Tag: Food
I Scream, You Scream
What better way to commemorate start of summer than with an ice cream social? Ice cream is the perennial summertime favorite for kids of all ages (including grown-up kids), and an ice cream party is fun and easy. Gather up your kids’ closest friends, and enjoy an afternoon or evening gorging on ice cream. Here […]
Quick and Easy Family Dinner Ideas
Once we set the clocks ahead and enjoy the sun into the evening hours, I no longer feel like spending an hour or more in the kitchen, cooking. Do you experience the same phenomenon at your house? Everyone is outside having fun, and we often don’t eat until 7:00 during the warmer months; the last […]
Is There Such a Thing as Bad Chocolate?
If you’re anything like me, you know that the answer to the above question is an unequivocal no! No, all chocolate is good, right? Well, unless it is a matter of giving chocolate to our kids… then it’s not so good. Not so good for teeth or sugar and fat consumption. And chocolate does contain […]
Healthy Family Snacks for Game time
Sunday is family night for us. Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and close friends all come together for football. Of course, on the night of the biggest game of the year the food and the parting is even bigger! In the last couple of weeks we have been adjusting our diet choices quite a bit and are […]
Grocery Tips for Shopping Smarter in 2012
Do you do the grocery shopping in your house? An unofficial survey among my circle of friends has shown that in most homes, the mom does the grocery shopping. In our house, my husband and I share the chore, but in his childhood home, his dad — a.k.a. my father-in-law, Bob — always did the […]
Huge Increase Of Peanut Butter Prices starting this Month
We all know that the price of food is increasing what feels like daily but, recent news about peanut butter was really alarming to me. The price of peanut butter, a long-time family favorite and a staple of the daily American diet, is expected to increase by at least 30 percent beginning Oct. 31.
Three of […]
Meatless Monday Crock Pot Recipe: Zucchini Ziti
Back on the menu planning bandwagon… this week is presented with a request for attention to healthier recipes. Now, I will be honest, I gave this entirely too much thought. DO NOT fall into that trap. I don’t know about you when the time I give something too much thought is exactly the time it […]
World Food Day 2011
World Food Day is on October 16. The sole purposed is to bring awareness to the global issue of hunger. Each year it is observed in order to bring more support and make an impact on a local level. This year makes the 31st observance of World Food Day which was started by the United […]
Pumpkin Pecan Pie Recipe
Nothing I love more than a Pumpkin Pie in the Fall, but my family likes Pecan Pie as well. Why not have two of the best desserts in one?
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons of melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 […]
Foods For Healthy Skin and Meal Plan
I am a reader of all things GOOP and a recent newsletter had an interview with Dr. Perricone. All the questions were on the connection between what we eat and how our skin looks. A quote from Dr. Perricone was “I’ve created a day’s worth of recipes as an example of how to load up […]
