I’ve been to New Orleans several times. The first was with Nathan when I was pregnant with Princess. The second was for Mom 2.0, where I had my first experience with a John Besh Restaurant. Oh. Em. Gee. I do not say that lightly. Oh. My. Good. Giddy Aunt. If you have an opportunity to…
If you love to cook, if you’re passionate about creating delicious dishes and sharing them with friends and family – you know the importance of good knives. Knives that always perform – that will slice a tomato cleanly and smoothly… Knives that will cut through a fresh loaf of bread without smooshing it beyond belief……
Chipotles in Adobo Sauce are one of my very favorite kitchen staples – smoky, sweet, subtle slow heat… what’s not to love? Add in some honey to balance the slow burn from the chipotles and it’s one of my very favorite flavor combinations. With Labor day coming up and barbecue grills across the country firing…
Wowza! I can’t believe 4 weeks have gone by already – 4 weeks – 4 secret ingredients and 4 recipes with 7 ingredients or less in under 30 minutes! Week One Ingredient: Egg Beater’s Recipe: Individual Spinach and Mushroom Frittattas The verdict: Super Yummy – especially with extra hot sauce for the adults! Week…
I’m really excited, both as a Child Hunger Ends Here Ambassador and a Country Music Fan to tell y’all about this partnership between Little Big Town and ConAgra Foods. Little Big Town is one of our family’s favorite music groups, their song “Pontoon” was our theme song this summer as we tooled around, fished, played…
Sometimes I surprise myself. This Spaghetti Stuffed Garlic Bread recipe is one of those times. When I saw that the final ingredient for the HEB Meal Maker Challenge was Chef Boyardee, I have to admit that I was stumped. It would never have occurred to me to use Chef Boyardee as an ingredient… I started…
This past Sunday, August 19th, members of an Omaha church banded together to feed their community and raise awareness for Child Hunger by trying to break a Guinness World Record. The record they were trying to break – The World Record for most people packing food to feed the hungry. In my opinion, that’s one…
Recently, ConAgra Foods challenged it’s Facebook fans to submit photos as a response to Owl City’s question: “What Surprises You Most About Child Hunger” Owl City took those photos and responses and created a Photo Montage video to go along with their special Child Hunger Ends Here song: Here is Hope. The video can be…
Remember when Princess started Kindergarten? I can’t believe that it’s Monkey’s turn. For the first time, both kids will be in the same school. This will not happen again until Princess is a Senior and Monkey is a Freshman. My brain can’t even comprehend those ages I’m so excited for this school year, so many…
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a Child Hunger Ends Here Ambassador I’ve talked about my trip to the Los Angeles Area Regional Food Bank and meeting Jewel, I’ve talked about Feeding America and I’ve told y’all about the push pin codes on ConAgra products and how each code = 1 meal. I’ve shared statistics…
Here we go! We’re kicking off the first of 4 weeks of recipes with ConAgra Foods and HEB for the 3rd Meal Maker Challenge. This week’s featured ingredient is Egg Beaters. I used Egg Beaters to create these super simple and wonderfully delicious Individual Spinach and Mushroom Frittatas. Each recipe has to include the…
Nearly every grocery cart I pass is filled with pencils and spiral notebooks and squeaky pink erasers. You know what that means, don’t you? It’s Back To School Time again! I’m really excited to announce that I’m partnering with ConAgra Foods and HEB for the THIRD year in a row for their Back To School…