Real Happy Meals: a Meal Plan Collection

happy meals

I think I’ve introduced my last few posts by emphasizing how stressed out I am.  It’s true. I’m totally, totally overwhelmed.  Eat a half pint of Ben & Jerry’s overwhelmed.  I didn’t even like the flavor.  Like right-eye twitching uncontrollably overwhelmed.  Yes, my eye twitches when I’m really stressed out.  Nothing like an eye twitch to make…
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Mouth Watering Meals: Family Meal Plan Collection

family meal plan

Monday, blah-day.  Is it as yuck where you are as it is here?  After a few days of cold rain, I’m ready for some darn spring! What happened to sunny mornings at the farmer’s market?  72 degree runs on the greenway? Flowers? Strawberries? I almost feel bad about complaining about the canker worms and pollen…
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Mexican Chocolate Cake Recipe

mexican chocolate cake recipe

I luh-hove Mexican food.  For proof, check out this Menus on Mondays meal plan.   I didn’t realize it until after I posted it, but three out of the six dinner meals would be considered tex-mex. I’ve always found it odd when people claim they don’t like Mexican food.  Take my mother for example, she…
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Make it Easy to Eat Your Veggies

i heart veggies

By Guest Blogger, Laura Sieckmann from www.ecomomadventures.com I like to think that I am a lucky mom because our (first born) little 14 month old has been open to trying all kinds of new foods and so far she seems to favor veggies over fruits. Who is to say what her tastes will be like years…
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Raising a Foodie Family: Menus on Mondays 4-22-13

raising a foodie family

 ”You’re kids must not be very picky,” a friend said to me the other day.  I wondered why she thought that, and she mentioned my Menus on Mondays series and how my kids must be really adventurous.  I thought about what she had said.  My oldest kid will eat pretty much anything, except for beans…
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Cooking GOURMET with Kids

cooking gourmet with kids

  Whenever I hear the phrase “cooking with kids,” I think Ants on a Log, trail mix, or something along those lines.  I mean, because who wants to actually cook with your kids?  Well, just call me Masochistic McGee, because that’s exactly what I did…. Yep, we did a little cooking gourmet with kids!  And, although…
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Finally! Weekly Menu Plan, Spring Collection

menus on mondays 4-8-13

Spring? Is it you? Are you here to stay? So far spring has been a major let-down with cold, rainy days. But, this week is looking up. In the South, it means, we better love every minute, because the heat is gonna come on faster than you can say “pollen.” I’m busting out some of…
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My Very Own Pinterest To-Do List

pinterest to do list

I figure most of us are lovers of Pinterest.  I happen to be an addict.  I find inspiration to make my life brighter, happier and more delicious.  The only problem… Sometimes my pins get buried in my boards never to resurface again.  So, I thought I’d go through some of pins and pull out a…
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An “Accidentally Prompt” Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

thanksgiving dinner menu

Thanksgiving Dinner Menu to Impress: Maple Spiced Turkey Breast, Drunken Cranberry Sauce, Bacon-Cheddar Stuffing, and more!

Menus on Mondays: 11/5/12 and Recipe Linkup

tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons

Check out our great menu for the week (including homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese) and share your family’s favorite recipe in our recipe linkup!

Mama Fu’s So Good: Review and Giveaway

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You know how some people debate what book they’d take or what drink they’d bring if they had one option on a stranded island?  I contemplate what restaurant I’d take with me if I could only have one on a private island.  And for a foodie, I know this sounds bizarre, but I’d consider taking…
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Menus on Mondays: 10/29/12

Butternut Squash Pasta

Katie Harding shares her first Menus on Mondays with the Mom Favorites community. This week features a butternut squash and sage pasta, veggie pockets, and a glazed salmon your family will enjoy!