10 Healthy Quinoa Recipes for All Occasions, Even Dessert

Delicious quinoa recipes can be created for every meal, even dessert! Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) packs in a multitude of nutrients and 8 grams of...

Recipe Substitutions You Make When the Commissary is Fresh Out

Shopping at the commissary is just one of the many great benefits available to us as military family members, but you’ve probably been there...

8 Ideas for Graduation Cakes: Celebrate A New Chapter in Style

It’s almost that time! Your child has tackled school for a long time, worked their way through all of the projects, midterms, and finals...

7 Fast and Convenient Dining Delivery Services

The last few months have been meal after meal after meal at home. As parents, we need a break from the three meal...

Back-to-School Easy Meal Planning: 20+ New Groceries To Up the Game

Heading back to school means more activities, conflicting schedules, and family members in and out of the house. Don't let your meals become tasteless...

Healthy Lunch Ideas

Lunch for a mom is hard. Sometimes eating at all during the day is hard. Cue binge eating. Who hasn't eaten an abandoned peanut butter...

13 Easy Halloween Food Ideas to Celebrate the Spooky Holiday

Halloween food ideas bring the spirit of October and all things spooky to life for your family. Make your Halloween celebrations even more memorable...

Easy Homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer

It's that time of year, fall is here and it is a favorite season for many! Cooler weather, cardigans, lazy mornings spent in...

4 Holiday Treats to get the Kids into the Kitchen

  Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without baking some fun and tasty holiday goodies! By inviting kids into the kitchen, it creates togetherness for the family...

6 Surprising Foods You Can Freeze

Freezing full meals or ingredients gives you the flexibility to buy in bulk or save money when there’s a sale. Freezing comes in handy...

Cooking For Crowds

Food brings people together, and, as a military family, food is at the center of a lot of our relationships. Cooking for a crowd...

The No-Fail Hummus Recipe

It's no secret that a lot of companies put fillers and preservatives in hummus — not something we want to encourage our families to eat...

7 Easy Nori Recipes Your Family Must Try

What are nori recipes, anyway? The phrase “nori recipe” might not sound like something you’ve tried before. But, if you’ve ever had a sushi...

PREPPING DINNER FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

What are we going to make for dinner?  Your stomach may be rumbling, you hear this question in your head, and then maybe from...

3 Home Food Preservation Tips: Naturally Preserving Food At Home Without...

Have you ever wandered into your local produce store or the farmer’s market to find a surplus of your favorite fruits and vegetables, at...

10 EASTER SIDES ANYONE CAN MAKE

One of the best parts about holiday get togethers is eating delicious food. Whether you treat Easter as a pot luck or you pride...

5 Super Bowl Snacks Kids Will Love

As Game Day approaches and the grocery list continues to get dangerously long, you suddenly realize the neighbors you invited have lots of little...

Delicious California Taco Rice Recipe Everyone will Love

When we lived in Southern California a decade ago (yes, Janet, a decade ago) we frequented the nighttime Farmer's Market known as Sunset Market....

12 Treats to Eat While Cheering Team USA

Thanks to the time change between South Korea and the United States, families can enjoy Olympic coverage all day long. From watching luge competitors...

6 Terrific Ideas for Camping Food That Will Create Delectable Memories

Finding delicious ideas for camping food makes for fun memories. At camp, you cook together, enjoy a meal and tidy up. Relax, play a...

7 Unique Pumpkin Recipes that Won’t Put You on Pumpkin Overload

Fall is here, and you know that means cooler weather, beautiful colors and of course all the fabulous pumpkin recipes. The favorite flavor of...

15 Delicious and Unique Chicken Recipes You Have to Try

You could eat chicken every night of the week and not get sick of it because it was prepared in such different ways. The...

Sourdough Recipes: 3 Favorites You Need to Add to Your Cookbook...

Sourdough recipes made a strong comeback in 2020 and everyone started baking. Some did it for the love of bread, others for nutritional benefits,...

The Best Coffee Brands: A Comprehensive Guide for Caffeine Lovers

Are you a coffee fanatic who can't function without a cup of joe in the morning? Or maybe you're a tea aficionado who's always...

SAUERKRAUT SOUP – THE PERFECT SUNDAY FOOTBALL CHILI ALTERNATIVE

Fall is here! That means changing leaves, sweaters and boots, bonfires, football… and soup! That’s right – soup. Ditch the chili this football Sunday...

Labor Day Party Must Haves

  Labor Day is known as one of the busiest times of year historically, so it's important to start planning your Labor Day party a...

Preserving Eggs: 2 Easy Methods to Keep Your Pantry Stocked Through...

Anyone who owns chickens can tell you that the eggs are hands down the best eggs you’ll ever eat, and that’s one of the...

Instant Pot vs Crock Pot: Everything You Should Know

In recent years the Instant Pot has really made a name for itself. Lots of people swear by it, and so much so that...

13 Healthy Pumpkin Recipes Bring a Bit of Flair to Your...

Are you tired of the same old dinner recipes? Surprise your family with some unique and healthy pumpkin recipes. That's right pumpkin does not...

Discover the Sweet History of Jelly Beans on April 22, National...

On April 22nd, it’s time to celebrate one of the sweetest, most beloved candies around: Jelly beans! With a range of fruity flavors and...

Easy 3-Ingredient Tropical Drinks for Year-Round Island Vibes

Just because summer is behind us, that doesn’t mean you can’t stay in a sunshine state of mind all year long. These satisfying tropical...

Shopping for Japanese Wines with Live Iwakuni

The great Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “Wine is bottled poetry,” and folks, we couldn’t agree more. Its bottled poetry, bottled rock 'n' roll,...

BEER BATTER BUTTERSCOTCH PANCAKES

If your family loves pancakes, and you’re looking for something extra special to serve this winter during Sunday brunch, our Beer Batter Butterscotch Pancakes...

How to Make Amazing Crockpot Tex-Mex Chicken Fajitas

Whether you’re a native Texan living far, far away from your hometown’s famous taco trucks, or you’re simply an aficionado who has yet to...