Parenting

A 7th Birthday (Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake)

As a food blogger, I have…let’s say, a “reputation” to uphold. When I host a dinner party, people expect the food to be good. When I bake something for a bake sale people anticipate that I’ll bring something tasty to share. When my kid has a birthday, the assumption is that she will have a [...]

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Online Recipes, Parenting · Tagged With: 7 year old, baking, birthday treats, chocolate chip, cookie cake, food, kelly, recipe, school

Super Simple Supper (Recipe: Walking Tacos)

Sometimes it is the most simple of ideas that makes you slap your forehead and say, “Duh… why didn’t I think of that?” That is how I feel about this recipe for Walking Tacos. Such a simple idea, inspired by a day at the county fair. School will be starting again in just a short [...]

Filed Under: Dinner, On the Menu, Parenting, Previous · Tagged With: doritos, easy dinner, fair food, food, fritos, on the go, quick dinner, recipe, walking tacos

Dinner Chaos (Recipe: Paula Deen’s Skillet Ravioli)

When you are a mom, especially with a curious and very busy toddler on your hands, turning your back for just a few minutes can lead to lots of extra work for you. This is a picture of Leah after she decided to eat a Red Crayola Marker (thankfully non-toxic) for dinner while I was [...]

Filed Under: Cooking with Paula Deen, Dinner, Magazine Recipes, On the Menu, Online Recipes, Parenting, Previous · Tagged With: easy, food, Magazine recipe, pasta, paula deen, quick, ravioli, recipe

A Little Know It All (Recipe: Epicurious Vodka and Watermelon Cooler)

Earlier this week, my husband walked in the door from a long day at work and I immediately handed him a drink. “What’s this for?”, he asked. “I needed a drink and I felt guilty drinking alone, so I’ve been waiting anxiously for you to come home so I can have my drink.” I don’t [...]