With the holidays coming up, the season of eating is upon us. I personally love all of the cooking and eating that goes on but there is always so many leftovers! Between the turkey, the roasted brussell sprouts and vegetables, buttered green beans — there is just so much food. Most of the time, eating the same thing over and over again means that no one eats the leftovers (at least in…
This is one of those tried-and-true recipes that my mom made for me and my brother when we were younger. She worked full-time and rushed to get dinner made. This is one of those easy recipes where an older child (who knows how to handle raw meat, can step in), so when I came home from school, I’d do my homework, then follow whatever directions my mom had for me to…
Did you know that National Pasta Day is October 17th? Who knew? I mean, seriously, every day is National Pasta Day in my family. It’s easy and quick and you know that your kids are going to love it. For this year’s National Pasta Day, I was invited by Ragu® for a hands-on cooking event where we got to see a demo by Ragu’s Chef Joanne and then was able to put…
Last month, I received the Bacon Issue of The Food Network Magazine. I try to eat healthy, but there are just some things that you can’t get away from. Bacon is one of them. This Pasta with Bacon and Leeks recipe is easy and quick, and something that the whole family will love. First, I cook the bacon using the easiest method I know. I use about half the strips for this recipe and…
The weather is (hopefully) turning, which means warm weather is coming, which means we’re all wanting to lose those lingering 5 pounds. (Why does it always seem to be five FIVE pounds?!) Anyway, I just got The Food Network’s Bacon Issue, which I definitely perused but had to put down. Instead, I rounded up their 2012 “Light Issue” and found their Roasted Vegetable and Steak Salad, which looked pretty simple…
Since we went on holiday for Christmas break, we celebrated Christmas with my parents after New Year’s eve – about three weeks after the fact. I wanted a hearty, savory, and easy-to-make brunch meal for all of us. On a random afternoon that I was home early and with no kids in tow, I was watching the Food Network channel and Giada De Laurentiis was on. She was making this…
Since we’ve had our two girls, the thought of having a civilized “dinner party” was never part of our weekend repertoire. First off, dinner is usually held at the early-bird special time of 5:00 p.m., and usually consists of Chicken Fingers, Annie’s Stars, Mac & Cheese or anything of that ilk. Now that the girls have “grown up”, we’ve decided to bring back the civilized dinner party back — at…