Easy 2-Ingredient Earth Day Cookies

Here’s a fun–and EASY– ecipe that our elementary school principle passed on to us today from Delish that just uses sugar cookie mix and food coloring. INGREDIENTS 1 (17.5-oz.) bag sugar cookie mix, plus ingredients called for on package 6 drops blue and green food coloring DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 375º and line two baking sheets with […]

Our 20+ Favorite Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day

Here are some of our favorite recipes for St. Patty’s Day from Corned Beef and Cabbage to Desserts and Cocktails…We’ve Got You Covered! Shepherd’s Pie with Creamy Mashed Potatoes and Tender Vegetables.   Slow-Cooked Corned Beef & Cabbage   Smooth and Creamy Irish Rarebit with Tomatoes   Inside-Out Corned Beef & Cabbage Rolls  Good Ole’ […]

18 Foods (& Recipes) to Rev Up Your Immune System

You’ve taken your kids for their flu shots, you’ve stocked up on antibacterial soap and you’ve instructed your children to cough in their sleeve, to not share any drinks and to run for the hills when someone sneezes. But, is the food they are eating also helping to prevent the illnesses so prevalent at this time of […]

Valentine’s Day Pink Popcorn

Ingredients 2 cups Sugar 2/3 cup half & half, cream or whole milk 1 TBS white corn syrup 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla few drops red food coloring Place sugar, cream, corn syrup and salt in saucepan on a medium heat. Stir well and cook until sugar has fully dissolved before allowing mixture to […]

Kefir Bread: A Healthy, 5 Ingredient Bread

This recipe came from a chef in Sweden. It is an easy to make healthy bread. You will need to butter or put jam on it for some added flavor. I love it. Most of my kids eat it as well. Tastes great right out of the oven. My neighbor uses it in place of […]

Halloween Cocktail: Vampire’s Kiss with Tequila

Here’s a ghoulishly perfect Halloween cocktail. If you can find the black lava salt it completes this ghoulish cocktail even better! Try one of these Halloween Treats & Apps to wash it down with.  SIZE: makes 8 drinks INGREDIENTS:  Kosher salt (or black lava salt… at amazon.com) Lime wedges Ice 1 1/2 cups silver tequila 1 1/2 cups fresh lime […]

Halloween Mummy Dogs

Ingredients 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls 2 1/2 slices American cheese, quartered hot dogs cooking spray Directions Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll dough; separate at perforations, creating 4 rectangles. Press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles. With knife or kitchen scissors, cut each rectangle […]

15+ Spooky, Fun Halloween Treats

Here are some of our favorite treats for Halloween–some of them are even healthy to balance to heavy sugar intake! 1. Mini Caramel Apples Your kids will love eating fruit when you make these caramel- and candy-dipped mini apples. They’re bite-sized and fun to make. It is so easy that 2 of our teen contributors made them all […]