Recipes
How do you use leftover taco meat? Submit your ideas!
In an effort to have enough taco meat to feed 3 adults and 1 hungry child I made 2 lbs of taco meat for last night’s dinner. Lots of tacos were eaten…soft and hard, plus a yummy taco salad filled my plate! After all tummies were full I realized that I overestimated the amount of […]
Smart Food: Weekly Menu, May 23 – 27, Postpartum Healthy Living!
[ad#Google in Content] Well I’m a Smart Mama of 2 now! This week we start our postpartum healthy eating routine! Gone are the days of endless bowls of ice cream, chips and dip and spoonfuls of peanut butter! Tom has been a great pregnant spouse…he put on weight as I did throughout the last 9 […]
The Easiest, Yummiest London Broil Recipe
Finding a London Broil recipe that I could easily make for my family was a must as I first enter the days of being a mommy of two. Tired Mom Finding Recipes I’m exhausted. Yes, as a mommy of a newborn (just 9 days old) and a 4 1/2 year old my energy and time […]
Smart Food: Hidden Surprise Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats! Plus a Smart Mama Tip!
[ad#Google in Content] We’ve all seen the commercial, come across the ad in coupon circulars and more for the Hidden Surprise Easter Egg Treats using Kelloggs Rice Krispies cereal! You watch it, especially with kids, and you have the instant desire to make them. They look adorable and they don’t look to difficult to […]
Smart Food: Weekly Menu, April 11 – 15
It’s been some time! Here’s our yummy menu for the week! Please understand that I’m nearly 35 weeks pregnant so my cravings are in full force! Monday: Pollo Tete I’ve shared this recipe a few years ago. It was given to me by 2 cousins at my bridal shower. They each wrote up the recipe […]
Smart Food: Weekly Menu, Jan. 31 – Feb. 4
[ad#Google in Content] Below is this week’s dinner menu at this Smart Mama home. This week is a little crazy in the here, we’re moving! Not far, just 4 miles away…but honestly the distance isn’t the challenge; it’s the packing, moving and unpacking. Add to the situation that I’m 5 months pregnant making it a […]
Smart Food: Weekly Menu, Jan. 24 – 28
[ad#Google in Content] Below is the dinner menu at this Smart Mama home this week. I typically do this each Sunday night, but last night I was a bit distracted with the football games. I have found pre planning each week’s dinner menu saves me time throughout the week. I hit the grocery on Mondays […]
PAM Top Tip, my daughter’s entry!
I know you have used cooking spray at least a half a dozen times in the last month. Just this week I sprayed PAM on: bottom of casserole to make spaghetti squash breaded chicken thighs that were going to be baked – I also sprayed it on the cooking sheet before on the frying pan […]
Vegetarian Chili Recipe
I know you want to stay warm with the cold weather that is approaching across the nation! Here is a delicious YUMMY recipe that is sure to warm up tummies in your home! Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2 cups chopped onion 1 tbsp minced garlic 2 cups chopped red pepper 1 can black beans, […]
Spooky Peanut Butter Eyeballs Recipe for Halloween
Halloween dessert just got spookier! Here’s a great treat that I have made for Halloween! They are such a hit! The look is great, the taste and unbelievable and they truly are fairly easy to make! Spooky Peanut Butter Eyeballs 1 cup smooth peanut butter 2 tbsp. butter, softened 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp. […]
Smart Food: Tasty Tilapia Tacos
As we each continue to Delve into 12 this week, attempting to consume 12 ounces of seafood, I wanted to share a favorite taco recipe. This recipe, as well as many others, are part of the awesome Delve into 12 gift basket that will offered as a giveaway next week! Be sure to share a […]
Smart Food: Simply Smart Cheddar Chive Mini Muffins
Are you wondering what is Hood Simply Smart Milk? I was. Here’s what I found out: Hood found an innovative, natural technique called ultra filtration to remove some of the water that makes lowfat milk look and taste watery. The result is simply delicious milk rich in nutrition and taste. Simply Smart: All the taste, […]
Smart Home: Double the Math Lesson Making Zucchini Strips!
