In the Kitchen

My kids love helping cook dinner and they really love when we do theme nights: Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday and Stir-Friday. Of course, you can probably guess that our favorite is Taco Tuesday, because, you know, tacos! Did you know that today just so happens to be National ...read more

We're down to the wire. In less than a week, it'll be CHRISTMAS! My kids are beyond excited. One of our favorite family traditions through the holiday season is baking. Lots and lots of baking. We bake for our school, our local military base, our neighbors, our family and ...read more

Moms always get breakfast in bed on Mother's Day, so why not serve donuts to Dad on Father's Day? We thought it was a cute idea, so we made a DIY painted mug to serve Dad his coffee in on Father's Day. Check out this simple tutorial and get our easy donut recipe at the bottom ...read more

I love enjoying a glass of wine with a good meal or cozying up with a good book and relaxing with a glass after the kids are in bed. Uncork a new bottle and pamper the wine loving Mamas this Mother's Day with our fabulous wine finds in our Mother's Day Wine Lovers Shopping Guide. ...read more

The holidays are here, and we're been enjoying all the seasonal eats and treats. To mix things up, we recently opened our Oktoberfest flavor kit from RawSpiceBar. Inside were 3 packages of spices to make your own German inspired dinner for the family. Of course, we cooked it all ...read more

The countdown to the Super Bowl is on! T-minus one week and two days! If you're reading this post, I bet you're starting to get excited. Cheering on your favorite team takes a lot of energy. You can "tackle your hunger" with our Super Bowl Nacho Bar complete with Bacon Chile ...read more

As a busy mom and with the cooler weather approaching it's a great time to pull out the crockpot. There is something satisfying about coming home to a hot and ready dinner. Balancing work, homework and after school activities, life can get chaotic. We still want to feed our ...read more

We usually have a good supply of red wine on hand in our home, but I try to have a more diverse variety stocked on our shelves and in our fridge as we approach the holidays. I like to have bottle of something fizzy and fancy chilled should we find ourselves having an impromptu ...read more

Trying to spice up your nightly dinner menu? I've been getting spices and recipes delivered monthly to me through an awesome subscription box company called Raw Spice Bar. It's so easy to get in the habit of making the same go-to recipes over and over. I'll be honest, my menu ...read more

I have discovered The Zen of Slow Cooking! I've seen lots of posts floating around out there with people sharing their word of the year. That got me thinking, what could my word of the year be? The only word that kept popping in my head was focus. Some days my life feels ...read more

The holidays are over. It's a new year! And with the New Year, comes new resolutions. It's a well-known fact that the number one resolution people make is about their weight and health. It's my New Year's resolution this year too! If you're one of those people who are trying to ...read more

I don't know about you, but for me, making a family dinner doesn't consist of multiple meals for each person. I'm no short-order cook and everyone has to eat whatever it is I make. There are those days, of course, when I want to make something healthy but am too exhausted to ...read more

The autumnal season and I have been in love for quite some time. I have a penchant for the pumpkin, apple, and cinnamon flavors. With the fall, comes delicious and fresh applesauce, and after having so much in my house, I wanted to come up with unique ways to use it. Here are ...read more

It's starting to transition to fall, and that means apple-picking season is upon us. Driving to the local orchard is one of our family's favorite fall traditions. We load up the car and head to Apple Annie's to spend a cool fall morning picking apples and tasting all the apple ...read more

It's that time of year when you're gathering all the best products you can find to ready your child for back to school. From fashion to supplies, the list seems like it is ever growing. But never fear! There are ways to get your children excited to get back in the school routine ...read more

Today, we're frosting our glasses, cracking open our favorite A&W root beer, creating root beer floats, and getting ready to celebrate National Root Beer Float Day (tomorrow, August 6th) with our kids! A root beer float is a classic treat that instantly takes me back to my ...read more

We're big strawberry fanatics in this house... I make strawberries and cream as a breakfast treat almost every morning (it's just strawberries tossed in low-fat sour cream, skim milk, and bit of sugar or Stevia—delish!) My three-year-old will always choose a plain scoop of ...read more

Turn it up a notch this Saturday (or Taco Tuesday!) with a Spicy Tequila Sunrise. We love eating Mexican inspired foods around here. It probably helps that, because we live in Arizona, we are close to the Mexican border. My neighbors make tamales year round and prickly pear ...read more

My seven year old is getting more and more ambitious in the kitchen. She always wants to help me prepare breakfast or dinner and often times I set up little jobs for her to help me with. She's becoming more confident in the kitchen and I'm loving it. I knew it was time to ...read more

Blood oranges are one of my favorite citrus fruits. I feel in love with them during a vacation to Sardinia a few years ago. We had fresh blood orange juice every morning for breakfast. Luckily for me they are currently in season. They have such a pretty bright crimson color ...read more

Kids are naturally curious so why not engage their curiosity and encourage them to be involved in the kitchen. We know that putting a meal on the table for a family can be challenging and the last thing you want to do is take the time to have your kids help out in the kitchen. ...read more

It’s New Year’s Eve and the holiday season is coming to an end. It can be hard for kids (and kids at heart!) to wind down and face reality: winter, work, chores, and school. The holly jolly carefree days are over—time to take down the tree and embrace new beginnings. It’s ...read more

I am not a chef. Like, it’s a miracle that I get dinner on my children’s plate each night. And if I’m being totally honest, it’s usually one of three options: pasta with red sauce, chicken nuggets and broccoli, or, um, PB&J sandwiches. I have two kids, a job, and a million ...read more

While we are already halfway through Hanukkah (how did that happen so fast?), it's never too late to start a new holiday tradition. These products from Kiwi Crate and Foodstirs might inspire a few festive ideas and bring you and your family even closer together. Kiwi Crate has ...read more

National Farmer's Market Week is August 2nd to 8th, and we celebrated early with a trip to our local Farmer's Market with the kids. Today, we're sharing how much we love our Farmer's Market, as well as a yummy and fresh recipe, made with our Farmer's Market goodies! I'm just ...read more

Nothing quite tastes like summer as much as s'mores! As one of the most defining flavors and experiences of summer, Hershey's Milk Chocolate, marshmallows and graham crackers have brought families together for decades! While we love these fun s'mores recipes, we also like the ...read more

If you are the parent of a picky eater you know how difficult it can be to get them to eat, let alone get them to eat foods that are good for them. With a child that will only eat peas as a vegetable I find it difficult to create vegetable variety for the remaining members of our ...read more

Set the scene for some summer entertaining with these red, white and blue nautical finds from T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. The nautical theme is very trendy this summer. Everyone wants to feel like they are setting sail on an adventure and why not?! I'd love to be on a boat enjoying ...read more

It's probably no surprise that during the summer and on the weekends, the focus shifts to spending more time as a family. Just on Saturday and Sunday alone families spend four times more time together than they do during the weekdays. With my kids out of school, summer gives me ...read more

May 15, 2015 is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. What better way to bond over the start of the weekend than getting in the kitchen and whipping up a batch of the most delectable chocolate chip cookies with a few of your favorite people? This super easy, and quick recipe uses ...read more