Recipes, Crafts, Cooking, and Activities for Moms and Kids

Kid’s Abstract Straw Art

Last week, we made these lovely creations using watered-down paint and straws. I’m pretty sure I did this as a kid, but it’s been a while so we had to make it up as we went. My kids an I considered our efforts a success.

How to Make a Better Cupcake

Cupcakes are all the rage these days. Why? Because they are delicious, of course!! Here are some tips to improve your mad cupcake-making skills.

Creamy Shrimp Scampi

A few weeks ago, I came across a recipe for creamy shrimp scampi. It looked AMAZING! But I was disturbed when I realized how high the calorie content would be. I decided to make the recipe, but made some changes to make me feel less guilty about eating this on a random Tuesday.

Valentine’s Day Peppermint Bark

I love peppermint bark at Christmas and I think it’s a shame we don’t eat it year-round. So when I heard about an idea for Valentine’s Day peppermint bark, I had to try it!

Stuffed Eggplant Rolls

I’m always trying to find new ways to get my family to eat vegetables. This weeks mission: introduce my family to eggplant. Not only did I succeed in convincing my family that eggplant is good, but I think I have a new favorite meal!

Sesame Street Cupcakes

My daughter loves Sesame Street, so for her birthday party, I made Elmo and Cookie Monster cupcakes. I decided, since they are fuzzy monsters, I couldn’t really go wrong.

Healthy Joes

I love sloppy joes. I love the way they taste and how easy they are to make. In our house, we make them a little different, by giving them a healthy twist.

Homemade Cake Bites

This week, the kids and I made cake bites. I call them cake bites and not cake pops, because we were too lazy to put them on sticks.
These are so simple and easy to personalize.

Easy Ice-Cream Sandwiches

This Sunday, I was dog tired, and didn’t really want to make a dessert. I’m sure my family would have understood if we went one Sunday without dessert, but I wouldn’t have. Then I realized, we have cookies, we have ice cream. We can have ice cream sandwiches!!!!

Cherry Chocolate Bundt Cake

What’s better than a chocolate cake? A chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. What’s better than that? Adding cherry to both. Now, you have the perfect cake. Plus, this is a cake-mix recipe, so it’s fast and easy as well.