Do you wish you could make your mornings easier? Better? Less stressful? Stress is no joke. Starting the day on the wrong foot not only makes you question your parenting choices (and your sanity) but it takes a physical toll on your body–and the kids’ too. If you have toddlers, or let’s be honest, kids…
Easy Shrimp Pasta
This easy shrimp pasta comes together in 15 minutes! All you need is pasta, large shrimp, a handful of cherry tomatoes, garlic and butter. Toss on a few herbs and dinner is served in less time than it takes for Wendy Williams to dish out the Hot Topics. Plus, our easy shrimp pasta got a…
10-Minute Buttery Chicken with Zucchini & Herbs
The fastest chicken dinner I’ve ever made started yesterday at 4pm, when we finally rolled through the door. A sweaty group of kids fussing at each other. You know, the basic after-school mode. And on Wednesdays — hooray! — there’s an extra hurdle to leap over: gymnastics starts at 5pm. I don’t even have to…
Fun Dinner Ideas for Families
Adorable ideas to get everyone excited about eating dinner! These fun dinner ideas for families are 100 percent tried and true favorites for my crew of six. And best of all, most of them are simple enough to pull off any night of the week to serve with some lovely Patterned Dinnerware. Fun dinner ideas…
How to Make Pancake Syrup with Frozen Berries
There’s only one way to beat homemade pancakes, French toast or my kids’ favorite, a Dutch Baby…by whipping up a batch of syrup using frozen berries. It works for blueberry syrup. Strawberry syrup. Or triple berry syrup like we did. Use ANY frozen berries you like. The results are delicious every time. Plus, just a…
Tea Party Ideas for Kids: Menus, Decor and Songs
I love hosting tea parties for kids! They work for birthday parties big and pink and small with costumes — plus fun afternoons at home. Tea parties for kids are fancy, fun and easier than you think to pull off but best of all…tea parties are great for teaching manners. “Oh, thank you so much!”…
3 Easy Instant Pot Recipes for Busy Families
Did you just get a new Instant Pot? I’ve had mine for a couple of years and wasn’t sure where to start. Easy Instant Pot Recipes for Busy Families These easy Instant Pot recipes are the best combination of simple and delicious — says my whole family of six! 1. Hard Boiled Eggs The 5-5-5…
Tired of Kids Complaining About Dinner? Try These Tips from a Mom of 4
My kids love complaining about dinner. I’ve got a six-year-old who typically walks into the kitchen around dinner o’clock with a whine locked and loaded. “But whaaaaat’s for dinnerrrrr?” You know. You’ve made dinner before. And you know who else gets it? My aunt. Family lore goes that she got fed up with my cousins’ complaints…
5 Ways a Kindergarten Teacher’s Classroom Changed My Family Dinners
Have you ever wondered how teachers don’t get totally overwhelmed? With dozens of kids in their care, these amazing beings aren’t only charged with keeping everyone safe. Nope. Their job is to actually TEACH major life skills. And in my experience with three kids in the public school system (so far), this is done with…
Lemon and Blueberry Puff Pastry Tart from “Super Simple Baking for Kids”
Our kids have started taking turns cooking dinner on Sunday nights. It’s adorable and guess which dessert they’re all dying to make again? This Lemon and Blueberry Puff Pastry Tart from Super Simple Baking for Kids! I say AGAIN because my little rascals helped test every single recipe in my book, Super Simple Baking for…