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 […]

My Picky Toddler Woes & Baked Corn Dog Bites

June 26, 2014March 27, 2016 Pinparent Recipes bake, bites, cook.hot dog, corn dog, dinner, eat, eater, Eating, Food, meals, picky, recipes, supper, toddler, two year old 12 Comments

I hate to sound like a broken record… I know you have heard me complain about this many times…BUT I have to say it again, my daughter is a picky eater. I can’t even imagine the amount of time & food I have wasted trying to get my child to eat a good meal. I […]

Dining Out With Your Toddler

May 21, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Helpful hints & tips, Life, Parenting dining, Eating, family, Food, parenting, restaurants, toddler, two year old 13 Comments

It is Friday night. You are out to a romantic dinner with your main squeeze. You are sipping wine and gazing into each other’s eyes…then suddenly out of nowhere a small head pops up from the booth behind you and tries to hand you a half-eaten roll. Meet my daughter ladies and gentleman. Dining out […]

Preparing For For My First 5K And A Healthy Snack

May 4, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Recipes, Snacks 5k, baking, diet, Eating, energy, exercise, fitness, granola, healthy, peanut butter, recipes, runners, running, snacks, training 12 Comments

Here is a funny tidbit of information about me. I worked as a regional manager for a chain of health clubs for about 10 years, I married a marathon runner and I absolutely hate exercise. Everyone always assumed that I was a health nut. Nope! While my husband is running marathons, I am trying to […]

Chick Pea Burgers

April 13, 2014March 15, 2015 Pinparent Dinner Main Courses, Recipes baking, burgers, chick peas, Eating, falafel, Food, healthy, low fat, meatless, peppers, recipes, vegetarian, water chestnuts 12 Comments

I have a love/hate relationship with food. I love food, but it hates me. If I have one day of bad of eating, my body pays for it for days. I am in the throes of body payback right now. I don’t know when I will learn my lesson. The funny thing is I enjoy […]

Krispie Peanut Butter & Chocolate Balls

April 12, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Dessert, Recipes balls, candy, chocolate, dessert, Eating, Food, peanut butter, recipes, rice krispies 10 Comments

Here is a simple fact of life…women love chocolate. We do! Men do not understand this as much. My husband would prefer a bowl of Doritos, but hand me a piece of chocolate and I am happy. Tonight I had a craving. Why is it when ever you want candy, there is not a piece […]

Mac & Cheese Omelette

March 20, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Breakfast, Recipes breakfast, cheese, Eating, eggs, Food, leftovers, macaroni, omelette, recipes, Velveeta 4 Comments

Let the comfort food continue…When you have a little one at home, it is not always easy to prepare meals. My daughter is pretty good at playing independently, but for some reason as soon as I try to cook or do a household chore, she wants mommy. My time is as precious as my little […]

Pasta La Carbonara

March 19, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Dinner Main Courses, Recipes bacon, comfort, cooking, dinner, Eating, egg, Food, pasta, penne, recipes 12 Comments

Yesterday was an emotional day for me. Not only was it the anniversary of my mother’s passing, but I received a phone call at work from my brother-in-law letting me know that my husband had been in a car accident while on duty. Luckily, my husband left the accident with only a few aches and […]

Sweet Potato Chips

March 13, 2014 Pinparent Recipes baked, baking, chips, cinnamon, Eating, family. toddler, healthy, low fat, paprika, Potato, recipes, snacks, sweet potato 8 Comments

I started a new job a few weeks ago. While I love my new job, it has been quite a change for me. My last job had me on my feet all day. I was used to being on the run. With my new position, I am at a desk more the majority of my […]

Peanut Butter Apple Crisp

March 2, 2014 Pinparent Recipes Apple, baking, cooking, Crisp, dessert, Eating, family, Granny Smith, peanut butter, recipes, sweets 14 Comments

Peanut butter is one of those thing that I think that you can couple with just about anything. I have always loved peanut butter… peanut butter & jelly, peanut butter on celery, peanut butter with bananas & one of my all time favorites peanut butter & apples. If you have never tried it, it may […]