Whether it’s a first or fiftieth birthday party, here are 20+ of the cutest Mickey Mouse party food ideas and free printable labels to add to your buffet menu. It wasn’t too long ago that the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song was playing in our house almost constantly. My oldest loved that show when she […]
25 Crazy Easy First Birthday Party Foods to Serve
Wondering what food to serve at a first birthday party? These 25 first birthday party foods make menu planning easy, tasty, and safe for the guest of honor! The first birthday. It’s such an awesome milestone, and totally worth celebrating. With our three kids, we’ve done a variety of first birthday parties that ran […]
Chicken Cheddar Pinwheel Sandwiches for Easy Entertaining
Learn how to make, store, and display delicious chicken cheddar pinwheel sandwiches for easy entertaining that kids and adults will love. Sometimes themed party food has less to do with tradition and more to do with making it interesting for the kids – just like these chicken cheddar pinwheel sandwiches. Inspired by the green white […]
Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas | 17 Fun Recipes for Families
Make Valentine’s Day dinner fun for the whole family with these 17 cute and easy ideas that even the little ones will love. Me: Did you have fun at school today? Toddler: Yeah Me: What did you do that was fun? Toddler: [Blank stare] Me (referencing the end-of-day sheet): Did you talk about animals […]
Stuffed French Bread with Sausage and Canadian Bacon
Mmmmm. This warm, cheesy stuffed French bread with sausage and Canadian bacon is so good. You’ll be hooked from the moment you smell it warming in the oven! As the bread bakes, the delicious scent of garlic and onion fills the air. When you unwrap the loaf, your eyes will take in the gigantic sub […]
Puppy Themed Party Food | 30+ Paw-some Ideas to Copy
Perfect for Paw Patrol and Puppy Dog Pals fans, make planning the birthday party menu easy with these cute and creative puppy themed party food ideas. RELATED>>>>THE BEST PUPPY THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS “Are those Snausages for dogs?” (chewing hard) “Uh, yeah, grandpa.” “Huh” (still chewing) True story. My grandpa ate a dog treat. I’ll […]
15 Delicious No-Fuss No-Muss Sheet Pan Recipes
Fewer dishes equals less time cleaning and more family time! Make one of these 15 delicious sheet pan recipes on the busiest weeknights. You won’t regret it. It happens every time. The husband goes away for work for more than a day or so, and all our best laid plans go off the […]
Easy Mummy Dogs for Halloween
This mummy dogs recipe made with crescent rolls is perfect for kids! Make them for a Halloween party or for an easy weeknight Halloween dinner. It’s 5pm and the sun won’t be out much longer. Costumes need fixing, you want decent pictures of your kids in their costumes, and somehow dinner needs to […]
Easter Dinner Recipes | 15 Yummy Meals to Try This Year
Looking for Easter dinner recipes? Any of these main course recipes are the perfect star for your family dinner. The only question is…which will you make? What do you serve for Easter dinner? For us, Easter doesn’t feel right without lamb on the table. But, for others, Easter isn’t complete without a perfectly […]
17 Unique Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes You Have to Try
Tired of turkey hash and pot pie? Change things up with these 17 unique Thanksgiving leftovers recipes that will make you fly through those leftovers! This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for […]
Make Weeknights Easier with these 17 Slow Cooker Dinner Recipes
When you’re too busy to spend time in the kitchen, make one of these 17 easy slow cooker dinner recipes. They’re the perfect recipes to add to your meal plan! “What’s for dinner, Mommy?” Too often, my response is a blank stare or a shrug of the shoulders. For a long time, I […]
Instant Pot Chicken Adobo for a Stress-Free Vacation
A stress-free vacation starts with making sure everyone is fed & happy. Everyone will love this chicken adobo recipe & printable packing checklist, too! How do you vacation? Do you prefer going to a place where everything is done for you and you don’t have to worry about a thing? Or do you prefer renting […]
How to Make a Bouquet Garni (and the perfect recipe to try it out!)
