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Too Easy-Homemade Croutons

homemade-croutons

This weekend I bought all the ingredients for big healthy salads; except for one thing, croutons.  I hate buying croutons. they are expensive and usually really salty.  I decided to make my own. I happened to also buy a baguette and had half of it left.  Here is my experiment. 1/2 baguette, sliced 1 inch [...]




Sausage and Pepperoni Soup-Recipe

pepperoni

I love soup in the winter but the kids don’t like lots of stuff mixed together and Rob isn’t a big fan and doesn’t think soup is very filling. I came up with this using the same base as most of my other soup recipes so it came together quite easily. I used ingredients the [...]




The Dirty Dozen

angry fruit

A goal of the new year is to get back to healthier eating. We’ve always done pretty good but I’ve gotten lazy and also bored with our tried and true recipes. Nothing sounds appealing anymore. My mission is to come up with some new recipes or revamp our existing goodies. To start I researched the [...]




Have You Ever Had Pastelillos?

Here is my question for you, have you ever had a Pastelillos?  Pastelillos is a Spanish beef patty which is a very famous pastry among Puerto Ricans and Dominicans. If not you need to figure out how to get your hands on these little gems of goodness because they are AWESOME. I have been married [...]




Let’s Talk Tasty Food on a Budget

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Mission Foods. All opinions are 100% mine.3 kids, 2 adults equals mini squabbles at dinnertime. Shae doesn’t like sauce, Shaun doesn’t like chicken, Sabreena doesn’t like beans, Rob and I eat almost anything and expect the kids to eat what’s on their plate. Most [...]




Smores without the Fire-Recipe

We camp, not tent camp but air-conditioned, running water, olympic sized pool included camper camping. Aside from the water park our favorite part about camping is a glowing fire with S’mores!  Since camping only comes around a couple times a year I had to figure out a way to bring s’mores to the table more [...]




Recipes for Valentine’s Day or whenever

I put together a few of our favorite special occasion recipes.  Try them , let me now how they turn out.  What do you make for special occasions like Valentine’s Day or Birthdays? Simple Chocolate Fondue-nothing says romance than sharing warm decadent chocolate dipped fruit, cookies and cakes. Leftover chocolate needs not be thrown away, [...]




Crunchy Caramel Popcorn recipe

I love food and I love to cook and even bake sometimes. I want to get back into sharing these fun things with you so here is my re-introduction of Foodtalk. Crunchy Caramel Popcorn is easy! The process takes a little while but it only requires a handful of ingredients. 9-10 cups of popped popcorn, [...]




Kids and Dessert

Sweets are a favorite in our house but I guess it is probably a favorite in alot of peoples homes. Every night shortly after dinner Shaun asks for dessert. I typically don’t mind the kids having dessert I just ask it be within reason. We always have ice cream in the house and sometimes have [...]




Pantry/Freezer Meals

This is something we really try to do. Our grocery list is virtually the same each week with a couple additions for specific meals during the week. As long as you have a good variety of ingredients in the house you won’t be tempted to order in or go out to eat. One thing I [...]