Do you remember your first teacher? How about the first teacher to make a difference in your life? I remember both. I have a unique perspective. My mom was an elementary school teacher. I grew up in an elementary school, early summer and late summer meant the smell of chalk dust, freshly washed blackboards, the…
Hard to believe that Six Weeks have come and gone and the Meal Maker Challenge is over! Over the past 6 weeks I’ve shared some recipes to make back to school lunches, snacks and meals easier, I’ve given some HEB/ConAgra goodie packs away and I’ve challenged myself and y’all to use more coupons. Let’s re-cap:…
Today’s Easy Diced Tomato Pasta Sauce recipe is a quick and easy dinner recipe perfect for busy school nights. Holy Cow! It’s week 4 already!!! Where has the time gone? Well, between Monkey’s First Day of Pre-School, Final Back To School Shopping, Meet the Teacher Night for Princess, the crazy blog disappearance of 2010 and…
[donotprint] Crispy Skin, insanely juicy insides, bursting with juice and flavor, a hint of spice from the mustard, a subtle bit of savory heat from the cumin and a whole ton of juicy deliciousness from the combination of ingredients; this chicken is easily the most amazing roast chicken that I’ve ever eaten, much less made….
Remember when I told y’all about that cookbook that I have a recipe being published in? The one where I urged y’all to sign up for the weekly recipe e-mails and hinted at a giveaway? Well, that day is here! My recipe: Grown Up Fruit Salad is the featured recipe this week!!!!!! Hurry, go to…
No, seriously. Today, June 24th is National Bomb Pop Day! You know Bomb Pops; the cherry, lime and blue raspberry favorite from the ice cream truck! Yep, today is their day! In honor of National Bomb Pop day, Blue Bunny sent me a cooler packed with dry ice (which entertained my kids for hours thankyouverymuch!)…
Do you and your spouse have a date night? Seriously, do you? Nathan and I don’t have a set date night. Between kickball, work, traveling, PTA, fundraisers, kickball, girl scouts, work etc… etc… etc… it seems like we can hardly fit a night at home together, much less a date night. A few weeks ago…
I love playing with Picnik. I got my first taste of Picnik about a year and a half ago when VDog gave me a code for a Premium Subscription and I was immediately hooked. I use it for editing, playing with and adding a watermark to 98% of my pictures that I post on…
Do I have your attention? Wipe the drool off your keyboard, I’ll wait 🙂 A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to accompany some amazing women to the Kraft Kitchens in Chicago That building up there.. Massive. The building behind it that houses the Kitchens and the Kraft Store.. BEYOND AWESOME! The day that…
When someone says Tea around here, they’re talkin’ sweet. Possibly even with some fresh mint and sliced lemons. Down here in Texas, tea is sweetened and served cold. So, when I was offered some Tazo Tea flavors to try and a recipe book… well, you can guess which of those things piqued my interest :-). …
We’ve reached the end of the Two Week’s with Sam’s and Kraft and my Two Week Dinner Planner if you’re just tuning in you can read Post 1 here and Post 2 here. There were some definite wins and meals that will be returning to our kitchen table, too. Nathan and I agree that the…
A hot ooey, gooey, melty bowl of delicious creamy mac and cheese. Heavenly and an ultimate part of American Childhood, right? Think back to your childhood, whether it was the super classic blue box, or the newer shells, spirals etc… macaroni and cheese is as much a part of our culture, childhood, memories as hot…