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 [...]
Pizza! Pizza! I love pizza!! Pizza for breakfast, pizza for lunch, pizza for dinner, pizza for snack! I LOVE PIZZA! You know what else I love even more than pizza?! HEALTHY PIZZA!!!! And that’s what you’re gonna get with these two pizza recipes! I used Flatout Flatbread’s new thin crust flatbread that come in at [...]
This week is Teacher Appreciation week and if you think you don’t have time to make something homemade and special for your little one’s teachers, think again. This quick and easy brownie recipe can be made in less than 40 minutes. The ingredients are simple, but still create a delicious treat for some of the [...]
“Hey, What’s Up, Doc?” Ummmmm……..Thyme Roasted Carrots is what’s up, Bugs! Yesterday I made my first trip of many of the year to the Nashville Farmer’s Market and picked up the some of seasons first fresh produce. In my adult life I don’t think that I have ever made roasted carrots just for eating that weren’t [...]
If you live in Clarksville, Tennessee, you know there is one place and one place only to get the very best beer cheese dip and that is the Blackhorse Pub. I have tried numerous times to recreate their delicious dip at home and have not even come close. Every time we eat there we get [...]
I’m a total sucker for good food and good photography…..of food!! I have always subscribed to food magazines and am totally obsessed with Food Network and Cooking Channel TV, but now that I have started this blog I absolutely LOVE coming across a beautiful blog with GORGEOUS photography. I have learned a few skills when it comes to [...]
Winter, it’s time for you to go!!! I mean, really, please leave and bring on a gorgeous spring followed by a nice warm summer with lots and lots of delicious tomatoes. Yesterday when I was grocery shopping at Publix I got so excited when I saw yellow tomatoes that I knew I HAD to make some caprese [...]
Lent is right around the corner and I have a feeling there will be a person or two that will give up fried foods in order to commit to healthier eating. Lent is a funny thing, because we feel like we always have to “give something up” rather than thinking of it as a time [...]
So, it’s been a minute since I have posted an official “Busy Mom Challenge” meal. Not only can you make this pasta dish in less than 30 minutes, it is also light and healthy. Print Shrimp Pasta with Leeks & Fennel Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 15 minutesTotal Time: 25 minutes Yield: 4 servings Ingredients1 [...]
I recently read one of those hot or not lists on fads that should stay or go from 2012. While she called kale a food fad, she did give props to the nutritional powerhouse. Now I agree that some food fads need to walk calmly and safely to the designated exits. I’m talking to [...]
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.
