10 Frozen Foods to Keep in Your Freezer

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Over the past year I’ve shared some of my most favorite freezer foods and thought now would be a great time to recap.  I keep these items on hand for days that I don’t feel like cooking, don’t have time to cook, have a house full of teenagers, and to have tasty treats for anyone… [Continue Reading]

Mental Preparation for Baking a Dozen Cakes

Stouffer's Lasagna

Yesterday, I was early preparing my list for our Fall Festival cake walk.  Since my oldest is a junior, I get the pleasure of making at minimum of 12 cakes for the cake walk.  Each junior parent is asked to do this.  That’s a lot of cakes!  My plans are to mix it up with… [Continue Reading]

No Milk and Lunch for Two

Steak Gorgonzola from Stouffer's Sautes for Two

I was craving oatmeal this morning but I only like it using milk vs water.  Since I had no milk, I chose to eat a whole wheat bagel with a very tasty low fat jam. I threw in a banana too just because I thought having some fruit would be a good way to start… [Continue Reading]

Supper is Served Mom!

mother's day son cooking

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]

Food from My Nestle Visit

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I know, you’re saying, “Gah, where are all the recipes??”.  I’m sorry, I’m swamped at the moment and haven’t had time to get anything prepared.  I promise I’ll catch up and get back to normal soon.  In the mean time, enjoy some good food that was served to us during our trip to Stouffer’s, which… [Continue Reading]

Let’s Fix Dinner and Bring Families Together!

letsfixdinner

Last week, I had the chance to attend a Stouffer’s event  in Ohio.  The goal was to learn more about bringing families together at the dinner table and engaging in conversation with our kids. Did you know that families who sit at the table to eat, have teens that are less likely to do drugs? … [Continue Reading]