Pasta is the one thing our entire family will always eat. All three of my sons love any variation of pasta and my baby, Linus, eats little else. I love preparing pasta dishes for our family because they’re easy, delicious, inexpensive, and almost always incorporate at least some of our vegetable servings for the day. … Read more
After a hard day with the kids, I desperately needed to busy myself with something delicious. Strawberry short (actually pound) cake it was. I was supposed to mash up the strawberries and spoon them over the cake, but it had been such a horrible day that I missed that detail in the instructions. Would have … Read more
I came across this FABULOUS cream cheese frosting recipe in my America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking cookbook and I haven’t made anything else since. It is especially to-die-for on cinnamon rolls and sugar cookies but not so great on chocolate cake for some reason. (I used it for Gus’s caterpillar cupcake cake and it tasted … Read more
I checked out Eat This, Not That! from the library a few weeks ago, and WOWEE I learned some interesting things about the food I’ve been eating. (I think we’ll be having a giveaway of the book soon too!) I considered myself to be a pretty “healthy” eater – I make from scratch almost everything … Read more
I have just gone CRAZY in love with making my own baby food. It’s so inexpensive and so easy and probably healthier too. Gus has quite an appetite, and I just keep popping these little cubes into the microwave until he’s satisfied. Just steam/cook the vegetables and fruits, puree them with water, and freeze in … Read more
One of my favorite sweet things in the world is mint brownies. YUM! I’ve tried several mint frosting recipes, and they all end up tasting a bit too much like toothpaste. The easiest way I’ve found to make mint brownies is to use a regular brownie mix and sprinkle mint chocolate chips generously over the … Read more
My husband made this one for me for Mother’s Day, so it’s easy! And it tasted like it could have come from a restaurant… __________________________________________ Pregnant Recipe #2: Creamy Chicken & Pasta Bake 1-1/2 cups multigrain rotini pasta, uncooked 1 small bunch broccoli, cut into florets (about 3 cups) 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, … Read more