A Working Mom's Guide to Food, Family & Fun
Since the world didn’t come to an end today, I am sure procrastination has finally expired and everyone is in the throws of a gift wrapping bonanza. Every year when we make our Christmas budget (the elusive one in my head), I never account for the cost of gift wrapping. I like my gift wrapping [...]
Stuffed pig! That is pretty much what the holidays make me feel like. Self will, be gone and Stretchy Pants, get ready for action. My Christmas countdown also contains a bit of excitement for the countdown until the holiday excuse for overindulgence ends and I can get back on track with my normal daily food [...]
My very favorite ice cream flavor is WITHOUT A DOUBT mint chocolate chip. I remember as a kid going to Baskin Robbins and getting a giant waffle cone and having them fill it as full as they could and eating every bite of it! Many years ago after I overcame my cheesecake fear, I [...]
This past Thanksgiving we headed out on a 10 hour trip to visit my in-laws in East Texas. They live in a little town between Longview and Tyler called Daingerfield. You truly know you are a city girl when you are in East Texas. You have to drive somewhere to get anywhere, but it is [...]
It is a rare occasion when my husband requests that we have people over for dinner. I think this is likely true for 75% of men in relationships. Typically our weekends involve me telling him what our plans are or who we are having over for dinner, but for some reason he got the hankering [...]
Thanks to the organization of the very talented Lindsay Landis of Love & Olive Oil and Julie Deily of The Little Kitchen, the 2012 Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap was a great success with over 400 food bloggers baking up a storm and sending cookies across the world. Along with the success of the event, [...]
I truly believe food tells a story. When I cook I find myself creating a memory or I often use a memory to help me create the food. For the November Breakdown article for Nashville Lifestyles Magazine , I met with Chef Tabor Luckey of Bria Bistro, Harding House and the Bridge Building all in Nashville and [...]
A dinner party’s delight, this spinach salad with a champagne vinaigrette will add festive color to your menu. It can be the light start to your progressively heavier dinner lineup or can be served for a ladies lunch followed by grilled fish and seasonal vegetables. Whatever the case, your table will be sad without this beaut! [...]
“She’s crafty, she gets around….She’s crafty, all over town!” Not me exactly, but I would say that I can be crafty (and thrifty) every now and then. As for being all over town, I can say that is partly true, because I have been all over town hitting up every Dollar Tree for their pretty green glassware. [...]
Welcome to my blog! I'm Amanda and I am a busy mommy! When the work day is over I drop my heels at the door, slip on my apron and kick domesticity into high gear! I love my family, I love food and I love to have fun. Join me and we can celebrate the joys of life that bring us together.
