A Working Mom's Guide to Food, Family & Fun
“Waking up too early Maybe we can sleep in Make you banana pancakes Pretend like it’s the weekend now” So the entire time I was making this crazy good bread I couldn’t stop singing Jack Johnson’s “Banana Pancakes”. I had those nearly rotten bananas on my brain all day and every time I thought about [...]
I absolutely love strawberry season!!! I especially LOVE that Hunter Bear will eat them! Since we have moved our mornings are a bit different and I have to make breakfast every morning before school. I sent Drew to the store for a few things and he came back with his idea of breakfast that [...]
I’m not sure if I have ever mentioned this before, but there are a few things that I simply have no will power against……Pizza, rotel dip, sausage cheese balls, red wine, and the Southern fave hash brown casserole!!! And you know what goes with hash brown casserole like peanut butter goes with jelly?!?!? KETCHUP!!!!!!! Traditional [...]
This is the second recipe from my “kitchen interview” with Chef Will from Table 3 Restaurant & Marketplace. The step-by-step for the honey & chive fromage blanc can be found here. Soft scrambling eggs requires quite a bit of active time, but with the other components already made, it is worth the effort. This [...]
For my most recent “The Breakdown” for Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, I got to spend some time in the kitchen with Chef Will Uhlhorn at the very popular Nashville French bistro Table 3 Restaurant & Marketplace. Chef Will has a long-standing love affair with French food. Born out of Hamersley’s Bistro, a little French bistro in Boston many [...]
My memories of crepes go way back to my childhood. Crepes Suzette was my dad’s special dish at the end of one of my parents’ dinner parties. As kids it was the most exciting thing to watch him at work making that DELICIOUS dessert. The moment that the flame hit the liqueur sauce in [...]
You’re my rainbow, you’re my star, you’re my bright red cookie jar. You’re my goldfish, you’re my pie, you’re the apple of my eye. You’re my daisy, you’re my vine, you’re my own true Valentine! Print Chocolate Cherry Pancakes Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 10 minutesTotal Time: 15 minutes Yield: 10-12 pancakes A festive breakfast [...]
Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to little ole me……….Happy Birthday to me! How old am I? YEAH RIGHT! So today is my birthday and I announce it with such jubilance because I absolutely love odd years and even birthdays and it just so happens to be an odd year and [...]
Today was the last big Sunday breakfast of 2012 and I wanted to make something special for my boys. That extra large carton of ricotta that I bought for the Christmas Eve Lasagna that also made a nice addition to the NYE appetizer is like the gift that keeps on giving, so I decided to [...]
This is truly a family favorite at my house and makes the PERFECT breakfast for Christmas morning. You can put it together the night before and set it out for about 10 minutes while the oven preheats and then let it cook while you open your gifts. It is easy to serve, easy to eat [...]
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.
