10 Peach Recipes

Fresh fruit is one of my favorite things about Summer. Sadly, when I go to the grocery store for fruit I don’t find fruit that lasts very long. When I read an email asking me if I wanted to review fresh peaches from The Fruit Company I started thinking of all the delicious desserts I … Read more

5 Meal Planning Tips For Busy Parents

Prep Ahead:  Organize your grocery list for each recipe that you intend to prepare. Prepare ingredients earlier in the day, or while you are prepping dinner the night before.  Wrap chopped herbs or aromatics, like garlic and ginger, in damp paper towel in airtight container, and refrigerate.  Then, go straight to cook mode come dinnertime. Freeze It: So … Read more

9 Ways To Make Over Mac & Cheese Cups

I loved Mac & Cheese cups in college and when I lived on my own. Even now they make a quick dinner for the boys when we get home late or have somewhere to be and I realize I need to get dinner ready asap. Target shared this great post with me about 9 ways … Read more

How to Throw a Home Canning Party‏

Summer’s last juicy pickings are still available and fall’s hearty harvest is on the horizon. Stumped about what to do with all this abundant produce? Thanks to Country Woman magazine, you can now celebrate this bounty and enjoy it year-round by throwing your own Home Canning Party! Preserving is all the rage today and it’s something that you … Read more

Quick Breakfast To Go: Banana Cinnamon Waffles {Recipe}

Excerpted from Kitchenability 101: The College Student’s Guide to Easy, Healthy, and Delicious Food by Nisa Burns. Makes one serving. Ingredients 2 whole-grain toaster waffles 2 tbsp peanut butter (or Nutella) ½ banana 1 tsp honey (or agave nectar) ¼ tsp cinnamon Directions Toast the waffles to desired crispness. Spread the peanut butter on one side of … Read more

Happy Memories Of Highchair Meals

When I was asked to write about feeding my children to promote the Happy Family’s “Stories from the Bright Side” campaign, I immediately thought of all the humorous pictures I had of my children in the highchair. You know the kind…the ones teenagers hide before their new girlfriend/boyfriend comes over and the photo albums are pulled … Read more

Chick-fil-A’s New Mocha Cookies & Cream Milkshake {Giveaway}

(Disclosure: I received coupons to try the milkshakes but thoughts are my own.) My favorite place to get a milkshake is Chick-fil-A. I absolutely love their peach flavored shake but I think that flavor might have a run for it’s money after I try their new flavor, Mocha Cookies & Cream. The Mocha Cookies & … Read more

Paul Bunyan’s Cook Shanty {Wisconsin Dells, WI}

One of my favorite Midwest vacation destinations is Wisconsin Dells. I remember going there when I was younger and we would always have breakfast at least one morning at Paul Bunyan’s Cook Shanty. Now that I have kids of my own I knew we had to stop by the restaurant when we went to the … Read more