Glad to Give – Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, What is Your Recipe for Giving? ($500 Contest)

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GLAD is a proud supporter of Cookies for Kids with Cancer and when they asked me if I wanted to participate in a Recipe for Giving Contest, there was no way I was going to say no.  Having lost a relative at such a young age due to cancer, the cause is close to my… [Continue Reading]

Freschetta Pizza in the House!

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Maybe it’s because I’m lazy but we try to have pizza once a week, usually during family movie night.  Because we are headed to graduation tomorrow and I didn’t want to make a mess in the kitchen, we had pizza today.  Now I’ve tried a lot of pizza from the freezer section but have never… [Continue Reading]

Preorder Cake Pops by Bakerella

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We all know Bakerella and if you don’t, oh my how you have been missing out.  She has an amazing talent to create fun, beautiful pieces of art with food.  Just one word of caution, don’t use any of her photos as your desktop background or you’ll never get anything done! Her new cookbook, Cake… [Continue Reading]

Keep Cool in the Summer Heat with Ice Cream!

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Today was ONLY 97 degrees and with the humidity, probably much hotter than that!  The best way to cool off, besides taking a swim (and you ain’t gonna see me in a swimsuit), is to eat some ice cream!!  With a toddler and two teens, I’m sure you can understand why our freezer is jam… [Continue Reading]

Late Night Snack

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This is what happens when ALL my emails are bouncing back to people and I haven’t received not one email for over two days. I eat. ugh. Yes, it’s midnight but that’s what stress does to you.

Quick and Easy Chocolate Banana Pie Topped with Whip Cream

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Pies happen to be one of my most favorite desserts but so many pies call for long cooking times in the oven.  With the Summer heat upon us, I try to find recipes with little oven cooking time and that often need refrigeration to keep everyone cool.  I have a few favorites and this is… [Continue Reading]

Around the Table with Five

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I’m super busy at the moment so for now, you get to see fabulous finds from other food blogs!  Enjoy and have a great day! My favorite is Cat’s Cake…I think Wilton would be proud don’t ya think? You MUST go read the entire post.  Great stuff! Up next is Shaina’s Grilled Artichokes.  I remember… [Continue Reading]

Supper is Served Mom!

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My Mother’s Day was wonderful. I spent it shopping and eating out with my SIL’s family, taking flowers to my MIL’s grave, a chat telling my mom “I love you”, and spending the rest of the evening at home with my own boys. My husband bought me beautiful yellow roses and waited on me all… [Continue Reading]

Wilsonart Countertops Down to Five, Need Your Opinion! (Part Two)

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As mentioned in my previous countertop post, Wilsonart HD is giving my kitchen a makeover with new countertops!  I had your help in the last round and went with the top five choices that everyone picked, including my favorite, which I won’t tell you,  and now need your help in this round. It’s down to… [Continue Reading]

Baking with Mom Contest Entries

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These are submissions from the Baking with Mom Photo Contest. If you haven’t entered, you should!! Will update as entries come in! 1. From household6diva with “Madeline“ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Audrey from Momgenerations with “Henry and Mommy“ About the photo: I have 4 sons… I never get alone time with just 1 of them. A few… [Continue Reading]

ZipList Online Recipe Box and Shopping Tool Goes Mobile

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Since I haven’t talked about ZipList here yet, let me first tell you what it is.  ZipList is a free shopping list management tool for you and your family members.  It’s a recipe box and meal planner and it has now gone mobile.  I’m pretty excited about having this online recipe box myself and even… [Continue Reading]

Baking with Mom Moments Photo Contest

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Have you seen my post where Truett helps me bake a ton of cupcakes?  I LOVE cooking and baking with my kids, always have.  Even if it’s just them helping me stir something or grabbing a potato and handing it to me, it’s all special because they are moments between me and them. I want… [Continue Reading]