Find out how to make a bouquet garni to get all the delicious flavor of fresh herbs without the unpleasant texture of limp and waterlogged leaves. How many times have you forgotten to fish out that bay leaf from your pot of soup or your sauce? Or maybe you passed by that recipe that tells […]
How to Stretch Jarred Pasta Sauce (And Why You Should)
Never get stuck with dry pasta again! Try these six tips to stretch jarred pasta sauce so that it can cover a full pound of pasta…and taste just like it was homemade. RELATED >>>> Healthy Homemade Pasta Sauce Everyone Will Love Have you ever looked at how many servings are in a jar […]
Brunch is a Cinch with French Baguette Egg Boats
French baguette egg boats are the perfect recipe whether you’re hosting family members for the holidays or just want a no-fuss brunch recipe. It’s that time of year again. Family members are coming to stay, and get-togethers are planned for just about every weekend. Thankfully, these french baguette egg boats are an easy […]
Healthy Breakfast Sandwich with Spinach and Feta
With make ahead directions, you can make even your most hectic days start right with a warm, healthy breakfast sandwich. Yum! How do you like to start each day? Lately, I’ve been trying to get my day started in the healthiest way possible. Somehow, it seems easier to stick to a healthy routine if […]
How to Grill a Turkey on a Charcoal Grill for Thanksgiving Dinner
Learn how to grill a turkey on a charcoal grill even if you have a big turkey! The smokey flavor is fantastic for your holiday dinner & amazing in leftovers. Yum! This post was nearly titled “How I spent $200 on a Thanksgiving turkey”. Thankfully, it’s more like “How I avoided spending […]
{Recipes} Cap’n Crunch French Toast
Thanks everyone for the sweet responses to our announcement on Tuesday. The next few months are guaranteed to be extra busy, as I’ve been working on re-doing our backyard entertaining areas for the last couple months in preparation for summer parties, our office is undergoing a massive remodel in June and now I’m starting plans […]
13 Game Changing Healthy Vegetarian Dinner Recipes
Let’s make meatless meals fun again! It all starts with these 13 oh-so-tasty healthy vegetarian dinner recipes. Are you ready to get started? Then keep reading! Lent. The season of fish fries and fasting is coming upon us quickly. But I have to be honest…I’m so bored of the same old lenten vegetarian dinner recipes. […]
Heart Shaped Sandwiches | 3 Adorably Easy Versions
Get the best tips to make these three adorable heart shaped sandwiches for Valentine’s Day. They make the perfect kids’ lunch or easy party recipe! “Oh, I like that!” Those were my 9-year-olds exact words when she sat down for lunch the other day and saw her Valentine’s Day heart sandwich. Guys, that’s a big […]
The Best Healthy Homemade Pasta Sauce Recipe
Who says pasta has to be off-limits?! This kid-friendly and healthy pasta sauce recipe is full of vegetables without any added sugar. I know, I know. Pasta isn’t generally considered “healthy”. But hear me out on this one, okay? We’re in the trenches of the winter months here in Maryland. It’s wet, gray and […]
Real Food Healthy Protein Pancakes Recipe Perfect for the Whole Family
Start your day with a filling protein pancakes recipe that uses real foods only, making it the perfect breakfast or snack for everyone in the family. Can I share a gripe with you? I keep hearing of these magical unicorn families that have pancake mornings every weekend as though it’s this wonderfully serene thing. […]
Quinoa Bake with Eggs, Spinach, and Tomatoes
Get a healthy and tasty start to your day by grabbing a bite of this easy make ahead breakfast quinoa bake with eggs, spinach, and tomatoes. Given the choice between a cold bowl of cereal, or a warm tasty breakfast casserole, which would you choose? Oh, you know you would pick the casserole! It’s January […]
Johnny Marzetti Noodle Casserole Recipe | The Ultimate Comfort Food
The ultimate comfort food, this Johnny Marzetti recipe is the perfect kid-friendly meal to make for cold nights when you want to warm your belly and your heart. “Johnny Marzetti!” Back when my parents first separated, my mother would pick me up every other Friday for a weekend over at her apartment. And the […]
{Roundup} Super Bowl Inspiration
If you hadn’t already noticed, we’re a football family (see our previous football gatherings here and here), so the Super Bowl is a mandatory event. Now it’s time to take a look at the best football inspired soirees around the web this year! Catch My Party Wants and Wishes HWTM Catch My Party Fresh Chick […]
Game Day Chili Recipes
Is anyone else shocked that the Superbowl is only a few days away? The Husband and I usually either go to some kind of party, or host a party of our own. This year we’re keeping it simple with just the three of us, and finishing the game late due to T’s ill-timed bedtime. Well, […]
{Recipes} Macaroni & Cheese
While everyone is busy posting Christmas ideas and decor (which I haven’t yet had the chance to do because we were out of town until Monday afternoon), I’m still mulling over Thanksgiving feasts. T’s class had their own Thanksgiving feast, and I was responsible for bringing the macaroni and cheese. Now, I could have gone […]
Surprise Your Guests with a Craft Brew Thanksgiving Menu
I think that hosting Thanksgiving must be better in theory than in reality. The Husband and I hosted Thanksgiving dinner exactly once – and that was enough. Our Thanksgiving usually consists of at least 10 to 12 people, and our house just isn’t really set up for that size of formal sit-down dinners. So to […]
Fun Halloween Foods
Since T’s fear of anything bat/spider/monster/ghost/skeleton seems to be persistent, I’m limited to dreaming about fun and creative food displays for the kid’s Halloween party this year. Take a look at some of these stunning and spooky foods! Cheese pops made with babybel cheese, nori and black sesame seeds, from Cute Food for Kids Yay! […]
Classic Barbecue Recipes
Go ahead and thank hurricane Irene for this post. As we were eating dinner outside for a gorgeous post-hurricane, no-electricity, salvage whatever food you can on the grill dinner, I got to thinking about the fact that Labor Day is this weekend. This weekend! Thankfully the electricity came back on not long after putting the […]
{Recipes} The Best Picnic Sandwich…Ever
Years ago, the Husband and I made a pressed picnic sandwich that just blew our minds. And when I decided to have T’s birthday party as a picnic, I just knew I needed to find the recipe. All I remembered is that it was from Martha Stewart (of course). After searching and searching, I finally […]
Basketball Party Fun Food!
In the last couple days I’ve featured a pub-style party and different basketball themed decor. But you know you’re most interested in the food when you’re at a party. You could easily serve pizza, wings, nachos or the normal party foods…but it’s so much more fun when the food display is interesting too! Start off […]
Foodie Friday: Formal Dinner Menu
I’ve mentioned before that the Husband and I love to cook and to try new food. Unfortunately, with a toddler in the house and both of us working full time, we’re not able to be as adventurous as we used to. That’s one of the reasons the party last weekend was so great. It was […]