Cheesy Mashed Potato Manicotti

January 2, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Dinner Main Courses, Recipes bacon, baking, cheese, cooking, eats, Food, Manicotti, mashed potatoes, Potato, recipes 28 Comments

I am a carb addict. In the past, I have tried Atkins, South Beach, and all of those low carbohydrate diets. While they worked in the beginning, I was never able to stick to them. I love carbs, so why not embrace it. This is the ultimate carbohydrate addict’s meal, carbs stuffed with more carbs. […]

French Toast Balls

December 23, 2013April 16, 2016 Pinparent Breakfast, Recipes baking, bite size, breakfast, cooking, easy, Eating, Food, french toast, quick, recipe, toddler 40 Comments

*Featured image has been updated* Happy Christmas Eve Eve. We are only two days away & it has been a busy & exciting holiday so far. I am thrilled that we have the next few days off together as a family because it is so rare. Yesterday, there was a party for the kids at a […]

Dressing Up Your Meals For the Holidays

December 17, 2013February 28, 2015 Pinparent Christmas, Food Art, Holidays, Recipes baking, candy cane, Christmas, cooking, eats, Food, french toast, Holidays, pancakes, peanut butter, potatoes, recipes, reindeer, sandwich, santa, snowman, spaghetti 9 Comments

I love decorating for the holidays. Nothing fills me up with Yuletide cheer more than surrounding myself with all things Christmas. It is not just the Christmas tree & mantle that gets adorned in our house, our meals get a makeover for the season as well. Don’t let the cookies have all the fun. Here are […]

Taco Crescent Wreath

November 30, 2013February 28, 2015 Pinparent Appetizers, Christmas, Holidays, Recipes baking, Christmas, cooking, crescent, Holidays, recipes, taco, wreath 15 Comments

It is official, we are entering the Christmas season.With Thanksgiving behind us, it is time to take down our turkeys & cornucopias and replace them with stockings & Christmas wreaths. It is also time to break out all our favorite holiday recipes & Christmas crafts. This is a very exciting holiday season for us. Our […]

Saltine Cracker Bark

November 15, 2013February 28, 2015 Pinparent Dessert, Recipes almonds, baking, bark, chocolate, crackers, dessert, Food, Holidays, recipe, saltines, sweets, walnuts, white chocolate 21 Comments

A question was posed to me the other day by a fellow blogger. She asked me “What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish that you cook?” My reply was, it was actually a dessert that was my favorite thing to make. This inspired me to share this recipe with you. With the holidays coming, this is […]

Fun with Fondant

October 24, 2013 Pinparent Recipes baking, cake carving, cake decorating, cakes, fondant, Halloween, pinterest, pumpkins 5 Comments

I have always been fascinated by the art of cake making. It has been something I have wanted to try for a long time but have never mustered up the courage to attempt. The truth is fondant scares me, I have long admired and pinned different cake & cookie creations that I have found, on […]