Fun Friday: Baked Apple Oatmeal
This was so delicious on a cold winter day. It’s the weekend and there’s something so great about having a nice, homemade warm breakfast on a weekend morning. Today’s recipe is a perfect one for this...
View ArticleWelcome back recipe: Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Blender Muffins
These muffins made me want to do a blog post asap! It’s me… I know it’s been a very.long.time since I did a blog post in January. I’ve been super busy. Everyone is busy, I know, but I’ve been busy...
View ArticleFun Friday: Jelly Thumbprint Cookies for a great after school snack
Once I tried these cookies the first time, I knew the recipe was a keeper! ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 2, 2014 I tend to enjoy cookies of the chocolate variety. I know, you’re completely shocked by...
View ArticleFun Friday: Low-fat Lemon Pound Cake
This was a winner last year, so we brought it back for an encore performance this year. Earlier this week, I wrote a blog post about a new dessert we tried (and tried again) for our Easter meal. In...
View ArticleCooking with our newest Cave Tool: Stainless Steel Vegetable Grill Basket
The latest and greatest new Cave Tools product for our collection. If you’re a long-time reader of The Whole Bag of Chips, you know by now how much we enjoy the cooking tools that Cave Tools sends us...
View ArticleFun Friday: Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
If you’re looking for a new summertime dessert, this one comes highly recommended! We don’t entertain often, but when we do, I like to try out new things. We are generally among friends and family so...
View ArticleFun Friday: Three ingredient cookies
I added a fourth ingredient…can you guess what it is? Good morning and TGIF! Happy Friday to you all. It’s been a little bit since I did a Fun Friday post, so I thought I’d share a fun one with you...
View ArticleKitchen Science: Hard Boiled Eggs
Perfection! How did we do it? We can’t be the only ones who have this problem: we love hard boiled eggs for breakfast or for a healthy snack option, but every time we boil up a dozen we never know if...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner Wednesday: Skinnytaste Grilled Steak Lettuce Tacos
Another all thumbs-up meal at our house! Recently, we tried out a new dinner meal and I wanted to share it with you today. It was not difficult to make, and everyone liked it, which doesn’t always...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner Wednesday: Two weeks of meals for your new year
Happy New Year! We are already ten days into the new year and looking ahead to Martin Luther King Day now. It doesn’t seem possible that we’re already halfway through January. That being said, after...
View ArticleFun Friday: Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal from Budget Bytes
This has been a delicious treat all week long! ORIGINALLY POSTED 10-30-15 Going Orange for No Kid Hungry today? We are! In honor of the big day, I thought I’d share a brand new recipe with you that we...
View ArticleGet your pumpkin on and Go Orange for No Kid Hungry!
Thanks to Paula over at My Soup For You for teaming up with me today to bring you some great pumpkin recipes, and for bringing even more awareness to No Kid Hungry! It’s October! It’s fall. It’s the...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner Wednesday: WW Classic Meatloaf
We needed a new meatloaf recipe, so I found this one and gave it a try. It was a hit! Earlier this school year, I had a coupon for Barnes and Noble for $5.00 off my purchase. I have their membership as...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner Wednesday: Tomato Salad with a Twist
Doesn’t it look delicious? It’s been a little while since I have posted a new recipe and I’ve been wanting to share this one since last month when we first tried it. The recipe is one that one of my...
View ArticleI’m in love.
It’s February, and I’m in love. My heart pitter-patters and I think about the new object of my affection constantly. What will we do together next? What new things will we try? For years I hoped and...
View ArticleFun Friday: Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal from Budget Bytes
This has been a delicious treat all week long! Going Orange for No Kid Hungry today? We are! In honor of the big day, I thought I’d share a brand new recipe with you that we tried earlier this week and...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner Wednesday: Chicken, Broccoli and Cheese Quiche
There was not one bite of this left over! It was a huge hit. ORIGINALLY POSTED FEBRUARY 5, 2014: Recently we cooked a big Sunday dinner of roasted chicken. I love when we have that on the menu because...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner Wednesday: Creamy Mushroom Orzo
I loved the texture and flavor of this recipe! ORIGINALLY POSTED JANUARY 15, 2014: Recently my friend Melissa shared a recipe that came through Facebook. Although Facebook is a great place to find and...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner Wednesday: Light lunches
A perfect light lunch for those days you just can’t eat another sandwich. Ever have that feeling where you wake up in the morning, still full from the night before? Well, we woke up in January still...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner Wednesday: Soup for everyone
Three soups that are quick, easy and can all be done simultaneously. Earlier in the school year I did quite a bit of food preparation ahead of time, making and freezing foods for future use. One thing...
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