Chicken Cordon Bleu Risotto

February 14, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Dinner Main Courses, Recipes chicken, chicken cordon bleu, cooking, dinner, eat, Food, ham, recipe, rice, risotto, supper, swiss cheese 18 Comments

I recently discovered that my little girl loves ham. It was an amazing discovery considering that she does not eat anything. Mommy wanted to make a family dish tonight using ham in hopes that my little picky eater would gobble it up. Did it work? Join us for dinner & see. Chicken Cordon Bleu Risotto […]

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes

February 6, 2014 Pinparent Recipes breakfast, chips, chocolate, cooking, Eating, healthy, oatmeal, pancakes, recipes, wheat 12 Comments

My experimentations with wheat flour continue. Trying to cut refined flours out of my diet has sometimes been a challenge. It has been 7 months since my attack of Pancreatitis & with switching to whole grains, eliminating red meats & fried foods, I have lost 25 pounds. I do still get a craving for my sweets […]

Nutella Filled Crescent Hearts

January 31, 2014 Pinparent Holidays, Recipes, Uncategorized baking, chocolate, cooking, crescent, dessert, eat, hazelnuts, Nutella, recipes, Valentine's Day 17 Comments

Nutella is such a wonderful thing. I want to find the person that invented the delicious nutty spread & give them a giant kiss. It is guilty pleasure of mine. I have been known to just sit there with the jar & a spoon and indulge in the sweet treat right out of the jar. […]

Shepherd’s Pie Soup

January 29, 2014March 15, 2015 Pinparent Dinner Main Courses, Recipes cheese, cold, cooking, corn, dinner, eat, family, Potato, recipes, shepherd's pie, sick, soup 19 Comments

I don’t know where you all live, but where we are, it is freezing. With the cold New England weather also comes the flu, colds & an assortment of other fun viruses to bounce back and forth around our home. My husband & daughter have been sick all week. The menu this week has been […]

Healthy Peanut Butter & Jelly Wheat Muffins

January 23, 2014 Pinparent Recipes baking, breakfast, cooking, Eating, Food, jelly, muffins, peanut butter, toddler 23 Comments

Conversation with my recently turned 2 year old daughter during breakfast this morning… Mai: Mama, jelly. Me: You want jelly on your cinnamon bun? Mai: Yes! I spread a little jelly on her bun Mai: Mama, more jelly…biiiigg jelly Me: There is no more jelly baby Mai: Jelly at the store I break down in […]

Crunchy Soy Sauce and Ginger Chickpeas

January 22, 2014March 1, 2015 Pinparent Recipes, Snacks chickpeas, cooking, diet, Eating, Food, ginger, healthy, low fat, recipes, roasted, snacks, soy sauce 16 Comments

One of my biggest diet issues has always been that I am a huge snacker. My husband is a snacker, our 2 year old little girl is a snacker. It makes it very difficult to stay on track when bags of Doritos and Skittles are being passed around. Roasted chickpeas are a healthy crunchy alternative […]

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 […]