September 2025

I’m sure you have all heard of the book I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.  But, have you heard of the book I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie?  When we went to the library to find a couple other books, we ran across this book.  I had not heard of […]

Raspberries hold a special place in my heart. When I was little the raspberries grew on the side of our house. I would jump over the side of the front porch to pick. Each time I went out I would come back with a huge bowl! When my kids go to Grandma and Grandpa’s house […]

Strawberry Rocky Road is one of my favorite desserts as a kid…ok, I still really like it! I remember my mom making angel food cake from scratch so many times. Baking it in the oven and then flipping it over on top of an empty glass soda bottle that was kept under the kitchen sink […]

Today’s post really should be named Questions. What does this do? What does that do? It made me feel not very smart. I didn’t have the answers. I think we need to become Alton Brown students  because he is so good at explaining the purpose of each ingredient. I have made this Too Much Chocolate […]

When you are feeding a lot of kids this Tater Tot Casserole is the perfect easy recipe. Kids love tater tots. If they haven’t had them before just say they resemble french fries and they will love them. Keep a bag of tater tots in your freezer and you will be able to make this […]

Have you ever been invited to a dinner party or had unexpected guests? I love this Chocolate Pudding Cake because the ingredients are in my pantry ALL the time. It is such an easy recipe to put together. The only hard part is waiting for an hour to cook.  If you are having fun with […]

  One of the things we love to cook is pasta sauce. We are ALWAYS trying a new marinara or meaty sauce. Giada De Laurentiis has a Marinara Sauce Little Chef A wanted to try.  The first task was to prepare all the vegetables. There is a lot of fine dicing to be done; carrots, […]

Easter is almost here and I want to share these easter bunny crafts that are cute as well as functional. Easy crafts are the best, especially when you are crunched for time. This easter bunny craft can be made within 15 minutes after gathering supplies. Don’t worry most of the supplies are common crafting items. My kids […]

This past week my family has been through quite an ordeal. We went from discovering our Little Chef H, Haley, was having seizures to discovering just a few days later that she has a very large brain tumor and surgery is within 7-10 days. She is a very unique case because she is 2, the […]

When spring hits I start to think ahead to school getting out and the beginning of summer. This year for me it is very different because we recently moved which meant a new school which unfortunately is a year round school. While some of my Little Chefs will still be in school I still have […]

I was giving Haley a horsey ride like I remember my Grandpa doing. “This is the way the lady rides….. all through the town.” She was ok with the lady but when we got to the gentlemen she said her head hurt so we stopped. She did a somersault today and decided that was a […]

Five Little Chefs – Amish White Bread We LOVE warm homemade rolls! I make them quite often; dinner rolls, French Dip rolls, whole wheat rolls.  We needed to bring rolls to Grandma and Grandpa’s house so I thought it was time to let my Little Chefs tackle this recipe., Amish White Bread. The first instruction […]

Zucchini Parmesan Crisps seemed like a great recipe to try. We often see something similar to this at a restaurant and we enjoy them. I loved the idea of baking rather then frying because it is more healthy. I also liked this recipe because my Little Chefs can do everything on their own, except handling […]

Easy Chicken Burritos has become a favorite go to recipe. Sports season has begun and we are running after school every night to at least 2 activities. Dinner has to be easy and fast! This is a super easy burrito recipe because it uses a frozen blend of corn and black beans as well as […]