I drink a lot of coffee. And by a lot, I mean like 5+ cups a day. While I always enjoy a nice cup ‘o joe, sometimes I like to get a little creative with my beverage of choice. I will admit – I don’t like a lot of fuss and “extras” when it comes to my coffee. I like the flavor to come through and and it has to be have just the right amount of sweetness and cream. {Read More}

Ice cream is one of my FAVORITE sweets ever. I love it. My kids follow in my footsteps in this respect, and get super excited whenever they see me pull out the bowls and head to the freezer. When V was about 1, I found a recipe for homemade ice cream in a bag. We have been making our version of homemade bag ice cream ever since!! I have experimented with many flavors, but my kids love the vanilla. They never {Read More}

My kids love when I do special food things. Anything that deviates from the regular is super special. I always try to make extra special holiday breakfasts for them, and this year, I have some great ideas for tomorrows Easter Breakfast! I found all of these delicious and super cute ideas on Pinterest – You can check out some more of my favorite breakfast recipes through my Breakfast Board. This is such a neat idea, and all kids love to {Read More}

We LOVE tacos. In fact, we usually have them once a week. It is one meal that I know my kids wont complain about eating. Our love of tacos did post a slight problem for my new, healthier eating plan. I really want to cut back on the amount of meat that we eat and incorporate more “plant based” recipes and meals. As with most things that I do, I decided to jump right in with one of our favorite {Read More}

My kids LOVE popcorn – and so do I. I stopped buying microwave popcorn a few years ago when all the information came out about the negative health effects. While I usually just make my popcorn on the stove in a bit of oil, or in the big and bulky air popper, I am super excited to have found a {healthier} way to make it – in the microwave! I honestly can’t remember where I first saw this – but {Read More}

Beef Stew is one of my all time favorite one-pot dishes to make. Sometimes I make it right in the crock pot, and sometimes I make it on top of the stove. Either way, it is warm and delicious! This is a really easy recipe. My kids are pretty picky, so I don’t add too much to this, but I did include some variations at the bottom Ingredients: 1 lb beef stew meat (cubed) 4-7 cups water* 2 Tablespoons butter {Read More}

Here is a fun and easy holiday recipe that is sure to get you and your kids in the kitchen together – making delicious treats and wonderful memories! A big thanks to Rebecca for sharing!! Be sure to stop by her blog for great craft tutorials, and her shop for awesome kids craft kits (which my kids just love!).     Hi MomVantage readers! I am Rebecca from Freckles Crafts! I spend my days running my business and blog, creating {Read More}

Halloween is fast approaching and I cannot wait! I am planning to serve some super spooky food all day long, and having a very spooky buffet style dinner before we go out to trick-or-treat. Here are some of the great (kid friendly!) recipes that I am going to try out: Breakfast: Check out this awesome breakfast from Hoosier Homemade – it looks DELICIOUS! Lunch and/or Dinner: Jack-o’-Lantern Quesadillas Hot Dog Mummies Mummy Meatloaf Pizza Mummies Spicy Orange Bat Wings Carrot {Read More}