Design Your Own Gingerbread House

November 13, 2016November 15, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts arts, baking, Christmas, cooking, crafts, decorate, design, draw, gingerbread, Holidays, house, kids, winter Leave a comment

Every year, we bake and make a gingerbread house. This year would be no different. We baked for two days straight, making batch after batch of gingerbread for our house. *This post contains affiliate links* Our gingerbread house is going to be a replica of our house and ended up being a larger undertaking than we […]

Gingerbread Christmas Tree

November 23, 2014November 1, 2016 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Food Art, Holidays, Recipes baking, candy, Christmas, cookie cutters, cooking, crafting, decorate, eat, family, Food, gingerbread, Holidays, motherhood, parenting, toddler, tree 12 Comments

I realize that it is not even Thanksgiving yet. It’s not that I have anything against Thanksgiving because I have a lot to be thankful for, but I am overjoyed for this upcoming Christmas season. I understand that most do not like how early the holidays seem to come more & more each year, but […]

Cinnamon Sugar Crescent Pretzels

November 22, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Breakfast, Dessert, Recipes baking, cinnamon, cooking, crescent, eat, family, Food, motherhood, parenting, pretzel, recipes, snacks, sugar, sweet, toddler 6 Comments

Cookie monster is to cookies as my daughter is to Play-doh. She just can’t get enough of it. Her favorite of all Play-Doh creations is crafting baked goods. She makes cakes & cookies and asks mommy to join in as well. I got creative the other day and made Play-Doh pretzels. This got a giggle out […]

Mashed Potato Puffs

September 23, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Appetizers, Recipes appetizer, bacon, baking, chesse, crescents, eat, Food, leftovers, mashed, potatoes, puffs, recipes, side dish, toddler 9 Comments

A couple of weeks ago there was a sale on 10 pound bags of potatoes at the grocery store. I typically only buy half of that, but since the 10 pounder was cheaper than the 5, it was a no-brainer. 10 pounds of potatoes is a lot, even for a potato lover like me. There […]

Lessons From The Kitchen

August 28, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Learning Tools activities, baking, cooking, family, learning, parenting, teaching, tips, toddler, two year old 18 Comments

I always found it humorous that children love doing the things that we as adults hate to do & vice versa. They fight naps & taking a baths while these are things that I dream about. Doing dishes & sweeping the floor are not my favorite activities in the world, but yet my daughter can’t […]

Crescent Roll Breakfast Muffins

August 3, 2014March 15, 2015 Pinparent Breakfast, Recipes baking, bite-sized, breakfast, broccoli, cooking, crescent, Eating, eggs, family, ham, kids, mini, muffins, parenting, picky, recipes 8 Comments

The battle at mealtime continues… Here are few funny things about my daughter and food. She will not eat a plate of macaroni because she says it is disgusting but she will dip Frosted Flakes in ranch dressing and tell me “Mmmm Mmmmm, it is so delicious.” She boycotts certain foods because she says they […]

Granola Balls

July 12, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Recipes, Snacks baking, chocolate, cookies, cooking, Food, granola, healthy, honey, oats, recipes, snacks, sweet, toddler 5 Comments

I have a sweet tooth problem. Like most women I know, I love chocolate. I would eat it all the time if I could, but alas, not only am I not supposed to eat a lot of sweets, it is not exactly kind on the waistline. One thing that helps me get my chocolate fix […]

Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon Bread Crumbs

May 24, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Dinner Main Courses, Recipes bacon, baking, breadcrumbs, cheese, comfort, cooking, eat, Food, macaroni, recipes, shells 13 Comments

They say “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” This could very well be true & the fastest way to get there is with a strip of bacon. I don’t know what is about guys & bacon, but I don’t think I have ever met a man yet that didn’t love it, […]

Maple Nut Granola Bars

May 19, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Recipes, Snacks baking, breakfast, Food, granola, healthy, maple, nuts, oats, recipes, snacks 10 Comments

I am going through a huge granola kick right now. I can not stop making it & eating it. I started making it as a healthy snack alternative & also for some added energy while I train for my 5K & now I am hooked. I just finished off my last batch & wanted to […]

Maple & Swiss Turkey Meatballs

May 6, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Appetizers, Dinner Main Courses, Recipes appetizers, baking, cocktail, cooking, dinner, Food, ground turkey, maple, meals, meatballs, picky eaters, recipes, supper, swiss cheese, syrup, toddler 10 Comments

As you all well know, my daughter is a picky eater. There are very few things that I put in front of her that she will eat. We have our old standbys that usually work. For breakfast french toast balls or nanna’s pancakes are a sure fire hit. For lunch a basic cheese sandwich with […]