In honor of Chinese New Year, we’ve been trying a few new Chinese style recipes at home, and this Sweet and Sour Chicken was both easy AND delicious. The chicken was incredibly moist, probably because that quick frying locked in all of the juices. Yum! Pin It Sweet and Sour Chicken Print Recipe type: Entree [...]

We celebrated a birthday in the family this week and decided to make a new recipe instead of the same old birthday cake. My oldest daughter found this dessert on Pinterest (I believe she has even more pins than I do) and we followed the recipe to TasteofHome.com. We modified it a little – specifically, [...]

I’m sure it won’t come as a big surprise that we go through a lot of snack foods at our house. And let’s just say that not all snack foods were created equal. Have you ever heard a child rummage through the fridge and come back, whining “There’s nothing to eat in here!” Heck, have [...]

Watch out, guys. I’ve been cooking like crazy lately and taking pictures of everything before I eat (I desperately need some food photography lessons, though…). Here’s a meal that was a total hit in our house. I loved it because it was so easy to prepare. Print Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli Rating: 41 Prep [...]

This Winter, thank goodness, has been mild, but I haven’t forgotten the Winters of the recent past that forced the seven of us to stay indoors (cooped up and in close quarters) for days on end. Snow Days are inevitable during January and February in Washington DC, and as a mother of 5 living in [...]

I made these chicken salad wraps for dinner tonight and WOWed my family. I found the original recipe on 30 Days, 30 Ways, 30 Rewards and like I frequently do with recipes, I modified it to make it my own (specifically, I added fresh spinach to my wraps because it sounded so good with the [...]

I love to bake during the holidays, but I admit that candies and cookies take a lot of time and elbow grease to make….and I haven’t had much extra time on my hands this season. This weekend, I spent a few hours at the stove stirring caramel and English toffee, which I love, but boy [...]

I love to eat. I also love to cook, but I love to eat more. Udi’s has asked me to participate in the Gluten Free Holiday Recipe Challenge. My mind immediately went to breakfast foods, because we love to eat fancy breakfasts for dinner. Although my immediate family doesn’t eat gluten free, I have plenty [...]

The other day, I was talking online about one of my favorite uses of Keebler Club Crackers. Yes, my kids love to snack on them, but they love the chicken nuggets I make with them even more. The best part about this recipe? The ingredients are simple and they are fast and easy to make [...]

I like cooking dinner. I just hate planning it. And I am not a big fan of throwing something together at the last minute (those kind of meals are rarely very healthy and often not too tasty). As a mom to a big family, cooking dinner is a big part of my job…and dinners need [...]