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Valentine’s Day Meals: 5 Course Family Dinner

Valentine’s Day 2011 (Our Family Celebration) Breakfast: Krispy Kreme heart shaped donuts.  Does it get any better than this? Lunch: It was Faith’s idea to have a Pink, Purple, and Red meal. This meal was only mildly successful.  I had a really hard time finding purple food.  The only things I could think of were… [continue reading]

28 Comments Filed Under: Faith, Grace, Joy, Kids, Little Jason Tagged: cooking, menus, Valentine's Day

Valentine Sandwiches and Bread Pudding

This is what I made the kids for lunch February 4th.  All of you health nuts–look away.  I called the kids to come eat.  The looks on their faces and the excited chatter did wonderful things for this mama’s heart!  I simply used a cookie cutter to make the heart shapes from slices of homemade… [continue reading]

18 Comments Filed Under: Faith, Kids Tagged: cooking, kids, Valentine's Day

Cheesy Hamburger and Pasta Skillet

This has become a recent favorite at our house. 7-8 oz noodles 1 pounds ground beef (previously fried with onions and green peppers) 4 oz Velveeta processed cheese cut into cubes 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon corn starch… [continue reading]

16 Comments Filed Under: Food Tagged: cooking

Quick and Easy Tex-Mex Taco Bowl Recipe

This is my go to  recipe when I need to come up with a meal fast.  It’s perfect also because it’s one of the few meals that everyone likes. (I keep ground beef fried with onions and green peppers frozen in baggies by the pound.  So all I have to do is thaw 1 pound… [continue reading]

10 Comments Filed Under: Food Tagged: cooking

Holiday Jalapeno Cream Cheese Ball Recipe

My sister Miriam made this one Christmas when I was in high school and I think I’ve made it every year since then.  When I made it for Jason, he loved it and it’s one of the kid’s favorite holiday foods too. Mix together: 2 8oz packages cream cheese 6 slices (Carl Budding) Beef lunch… [continue reading]

15 Comments Filed Under: Food Tagged: cooking, recipe

Christmas Tree Decorating Party

This is our annual tradition, usually right around December 1st. Our day began with none other than Krispy Kreme snowman donuts. Then the kids watched Christmas cartoons while I took all of my Christmas things out of hiding and worked on our party food.  The variety was decidedly less than usual, but it was all… [continue reading]

17 Comments Filed Under: Kids, My Man Tagged: Christmas, cooking, husband, kids, menus, Moms

Our Family Favorite Sweet Potato Recipe

Our favorite dish at Thanksgiving or Christmas, hands down, is the sweet potatoes, and this is our family’s favorite recipe. I’ve since learned that some people call this Sweet Potato Souffle, but whatever the name it’s so good! I honestly did not like sweet potatoes–at all, until I tried these.  Now it’s what I most… [continue reading]

13 Comments Filed Under: Food Tagged: cooking

Happy Thanksgiving with a Free Laugh from Me!

I started my Thanksgiving meal preparations last night.  I make a fresh cranberry waldorf salad recipe that I got from my sister Sara.  I was rinsing the cranberries with my four-year-old daughter Grace watching. “Can I have one?” she asked. I almost said no, but then I pictured the fun it would be to watch… [continue reading]

20 Comments Filed Under: Grace, Kids Tagged: cooking, daughters, funny, kids, menus

Mexican Snack of Fruit with Chile

Here is a snack that I loved to eat when I was little in  Mexico.  I always get strange looks when I eat this snack, but it is oh so good.  I used apples today, but it is good on any fruit.  At home I just cut up an apple and dip it in Trechas… [continue reading]

6 Comments Filed Under: Food Tagged: cooking, Mexican, snack

The Kids Make Pumpkin Shortbread Dessert

I am not the best mom at including the kids when I’m cooking, so I try to set aside times for them to cook or bake.  Today I got everything ready when they were in their rooms for quiet time.   I told them quiet time was over with a, “Hurry and clean your room.  We’re… [continue reading]

10 Comments Filed Under: Food, Kids Tagged: cooking, kids

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