7 Fun, Healthy Snack Ideas

It’s back to school time which means snacks, lunches and more snacks and lunches.  Finding foods that children will enjoy that are healthy can be challenging and sometimes stressful for mom.  Here are 7 snack ideas that make snacking fun. Use a cookie cutter to make fun shapes out of fruit.  Cutest Food Make your own fruit …

What to serve on a hot night for dinner?

We recently were invited over to our friends Ellen and Tom’s house for dinner.  She served this pasta salad along with grilled fish and asparagus.  She said the original recipe came from Cooking Light magazine but she has tweaked it a bit.  The mint and feta really make this dish.  It’s worth mentioning that fresh …

Wacky Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Have you ever tasted a Wacky Cake?  If not, you don’t know what you’re missing.  This cake is really moist and delicious!  It was created during the depression by crafty bakers who had to deal with food rations – when ingredients such as milk, butter and eggs were either scarce or really expensive.  I have …

Simple Patriotic Dessert

Here is a yummy and healthy dessert that comes together quickly.   Remove stems from 5 or 6 strawberries Arrange in a circle with pointed ends out Fill the center with cool whip or whipped cream Arrange blueberries in the center – I used frozen berries and they worked just fine.   That’s all there …

Recipe: Pepperoni Spaghetti Cakes

Ingredients 1/4 pound spaghetti 1/3 cup finely chopped sliced pepperoni 1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallion 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 large egg, beaten lightly 1 teaspoon vegetable oil sour cream as an accompaniment Preparation In a large saucepan of …

Delicious Bacon Recipes

I found some seriously awesome bacon recipes to share with you!!!  If you love bacon, these are going to make your mouth water just from looking at the pictures! You can find this bacon macaroni and cheese pie recipe called Pie-la Deen atDesserts for Breakfast. How genius is the person that came up with this …