Disney Social Media Moms – On the Road Chicago

I am so excited!  I have been invited to participate in Disney’s Social Media Moms on the Road Conference in Chicago, Illinois.  All right, let’s get to the truth, I am terrified. This is a conference with many Social Media specialists that I have been following for quite a while.  I am a little fish…

Slow Cooker Chicken Cheesesteak

I have been reading quite a few blogs lately and some of them scare me a bit.  I am a bad mom.  I didn’t know it before I read all these blogs.  I let my children eat candy.  I don’t buy organic vegetables.  I don’t check their homework every night.  I may be negligent because…

Easy Breadmaker Cinnamon Rolls

Unfrosted Cinnamon Roll I don’t bake.  I love to cook but baking is too exacting for me.   You have to be precise in your measurements or it doesn’t rise or completely crumbles. For my daughter’s slumber party I wanted to make a special breakfast so I found the EASIEST Breadmaker Cinnamon Rolls I could find…

Birthdays – German Dinner

It’s not every day you turn 14!  The only time of year that I intentionally repeat dinners is on birthdays.  In our house you are allowed to choose whatever you want for dinner on your birthday.  My son chose pasta and meatballs last month.  This month my daughter wanted a German dinner.    Specifically, German potato…

Barbecue Cowboy Casserole

After a doctor appointment we needed to decide if my daughter was going to dance class last night.  She had just been seen by our pediatrician who diagnosed her with problems in her Flexor from overuse.  The pediatrician recommended physical therapy and to cut back a bit on dance class.  The doctor told her that…

Emeril’s Seafood Mac and Cheese

Our lives are undergoing another shift soon.  My children will move up from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high school.  I don’t know how this could be happening.  I swear they just entered pre-school yesterday. Another shift is that my daughter, the one going into high school, has decided to…

Pork Chops with Onion Gravy

I love dinners like this because you can start making them and have dinner on the table in about 30 minutes.   I definitely need more of these as the month goes on.   There seems to be less and less time in the day to fit everything in. Verdict: Even my little onion haters liked this…

Bruschetta Burgers

This was another night where dinner needed to be on the table rather quickly and all I had in the refrigerator for meat was thawed ground beef.  My children know I do not make plain old hamburgers so I had to think quickly. I found one tomato, some mozzarella, spices and left over mini sub…

Grilled Ham with Pineapple Salsa

I am not an adventurous eater.  I think I want to make my children better about tasting new foods because I am so reluctant to do so.  I never ate broccoli until I was in college.  I found out I LOVED it if it is cooked properly.   But, it was green, smelled funny and no…

Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken

Ever have one of those days?  Well, this is it for me. After dance class last night I came home and we had dinner, helped the kids with their homework, took a ride down by the beach to watch the sunset.  It was a really great evening. This morning I get up and can’t find…

Cheddar Cheese and Apple Paninni

Can you hear the horses galloping?  That is what I hear in my head as we are going through the last month of the school year.  I feel like the horses are chasing me and they are getting faster and faster. I am still trying to take the time to cook dinner every week night…

Mexican Casserole – Cinco de Mayo

We spent the last weekend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at two Irish Dance Feis.  We had been once before but only for one night.  This time we spent two nights and had a bit of time to explore.  We ended up at a German Beer Haus that was wonderful.  Long family style tables with great beer…