Valentine’s Day Recipes for Kids (and Adults too!)
Valentine’s Day is February 14th. I noticed that many Mom in the City visitors are searching for related recipes, so below are some of my favorite Valentine’s Day recipes for kids. (Your adult...
View ArticleEasy Cajun Jambalaya Recipe (Plus Extra Tips!)
A few weeks ago, I went with a group of friends to J. Gumbo’s NYC for an Easy Cajun Jambalaya Recipe cooking demo. Chef Ken (of Cajun in the City) showed us how to make the recipe with the “holy...
View ArticleEaster 2015: Easter Food, Easter Eggs & More
Easter is this Sunday (April 5th). I don’t know about you, but Easter and school break totally snuck up on me this year! Fortunately, the kids’ great-aunt bought them some super-cute outfits, so I...
View ArticleGreek Yogurt Pancakes Without Milk (And NY State Tests)
Today marked the start of the New York state’s annual standardized tests. I’m not a big fan of standardized testing. I don’t dislike it enough to opt out though so Michael is taking the test. My...
View ArticleGarlic Fried Chicken Recipe
Last week, Reggie and the boys were watching Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. On that particular episode, there was a restaurant owner who was sharing what he included in his signature garlic fried chicken...
View ArticleFood is Love (Celebrating My 13th Anniversary with #Pyrex100)
I made one of the best decisions of my life thirteen years ago on June 15th – to say, “I do!” to my wonderful husband Reggie. In addition to saying the standard vows, we wrote our own personal vows....
View ArticleCooking with Kids: Easy Monkey Bread Recipe
Cooking is one of the things that both of my sons wanted to learn over the summer vacation, so I am holding a weekly cooking class for them. For our first official “class”, I decided to start with...
View ArticleAutumn Calabrese’s Fixate Cookbook (It’s Not Just for 21 Day Fix Fans)
Several of my friends on Facebook have been mentioning Autumn Calabrese’s 21 Day Fix workout and nutrition system. I wanted to learn more about the nutrition aspect of the system, so I happily agreed...
View ArticleBaked Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
I have been enjoying garlic infused olive oil on fries while eating out lately – once at Bowlmor Chelsea Piers and most recently at Streetbird. After eating the YING & YANG FRIES (sweet potato and...
View ArticleEasy Fresh Peach Cobbler Recipe
August is National Peach Month so I asked my sons if they would like to learn how to make a peach dish for our weekly summer cooking classes. They decided that they wanted to learn how to make an easy...
View Article11 Easy Labor Day Recipe Ideas
(Updated) Originally posted on 8/29/13 As the (out of school) summer season draws to an end, we have been packing in as much family fun as possible. As such, I haven’t really been experimenting with...
View ArticleBanana Orange Juice Smoothie Recipe (Healthy After School Snack Idea)
I recently purchased Ninja Master Prep from Amazon.com primarily to make smoothies. Michael no longer likes my “go-to” spinach smoothies so he randomly asked me to make a banana orange juice smoothie...
View ArticleBake It Happen 2015(Plus an Easy Apple Cobbler Recipe)
I have a friend named Shari whom I met through blogging. She is a warm, kind person who cares about people. As we say in my family, “You can tell that she was raised well.” Shari has a food blog called...
View Article20 Thanksgiving 2015 Recipes
Since I’m not a big turkey fan, Thanksgiving meals are all about the sides and desserts for me. Below are 20 of my favorite Thanksgiving 2015 recipes: Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dishes: 1. Baked...
View ArticleHealthy Holiday Recipes with Panasonic
I attended a Panasonic Holiday Cooking Event that was hosted by Techlicious, a site that simplifies technology, a couple of weeks ago. After taking a tour of the Panasonic Innovation Center, Chef Ken...
View ArticleBest Hummus Recipe: Easy Avocado Hummus
I like hummus. I love hummus with avocado. The best part is that because avocado is so buttery it actually makes preparing homemade hummus even easier. (You don’t have to worry about adding additional...
View ArticleHoliday Cookie Recipes From Scratch
Baking holiday cookie recipes from scratch is one of my sons’ favorite aspects of this season. (Of course, they like to eat them even more!) As I went through my cookie recipe archives, I realized that...
View ArticleLooking Back: 10 Most Popular Food Blog Posts of 2015
Happy New Year! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday season. I enjoyed the break but I’m happy to be back to work. I like to take some time to reflect on the prior year before jumping ahead into the...
View Article3 Meat, 3 Cheese Meatballs (Easy Baked Meatballs Recipe)
Recently, I “bribed” my photographer friend to come over and take a quick photo of me for the blog. Since it was such short notice, I said that in addition to paying her that I would make lunch for her...
View Article15 Favorite Winter Recipes That Will Make You Cozy During Storm Jonas
Will Winter Storm Jonas come to New York City? I’m not sure. I hope not, but it is best to be prepared. First, you want to be certain to pick up storm essentials – “Water—at least a 3-day supply; one...
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