• Billy Elliot at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh

    Billy Elliot at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh

    Billy Elliot has arrived in the 'Burg and you don't want to miss it! I attended the opening night performance Tuesday and I was blown away.  It made me laugh, made me cry, and gave me...

  • Pin Me! Weekly Pinterest Linky

    Pin Me! Weekly Pinterest Linky

      I'll admit it, I'm addicted.  At first i played around a bit and tried to see the whole point of this new thing Pinterest everyone was talking about but I just...

  • Cheesy Potato Soup

    Cheesy Potato Soup

      This is one of my favorite comfort food recipes for cold winter weekends I have been making it for as long as I can remember and everyone loves it! I hope you enjoy it too! Ingredients 7...

  • Pin Me! Weekly Pinterest Linky

    Pin Me! Weekly Pinterest Linky

      I'll admit it, I'm addicted.  At first i played around a bit and tried to see the whole point of this new thing Pinterest everyone was talking about but I just...

  • Pin Me! Weekly Pinterest Linky

    Pin Me! Weekly Pinterest Linky

      I'll admit it, I'm addicted.  At first i played around a bit and tried to see the whole point of this new thing Pinterest everyone was talking about but I just...

Cheesy Potato Soup

Cheesy Potato Soup   This is one of my favorite comfort food recipes for cold winter weekends I have been making it for as long as I can remember and everyone loves it! I hope you enjoy it too! Ingredients 7 medium potatoes 2 carrots 1 stalk celery 3 cups milk 2 cups water 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 3 tbsp margarine 3 tbsp flour 1 tsp season salt 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese Clean and peel potatoes,  carrots and celery Dice vegetables into 1//2 inch pieces and place in a stock pot Add  milk,...

Easy Sticky Bun Recipe

Easy Sticky Bun Recipe When we go visit my aunt she always makes the most amazing sticky bun for breakfast.  I always want to make it at home but 1.  I never have the right ingredients on hand (frozen bread dough balls and cook and serve vanilla pudding to name a few) and 2.  You have to prepare it the night before and let it rise in the oven overnight.  2 big problems when you are having a sticky bun craving.   As I was browsing Pinterest one day I found a recipe for a super simple...

Family Pizza (Perogie) Night plus a Gift Card Giveaway

Family Pizza (Perogie) Night plus a Gift Card Giveaway It has been awhile since I have given the kids the opportunity to help me cook.  If they had it their way they would help cook every night, instead, I usually go through the motions as quick as I can just to make sure we have a hot meal on the table in enough time to get to the nightly activity or next thing we need to do.  Over the holiday's things slowed down a little and I figured it was a good time to get the kids involved in a meal.   One of the big obstacles I have when...

Party Time With Ragu – Recipes and Giveaway

Party Time With Ragu - Recipes and Giveaway We have a big family and lots of friends so when it comes time for one of the kids birthday parties it can be a big production.  Part of the program I am in with Ragu Mom’s the Word on Dinner is to have a party and show how Ragu can help with easy, healthy and affordable meals.  So, I teamed up with my sister in law and helped her with my nephew’s 3rd birthday party.   The food was a major hit and everyone left the party asking for recipes!  So here for your viewing (and...

Pizza Soup

Pizza Soup About 10 years ago I went out to lunch with a few co-workers and had the most interesting soup I have ever tasted in my life, pizza soup.  I raved on and on about it to my husband and we have gone back to that same restaurant several times since then and they have never had it again.  For 10 years I have still been able to taste that soup and I have craved it many, many times. Since I am an ambassador for the Ragu Mom’s the Word on Dinner program, I figured what better time to...

Ragu Mom’s The Word On Dinner

Ragu Mom's The Word On Dinner Ragu pasta sauce recently launched a program called Mom’s The Word On Dinner, where real moms are talking about real dinnertime issues such as table manners and picky eaters and giving readers ideas for overcoming a variety dinnertime challenges.  I am excited to announce that I have been asked to be a Ragu Dinner Club Mom Ambassador! Over the next few months I will be sharing the latest videos, discussions and news about the program as well as recipes and a few fun giveaways! To get us...

Have you #CrushedIt Today?

Have you #CrushedIt Today? As most of you know I have been involved with Collective Bias as a blogger for the last several years, and I have had the opportunity to work with many great brands on some awesome projects through the Social Fabric Community.  Several months ago I began working full time as the Community Manger for Social Fabric and I stopped working on campaigns as a blogger, and I will be honest I have missed it! We recently began a campaign with Chiquita called #CrushedIt that centered around a new crushed...

Yummy Mess Free S’mores With Kraft Foods Plus a Giveaway!

Yummy Mess Free S'mores With Kraft Foods Plus a Giveaway! One of our favorite things to do when we go camping is make s’mores.  The thing I don’t like about s’mores is the sticky mess.  I’m not tipically a germ o phobic person but it really grosses me out when leaves and dirt get stuck to my kids fingers when they eat s’mores and then they LICK their fingers to get every drop of the yummy s’more goodness. I decided I needed to come up with a better way for my kids to enjoy their s’mores without grossing me...

Frank’s RedHot Sweet Super Bowl Chili

Frank's RedHot Sweet Super Bowl Chili #FranksRedHot Sweet Super Bowl Chili Recipe   Ingredients 3 pounds ground meat of your choice (beef, chuck, turkey) 1 15 – 18 oz  jar of spaghetti sauce 1 jar Frank’s RedHot Sweet Chili Sauce tortilla chips shredded colby jack cheese   Directions Brown ground meat and drain Add spaghetti sauce and Frank’s RedHot Sweet Chili sauce and simmer for about 15 minutes Serve over crushed tortilla chips and top with shredded cheese. Also great on topping for a hot...

America’s Most Wanted Sandwich Has Begun ~ Please Vote and Help Me Win!

America's Most Wanted Sandwich Has Begun ~ Please Vote and Help Me Win! In December I was invited to Chicago to visit the Sara Lee kitchens and prepare for America’s Most Wanted Sandwich! I’m so excited to finally share this news with all of you! I’m one of the Hillshire Farms Fresh 15 that will be competing for a $5,000 prize for myself and $5,000 for my charity which I will announce as soon as I have approval. While we were in Chicago we were treated to awesome sessions about food styling, food photography, and tips for how to create sandwiches...

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