Melissa | August 11, 2010
My kids and I love sushi. Actually I mean we like veggies and cooked things rolled up in rice and seaweed. It just happens we can find that at sushi bars.
We usually make our own though. It’s really not that hard. Earlier this summer I set out to teach a friend of mine and PJ [...]
Melissa | June 17, 2010
I am not a fan of turning on the oven during the summer months so when I have to take a dish to a family event or picnic I opt for something I don’t have to cook. One of my favorites is making a watermelon basket for fruit salad. It’s not as hard as it [...]
Melissa | April 2, 2010
Most of you have probably heard of Hot Cross Buns and know that it’s a Good Friday tradition. If not, you can read about it here (that’s what I had to do). Since I love baking with my kids tolerate baking with my kids because I absolutely stink at imaginary play, I thought it would [...]
Melissa | March 25, 2010
I also like to think of this dish as the American version of fried rice.
It’s 100% kid-tested kid-invented and mother family-approved I can take absolutely no credit for this recipe.
One night back in October while I was away, Patrick gave PJ the option of ordering pizza for dinner or going grocery shopping and creating his own. PJ [...]
Melissa | March 17, 2010
I was never a salmon fan growing up, but recently I’m a fan of miso salmon. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since it has an Asian flair.
Monday night’s dinner had a little gourmet-ish feel and didn’t take long at all.
Miso Salmon
salmon fillet
package of Kikkoman Instant Shiro Miso (White) Soup (I found mine in the international [...]
Melissa | February 16, 2010
Shrimp isn’t usually an ingredient that’s on my list when I’m trying to save money but it’s a family favorite and it’s a great break from chicken. Last week I was able to get a pound of tail-on, cooked, medium-sized, frozen shrimp for $7.99 to make Shrimp Pasta.
Ingredients
1/2 pound medium shrimp (that was about 4 per [...]
Melissa | February 7, 2010
I’m not really a fan of pre-packaged cards, invitations….or valentines. As I have more kids and less time, I am tempted to give up on this conviction. Key word: tempted.
This year, PJ opted for homemade paper hearts again. We purchased this kit on a whim last year right before Valentine’s Day. After slaving over 15 homemade [...]
Melissa | February 3, 2010
I’ve been a couponing, deal-searching, frugal mama for a while now. But being incomeless for the time-being has brought a whole new meaning to thrifty. We’re not down to a Ramen noodle diet yet, but I am trying to plan family meals that are budget-friendly. Since I’m also a health conscious, veggie-hiding, get-some-green-on-that-plate mama, I’ve [...]
Melissa | December 2, 2009
I hope you’re enjoying all that leftover turkey. You can see our favorite leftover poultry dish here.
We also have a lot of fresh pureed pumpkin leftover from pumpkin carving and from the little pumpkins that once adorned our front porch. Actually they adorned our kitchen counter because I never got them to the porch.
While we will [...]
Melissa | August 18, 2009
We’re doing recipes again. Here’s one of our family favorites–for two generations now. Everytime we’ve made it for friends, it gets rave reviews.
Chicken Roll-Ups
1 batch makes 4
I usually make a double or triple recipe
This is single recipe -
3 oz. cream cheese
2 Tbl melted margaring or butter
1/4 tsp. salt and pepper
2 Tbl. milk
1Tbl. each of the [...]
