Fast and Fun Breakfast & Brunch Ideas for Kids

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Mar 182013

French Toast and Pancake Recipes for Kids

It always seems that breakfast is one of those meals that is almost always the same. Yogurt and a piece of toast, some scrambled eggs with a couple strips of bacon, pancakes, cereal – whatever it is, I feel like once we find something we enjoy that fills us up for the morning we tend to stick with it. Habit and routine help us get our morning started and keep everyone on schedule.

Every once in awhile, though, it’s nice to break out of the rut and add in some new options. On the weekends we have a bit more time and try things like different breakfast casseroles, omelets, Eggs Benedict, and things like that. But during the week to help add variety, yet still get our picky eater to eat, we sometimes turn to frozen products to help speed up our prep. And because breakfast for us is mostly about getting Bubbles to eat something I really like the “mini” frozen foods, like the new Aunt Jemima Lil’ Griddles. They have mini pancakes, mini blueberry pancakes, and french toast sticks. Continue reading »

Yummy Pie Recipes to Celebrate Pi Day

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Mar 142013

Pie Recipes for Pi Day

Today is March 14th. I know, not really much of an announcement is it? But… it kind of is. Because you can also write the date like 3.14 or even 3/14. When you look at it that way you may recognize those numbers. They are the first three numbers of pi (3.14159, approximately) which is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to it’s diameter (hello, high school geometry, I have not missed you).

I’m sorry if you fell asleep there for a moment. But now let’s wake back up and talk about food! Because pi the number is pronounced the exact same way as pie the food. And pie is delicious. So some creative person in history said “Hey, why don’t we celebrate Pi Day with, you know, pie?” Smart idea!

I have a pie recipe I had hoped to share with you today but Bubbles has kept me quite busy all day and it just didn’t happen. So I’ll have it for you tomorrow or this weekend. In the meantime, however, here are a few yummy pie recipes both from fellow bloggers as well as some Pinterest finds. Continue reading »

Enjoy the College Basketball Tournament with my Madness Munch Recipe!

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Mar 102013

The college basketball tournament will be starting soon and we’re all pretty excited. Hopefully the Cats will manage to sneak in this year (it hasn’t really been the best year for the UK men’s basketball team) so that we can cheer for them. Even if they don’t, we’ll definitely be watching the games.

I don’t know about you but when we watch something special like a once-per-year tournament I like to make special snacks or meals to help celebrate. I wanted to make something that we could eat over the course of a few days so that we could enjoy it during most of the games. So I decided to make “Madness Munch”. Bubbles of course wanted to help – she loves to help me in the kitchen and I love to have the help. This recipe is fast and easy to make and you can customize it to fit the tastes of your family.

Madness Munch Recipe for College Basketball Tournament Viewing Parties

Celebrate National Potato Chip Day on March 14th

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Mar 072013

National Potato Chip day is just around the corner and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to give a little nod to Chef George Crum who is popularly believed to have invented the potato chip as we know it. He was dealing with a finicky customer who complained their fried potatoes were too thick and soggy and kept returning them to the kitchen. Frustrated, Chef Crum cut them as thin as possible, cooked them crisp, and added extra salt. Instead of being angry the customer loved them and they were immediately added to the menu under the name “Saratoga Chips”.

Celebrate Delicious Potato Chips – the #1 Snack Food!

Celebrate National Potato Chip Day with Recipes Using Potato Chips

Quick and Easy Rice & Bean Burrito Recipe

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Mar 052013

While I love to cook for my family from scratch sometimes we need a quick and easy bite that fits into our sometimes-busy schedule. It also needs to taste good and be healthy. And if our “choosy” 2-year-old likes it even better!

The other day we decided to make some homemade quesadillas for dinner and it kind of put us in the mood for a few other Mexican/Tex-Mex dishes. One thing I like about making some of our favorites at home is that we can both customize them to our tastes as well as lighten them up a bit. We really like burritos so I thought why not put together a basic rice and bean burrito recipe?

Burrito Recipe Using Minute Ready to Serve Rice #LoveEveryMinute

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