Peanut Butter & Jelly Pancakes

September 8, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Breakfast, Recipes breakfast, cooking, family, Food, jelly, pancakes, peanut butter, picky, recipes, toddler, two year old 12 Comments

Breakfast is definitely my favorite meal of the day. I love eggs, french toast, hash, home fries & pancakes. I am getting hungry just thinking about it. The best thing about breakfast is our daughter also loves it. It is the one meal that I can usually count on her eating. I will admit that […]

Our Sunday Menu – Toddler Victories & Failures

August 25, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Breakfast, Dinner Main Courses, Recipes bake, bananas, breakfast, casserole, chicken, corn, dinner, eat, family, Food, kids, lunch, Mexican, Nutella, pancakes, peppers, picky, recipes, rice, supper, taco, toddler 6 Comments

There are some things in parenthood that do not make sense to me. The most recent in a long line of things that puzzle me is this, you have all heard me cry & whine over what a difficult eater our daughter is, then how do you explain this… If the daily battle with my […]

Fruity Pebbles Pancakes

August 17, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Breakfast, Recipes breakfast, family, Food, fruity pebbles, kid friendly, kids, meltdown, pancakes, parenting, recipes, toddler, two year old 14 Comments

Most mornings I have a hard time leaving the house to go to work. I love the mornings in our home, our daughter will wake up & I will hear her sweet little voice calling out to us. “Mama, Dada, I awake.” I will go into her room and see that sweet smiling face & […]

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 […]

Macaroni & Cheese Bites With Ham

July 13, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Appetizers, Recipes baked, cooking, eater, Food, ham, macaroni & cheese, parenting, picky, recipes, toddler, two year old 2 Comments

Being a working mom, it is hard to be away from my daughter all day. It is a struggle for me to walk out that door every morning. If I am lucky I get to see her wake before I walk out the door. Most evenings I do not return home until almost 6 pm. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake Sandwiches

May 26, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Dessert, Recipes cheesecake, desserts, frozen, recipes, sandwiches, strawberry, sweet, treats, whipped, whipped cream 6 Comments

My obsession with cheesecake inspired desserts continues. Since the warm weather is here, I opted for a frozen cheesecake treat. These are easy to make and oh so delicious. Ingredients: 15 full graham crackers 2 packages of softened cream cheese 1 tub of Cool Whip 2 cups of strawberries (cleaned, stemed & sliced small) 1 […]

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, […]

Banana Rice Pudding

May 23, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Dessert, Recipes banana, cooking, dessert, eat, Food, healthy, low fat, pudding, recipes, rice 5 Comments

Rice, rice, baby!! We love rice in our house. We love it so much that we own not one, but two rice cookers. When my mother was still alive, God rest her soul, she would buy me a fifty pound bag of rice every year along with my favorite soy sauce. When you have that […]