so often I just dump in the ingredients I have on hand. … [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]
Nebraska Football Gameday Meal 2011
Our menu this year is very similar to last year’s. I thought about making something different, but in the end this meal just cries, “Nebraska!” Runzas French Fries (I actually fried them this year!) Corn on the Cob Big Red Cans of Soda Go Big Red Cake On the day of the first televised game… [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]