Somewhere between two and three Big C has turned into a seriously picky eater. He doesn’t like anything that resembles meat, won’t eat beans, fruit or veggies unless pureed, casseroles of any kind, or anything new I decide to cook. He likes baby food, smoothies, noodles, mac-n-cheese, applesauce, and pretzels and chips. Oh and of [...]
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White Bean Waffles – Seriously!
January 10th, 2012 
Amy Dunbar 
Posted in Bread/Muffins, Recipes 
Tags: Healthy Waffles, High Protein breakfast, Recipes for picky eaters 
2 Comments »Free Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook App
December 6th, 2011 Amy Dunbar The first cookbook I ever had was the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and it is still my favorite. Perhaps it is because I am so use to it and know how to easily find everything I need, but I love it. And now my favorite cookbook can be added to my phone . [...]
Reindeer Cookie Recipe – Fun for Tiny Hands
November 29th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Tomorrow is Reindeer Day at my boys’ school and so I decided to whip up a batch of Reindeer Cookies just for the kids in Big C’s Class.They are super easy and super cute. What you need: Sugar Cookie Dough (I used Pillsbury Break-n-Bake Refrigerated Dough, but any cookie recipe could be used) Icing (I [...]
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, Holidays, Recipes Tags: Holiday Cookies for Kids, Recipe for Reindeer Cookies No Comments »Holiday Recipes & Contest
November 22nd, 2011 Amy Dunbar Last weekend my church hosted a craft and food holiday event called Tinsel, Talents, and Treats and it was SO much fun! I got to try tons of great nibbles, gather tons of recipes, and watch some really neat craft demonstrations. If you make one of these recipes, I’d love to know how it turns [...]
Keeping Safe – Food Safety for the Holidays: 3 of 3 – Fruits and Veggies
November 21st, 2011 Amy Dunbar Did you know that some vegetables and fruits such as apples, berries, grapes, broccoli, lettuce and mushrooms should be stored in the refrigerator? I didn’t know that apples should be refrigerated. So I definitely learned something. I also didn’t know that you shouldn’t freeze pears – not sure that I have though. For the [...]
Family Fun: Turkey Fruit Tray Craft for Kids
November 21st, 2011 Amy Dunbar I just finished the Turkey Fruit Tray for my son’s day school! And it was super easy. I tweaked the original instructions a bit to make the tail feathers look a little more feather-like. What you need: 1. 1 whole Honeydew Melon 2. 1 Red Bell Pepper (could sub strawberries if you want to) 3. [...]
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, Holidays, Recipes Tags: Fruit tray recipe, Thanksgiving Food craft for kids No Comments »Keeping Safe – Food Safety for the Holidays: 2 of 3 – Meat and Poultry
November 18th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Stuffing or dressing? Some people stuff the bird and others bake the same stuff in a pan calling it dressing. I’m a dressing kind of girl. My grandmother use to make pans of dressing that my family looked forward to every year. And now my husband counts the days until he can have some of [...]
Food Safety for the Holidays: 1 of 3 – Prepared Foods
November 17th, 2011 Amy Dunbar The holidays … oh the holidays! The food … oh the food! My butt … oh my! You cook for days for one meal and then eat the leftovers for a week or longer. Every year, though, people end up with little bouts of food poisoning. Often it is minor, but for those who have [...]
Ingredient Substitution List
November 10th, 2011 Amy Dunbar If you have ever wanted to make something, but didn’t want to run to the store for the one ingredient your pantry is lacking . . . then you will want to print this. I have this is the front of my favorite cookbook and it is a recipe saver. For example, tons of recipes [...]
Canned Veggies … 5 Recipes for Pantry Cooking: Corn
November 9th, 2011 Amy Dunbar 3 of 3: Corn (Did you miss the posts on Peas and Carrots and Green Beans?) Did you know that corn provides 20% of the calories consumed by humans globally? Nutritional Info: Vitamins and Minerals Corn is a good source of vitamins B1, B5, C, and E, as well as phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and zinc. [...]
