My preschooler asks me what we are doing today for fun. I answer “Its a stay at home day.” His face instantly lights up! Wow- that was easy.
I realize, that hanging out at home is something he needs to do. He is enrolled in a half-day preschool three days a week. This gives us two […]

The 15 minute dinner is a definite Mommy Treat. There are some days where everything seems to go awry. You know what I mean? Hectic afternoons following an over scheduled day requires that you pull out what I call the Rescue Meal. Rescue Meals are dinners you can whip out in a snap that. and […]

I have a 4 year old son who refuses to eat any fruits and vegetables- nothing. OK he will eat black olives on his pizza, but that’s about it. Recently, my husband gave me a fabulous cookbook that shows you how to sneak the most vitamin packed vegetables and fruits into your child’s cuisine […]

I don’t know how many more times I could say “meat” in the title, but there is a point.
75% of my family doesn’t mind having meatloaf for dinner. There is one cute little 4 year old (soon to be 5) odd man out. As they say in a Christmas Story “every family has one”. It’s […]

With two kids sick with the flu, there isn’t a whole of treating mommy going on around here today. All mommy’s treat attention will be turned to the little ones. Here are a few of my favorite mommy treats for my kids when they’re sick.
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I’ve been burning yeast rolls for 25 years. When I don’t burn them, they don’t rise or they turn out too hard. Whatever happens, they’re never right.
My assignment for Christmas dinner, among a few other things, was rolls. Here we go… showtime.
I thought to myself, “I’m not a quitter, I’m a roll makin’ mommy. Let’s […]