I love Christmas. We always gather together as a family – which as the oldest of 8 children and mother of 4 (with one of the way) is a lot of family! We laugh. We tear open packages. We eat. The only downside is that my parents don’t usually keep my favorite drinks on [...]
Mom’s Night Out with Ragu – Plus $150 Giveaway!
October 30, 2011 By 263 Comments
This week I had the opportunity to host a party for our homeschool group’s Mom’s Night Out event, sponsored by Ragu as part of my Mom’s The Word on Dinner relationship with them. It was a blessing to be able to put together a really fun evening out for the half-dozen moms who made it [...]
Food Presents Make Great Office Gifts
October 5, 2011 By
When we work beside people day in and day out, we might only think we know them. At Christmas, it becomes all too clear that we don’t really know them at all. One thing is for sure: Everyone loves to eat! This year, give cheap Christmas presents to your co-workers that they’ll love. I’ve always [...]
Family Night: Gluten Free Chicken Taco Bowls
September 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
My kids always have the most fun with dinner when they are able to create their own meal. Tonight, I was not in the mood to cook, nor was I in the mood to fight with my picky eater to try to convince him to eat something other than his favorite thing- bread. For about [...]
Protein-Packed Lunch Box Items: Scotch Eggs
September 2, 2011 By
Scotch eggs look like small tennis balls but are packed with protein and are very popular as a snack or lunch item in Britain. They are readily available in British supermarkets and are a standard item on pub and café menus throughout Britain (except Wimbledon during the tennis tournament). In the USA, this tasty snack [...]
Use Your Leftovers with a Spaghetti Pepperoni Pizza Bake
August 30, 2011 By
Eating your leftovers instead of throwing them away is a good use of your budget, but you don’t always want to have spaghetti two nights in a row! Use up your remaining noodles and sauce by adding just a few more ingredients for Spaghetti Pepperoni Pizza Bake. Ingredients: 1/2 lb to 1 lb spaghetti (whatever [...]
Crumble-Topped Fruit Cobbler – A Simple Recipe to Make With Your Kids
August 25, 2011 By
In this recipe, the normal pastry or biscuit topping is replaced with crumble topping. When trying to occupy children when the weather is bad, this is a simple way of entertaining them making a dessert that will vanish in moments. Crumble is a hands-on recipe without a lot of mess because all you need is [...]
Stoveless Tomato Sauce
August 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
With September just around the corner, I have been craving my favorite fall recipes. However, the last few weeks of summer heat are sweltering, and I don’t want to heat up my stove too often when it’s already so hot outside. Luckily, I have devised a solution. After much experimentation, I have found a way [...]
How to Make Crumble Fruit Pie – Simple Recipes to Make With Your Kids
August 18, 2011 By
Crumble is a very popular topping for fruit pies and cobbler style desserts in Britain and is very easy to make. Using proprietary ingredients, your kids can help you make a super dessert in moments. Crumble is essentially very sweet flavored pastry dough unmoistened so that it keeps its crumb consistency. No special tools are [...]
How To Make A ‘Magic’ Coconut Cake With Your Kids
August 11, 2011 By
This is a fun project for when the weather is too wet or too hot for your kids to play outside and you want to find them something constructive and educational to do. Magic Coconut Cake is a classic Welsh dessert that is made like a cake but, during baking, the cake batter separates into [...]
