Food and Drink

Have you ever found yourself getting super annoyed because you don’t know how to peel an egg?  How about that pesky peach or potato?  We find ourselves having to spend way more time in the kitchen than we need to because the peeling process can be extremely annoying on those foods that are stubborn enough […] More

You are what you eat, so most of us probably have a lot of desire to be cheap and easy. Okay, so we don’t really want to be cheap and easy, but we want our healthy, delicious and amazing dinner recipes to be cheap and easy. As a mother of four small kids, a full […] More

When our television is on, expect to see one of just a few things; Bubble Guppies, Florida Gator Football, Scandal or the Food Network. We may not get much television time thanks to having four kids at home, but these are our favorites and we do love them – clearly I’m talking about the kids […] More

Let’s face it.  Making a steak isn’t particularly hard.  In fact it’s pretty easy.   However, making a great steak?  That’s something else entirely.   Thankfully grill masters all over the country know some secrets that us kitchen dwellers don’t.  They know all the tricks for reaching the sweet spot where the meat is juicy and tender. […] More

My family is not allowed to speak to me until I have consumed at least one cup of coffee, and only then are they to proceed with caution. It requires two full cups before I feel like a fully functioning adult, and until that point they are well aware of the fact that mommy is […] More

Who doesn’t love free food? It’s so much more enjoyable than food you have to pay for, especially when you account for how much it costs to go out anymore. It doesn’t even matter where you dine; it’s expensive these days. For my husband and I to take our four kids to Chick-Fil-A for kids’ […] More

We’ve all been there on those really really bad food days haven’t we?  You look at a box of cookies and just say to yourself, “Screw it, I’m eating every single one of these.”  And what happens?  You do it.  Whether it’s an entire pizza or 20 mozzarella sticks, all of us have succumbed to […] More

Cake batter. There; now that I have your attention, we can discuss something very serious. No, not world peace or global warming or whatever. We’re going to discuss something a little bit more fun, like cake batter. Seriously, we can make so many amazing things with cake batter that have nothing to do with cake, […] More

There is nothing so delicious as a hot, greasy pizza at the end of a long, hard day of having fun and being active – or being out in the sun. I’ve noticed that while pizza is not something I love in general, there is nothing I crave more after a long day on the […] More

Baby showers would be more fun if there were fewer mustard-in-a-diaper games and more cocktails, but typically that’s not how things go (except at ours, where we want everyone to have a good time but me). One of the most noticeable aspects, the most stressed over detail and the most memorable addition to almost any […] More