I wanted to make these delicious sounding zucchini strips I saw on SkinnyTaste.com. It was a rainy Wednesday afternoon. My daughter had been in school all morning and then refused to nap. You know the kind of day I’m talking about. She wanted to “help” me in the kitchen. I figured why not. It was […]
Chocolate Angel Food Cake Recipe
Guest Poster: Gigi from KludgyMom.com This week I welcome Gigi, a stay at home mom who parents, cooks and lives haphazardly! She blogs about it all at http://www.kludgymom.com I love the delicate, spongy, low-fat goodness that is an angel food cake. Why not make a chocolate one? I tried making my first angel food cake this […]
Smart Food: Cashew Chicken, compliments of Kludgy Mom
[ad#Google in Content] Guest Poster: Gigi from KludgyMom.com This week I welcome Gigi, a stay at home mom who parents, cooks and lives haphazardly! She blogs about it all at http://www.kludgymom.com Straight out of Martha Stewart’s Great Food Fast is this recipe for cashew chicken. I am still a stir-fry novice; I’ve made some with flank […]
Salmon with Vanilla Balsamic Marinade using Vanilla Bean Paste
Salmon with Vanilla Balsamic Marinade using Vanilla Bean Paste I have a new secret ingredient! It’s what Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing to the United States in the late 1700s. Vanilla! I was recently provided with a bottle of Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste to try. Are you wondering exactly what is […]
Smart Food: Chicken with Apricots
[ad#Google in Content] Here’s a recipe that’s fairly easy and healthy! I have included nutritional information below. Chicken with Apricots ~ Serves 4 Pecan halves, 2 oz 2 teaspoons of margarine 3 ripe apricots, quartered and pitted 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil 4, 4 oz chicken breast halves Salt & freshly ground pepper […]
Smart Food: Buffalo Melt ala Vlasic Pickle Style! (Plus win $1000 for a Pickle idea!)
Ever wonder what’s another way to use the yummy Vlasic Stacker Pickles in your fridge? I’m sure! Well here’s a recipe for a glorified meatloaf sandwich I came across and I couldn’t stop drooling! As the recipe stands, it wins no award for great nutrition, however a few tweaks and it can turn into a […]
Smart Food: Great Recipes for Memorial Day Weekend!
Here are some great recipes provided by Wellspring Camps, the nations leading weight loss organization, that you won’t feel guilty about indulging in! Black Bean Dip Serving Size: 2 Tbsp 1 -15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 small can green chilies 1 cup salsa 2 cloves garlic 1/2 tsp cumin optional: 1/4- […]
Vegetarian Bowties with Eggplant and Portobellos
Bowties with Eggplant and Portobellos is a fantastic vegetarian pasta dish, ideally using organic ingredients for the best taste. I made this last night and it was DELICIOUS! It’s a fairly easy recipe. It would make a great dish for a dinner party! It’s super colorful and plates well! Let me know what you think. […]
Zucchini Soup Recipe
Make Zucchini Soup for the family! With organic zucchini in the drawer from last week’s produce pick up, I needed to find a yummy recipe! (I have a pretty standard recipe I typically follow with zucchini but getting bored with that one – you know what I mean!) I came across this recipe in the […]
Grilled Eggplant
Yummy! I love eggplant. One of my favorite dishes is eggplant parmesan. That’s a recipe for another day. Here is a simple way to make eggplant and keep the calories in check. Grilled Eggplant – ala George Forman Ingredients 1 large eggplant 1/2 cup of olive oil 3 large cloves of garlic minced In a […]
This Week’s Produce and Some Yummy Recipes
My produce of the week: · Strawberries· Blueberries· Mangos· Bananas· Spinach· Broccolini – Baby Broccoli· Eggplant· Rainbow Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes· Onions· Garlic· Green Leaf Lettuce· Avocados· Beet Roots· Cucumbers· Broccoli How would you use these? I’m especially interested in the beets. You can’t see them too well in this photograph but there are 3 large […]
A Little HINT for Labor Day Drinks!
Ok, I couldn’t resist this! Here are some Labor Day cocktail recipes that sound exactly what every Smart Mama needs after such a hot and gruling summer! Each recipe uses HINT Essence Water, a product I have not yet tried, but is right up my alley- with no carbs, calories, sugar or sodium like other […]
Sausage Stuffing – Family Favorite – Recipe
I know we are all in shock that Thanksgiving is less than a week away! Can you believe it?!? This week I wanted to share one of the most delicious recipes that I have learned from my husband, his mother’s cookbook to be exact (http://www.lulu.com/content/4754256). It is the most delicious stuffing that I have ever […]
My Aunt’s Delicious Corn Casserole Recipe
An easy corn casserole recipe is great to have on hand. This recipe is a great side for Thanksgiving, Christmas and any time before or after. It’s a very easy recipe to make and is perfect to have the kids help you with! Cooking with kids is lots of fun, especially when the recipe isn’t […]
