April 2021

Plans worked out that I was able to take Haley to her MRI alone. If the baby became hungry before we returned Jeremy would give him a bottle. If that didn’t go well they would meet me at the hospital to feed him. At this point we were happy the hospital was only 10 minutes […]

It is fruit season and we love to eat many varieties fresh, but we have also been finding other ways to incorporate fruit. We ALWAYS have tortillas in our freezer. We like buying the uncooked kind. We take only one package out of the freezer to defrost and use at a time. Sometimes we cook […]

I love quick side dishes so when we saw Corn Saute from Melissa D’Arabian we wanted to give it a try. The recipe does call for red peppers but because the green are half the price we opted for those. I do agree the red would add some much needed color to the completed dish. […]

  My Little Chefs have been desperately wanting to make their own recipes! We came up with the idea to make Dessert Quesadillas. Somehow it turned into we are doing Chopped at our home and the secret ingredient is tortillas. They wanted me to get out ingredients and then call them into the kitchen to […]

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We first had this Warm Summer Squash Salad about two summers ago. We really enjoy the taste of balsamic vinegar. When our gardens are producing A LOT of summer squash we get tired of the same recipe. This is a great alternative with a strong balsamic vinegar flavor. The first step is to cut the […]

Chicken is always in our freezer. I love a quick chicken recipe that I can make at a moments notice. There are always days when nothing goes right and its dinner time in 30 minutes and nothing is planned. This chicken recipe has common ingredients; chicken, orange juice concentrate, honey, salt and pepper. It takes […]

Do you ever have a party and want something new to drink? We wanted to find a recipe we haven’t tried before. Aileen’s Punch was rated highly on Allrecipes so we decided to see how we liked it. This recipe is easy to prepare. Any Little Chef can execute this recipe with the help of […]

School has started for us and with two Little Chefs gone all day Little Chef D is desperate to do something fun just with Mom especially when Little Chef H is taking a nap. We made Chocolate Nectarine Burritos for an afternoon snack. When Little Chef D saw more nectarines available to eat she wanted […]

Since we love French Toast so much we decided to try another new variation! Almond French Toast has a few more steps then other versions so this recipe is for the intermediate Little Chef. The first step is to toast the almonds. In a small saucepan add the almonds and stir them frequently for 5 […]

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  Whenever we watch cooking shows and they make desserts they usually have beautiful sauces to compliment the main part. It doesn’t look that hard to make so we decided to give it a try for the first time ever! We found these mango and kiwi sauce recipes within a dessert recipe. We always need […]

This time of the year when the weather starts warming up I begin thinking about summer. One way to get ready for summer is to focus again on good nutrition. To celebrate National Nutrition month my family is consuming Eat Smart’s Gourmet Vegetable seven unique salad kits. All look amazing and taste very different…I know because […]