Coffee. Juice. Soy Sauce. Lasagna. What do these 4 items have in common besides tasting good? Stains and lots of them. Ever try to get juice out of a kid’s shirt? Or a pasta sauce stain out of a crisp…
Category: mealtimes
Using Tried and True Family Favorites to Spice Up Dinner #seizingfamilytime
Tonight was one of those nights. I WANTED to bundle kids and husband in the van to go out to dinner. I WANTED to call for a pizza. I WANTED to get Chinese for dinner. After a week of eating…
Catching up with Top Chef Richard Blais
A few months ago, I caught up with Richard Blais — the winner of Top Chef: All Stars. On a stop on his road trip with his family, he took time to talk to me. He’s a great guy! Anyway,…
Cooking with the Stars
I’ll say at the outset that a good cook I am not. In fact my children know that I am quite capable of cooking Cajun food and not in a good way. We never need to check the batteries in…
Healthy Options When You Eat Out with Kids? Yes!
Joe’s Crab Shack The Corner Bakery Au Bon Pain Chevy’s Burger King Chili’s and even Carrabba’s Italian Grill I have eaten in these restaurants more than once. In some cases I have taken my family to the restaurants on multiple…
Get #SubwayFreshBuzz Gift Card [Giveaway]
Was it only over a week ago that I was in Asheville?? Seems like only yesterday that I got up at the crack o’ dawn to drive back home. In actuality it was over a week ago. I had been…
Pucker up for Raisels [Review]
One of the best parts of the school year coming to a close is that I no longer have to pack lunches. After weeks and weeks of packing lunches for three children, I can say with certainty that most days…
Got Your Milk Mustache?
I never understood the power of influence until my son was about 18 months old. He and I were alone during the day while my husband and the older kids were at school. For lunch I would make him “toddler”…
The United States of Twizzlers
A road trip? Sounds good to me. Just getting in the car and driving and seeing where the fancy takes me. Uh…one problem…I have four other people in my family to account for in my road trip fantasies. And therein…
KaChow…Kung Fu Panda 2 [Giveaway]
As a child, I did not love Cracker Jack. I thought it was sticky. Chewy. Gooey. Too sweet. And generally blech. BUT, I loved the little tiny toy jammed down in to Cracker Jack box. I would dig my fingers…
