This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The a2 Milk Company™. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was young, I loved to drink milk and drank it all the time! I loved it as chocolate milk, strawberry milk, hot chocolate, or by itself. But once I started having babies, my body […]...
In our family, we love to eat pasta! The kids especially love to eat spaghetti and lasagna, but I like to change it up sometimes. One of my favorite ways to change it up is by making Linguine with White Clam Sauce. This recipe was first introduced to me by my stepmom when I was […]...
I love to use my crock pot, but honestly wished I used it more! I have set a goal for myself to make and share more crock pot recipes on The Mommy-Files during 2016. One of the great things about using a crock pot is that the meal cooks all day long and I don’t have […]...
In our home, we love to eat Chicken Salad Sandwiches! In fact, two of our kids take it for lunch almost every day. A great way to enjoy Chicken Salad Sandwiches is with Oroweat® Whole Grains 100% Whole Wheat Bread. From sandwiches to toast to bread puddings and more, Oroweat® Breads are staples in our favorite […]...
Are you hosting a party? Maybe you have family and friends coming over for a holiday, celebration or to watch the game and you’re looking to make an appetizer they’ll enjoy? Does bacon make everything better? If you’re looking for a super easy and delicious appetizer to serve, you’ll want to try these Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers!! [&hell...
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MeAndMyTea #CollectiveBias I love to put together and give gift baskets to my family and friends. Recently, I decided to create a Friendship Tea Gift Basket and thought it would be great timing with the New Year! I love […]...
I love to bake and cook in the kitchen and it’s not surprising that our kids love to help get involved. Often times, when I’m getting ready to make something, at least one of our kids will come into the kitchen to see what’s cookin’ and ask if they can help. I try to give […]...
Growing up, we always had canned chicken noodle soup on hand. While I still do enjoy that soup, especially when I’m not feeling well, I love my Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup way more! Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I wanna say it’s probably the best Chicken Noodle Soup I’ve ever had. […]...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kraft Foods. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you pack your child’s school lunches? Believe it or not, I love to pack our school lunches for our 6 kids! Honestly, I think they like it when I pack their lunches too. When packing 6 […]...
One of the appetizers that I love to make (and eat) and that our guests love to eat as well are my Homemade Deviled Eggs! Not only are they delicious, but they are super easy to make too! Ingredients: 12 Hard Cooked Eggs 1 cup Mayonnaise 2 tsp Yellow Mustard Dash of salt and pepper […]...
I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, in which I both sent and received cookies! It was so much fun! I received some really yummy cookies and hope the bloggers enjoyed the cookies I sent to them as well! I love chocolate and felt like I had to […]...
This Christmas was an awesome one! One of the gifts that Frank and I bought for ourselves was a Blackstone 1575 Outdoor Oven. It is awesome!!!! The pizzas we’ve baked on it have turned out so delicious. Not to mention the fact that it only takes 3 minutes to cook. Yes – that’s what I […]...
This holiday season, I attempted to make (for the first time ever) Holiday Roll-Out Cookies with Color Flow icing….and I think they turned out great!!! Hopefully my Secret Santa partner thought so too! While the Color Flow Recipe made cookie decorating a breeze and a lot of fun, I also discovered a delicious cookie recipe […]...
I love the holidays! Not only do I love the decorations and the gifts, but I also love the sweet treats! One of my favorite holiday treats to make are cookies! In fact, I have great movies of making Chocolate Chip Cookies with my mom for Santa on Christmas Eve! I can also tell […]...
With 6 kids in our family, it’s often hard to find a recipe that everyone enjoys. Usually there is someone who doesn’t like something. So, I have decided to create a series of blog posts giving you tested and true recipes we use in our big family – that the kids love! The first recipe […]...
In our home, we like to recycle and upcycle where possible. We recycle our bottles, glass, cans, boxes 4 in 1 buckets. We upcycle our large containers and use them to hold holiday candy, loose nuts and screws and other goodies. Thanks to Unilever, we took our upcycling one step further. We decided to “Be […]...
Can you believe it’s already June? The kids are gonna be out of school soon and that means it’s that time of year to pull out the camper and fire up the grill for some great camping memories with family and friends. We love to go camping! Frank is primarily in charge of setting up […]...
It’s National Strawberry month and here on the Central Coast, we have a plentiful supply! One of my favorite recipes to make is my Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe. The recipe includes 3 main ingredients – strawberries, whipped cream and Sara Lee® All Butter Pound Cake.</p> Sara Lee® All Butter Pound Cake is a […]...
Can you believe that Easter is almost here? When I was a little girl, PEEPS was one of my favorite Easter candies (other than chocolate of course). As an adult, I still like snacking on PEEPS, as well as decorating with them. With the inspiration of Wilton products and PEEPS candies, I created PEEP-A-BOO Easter […]...
I love cake mix! Just ask Frank. We have a LOT of cake mix in our kitchen – from Devil’s Food to Chocolate Fudge to Yellow to Rainbow Chip. I was recently introduced to Duncan Hines® Limited Edition Spring Velvets™ Cake Mix – perfect for the upcoming Easter holiday! Duncan Hines® Limited Edition Spring Velvets™ […]...