My Child & Food Allergies at Family Gatherings: What You Need to Know About Food Allergies

Mummy Confession: This is my first official holiday season as a mum of a child with known food allergies (and also being on an elimination diet myself of foods that he is allergic to). I’m not feeling very good with words at the moment, but I hope this gets across a little of the anxiety I’m feeling as this season’s festivities start rolling in as a mum to a child with food allergies. I never thought I would have to be the one to be so aware of everything, and I ‘m still learning. I know this holiday season will Read More

Gourmet Dinner Service: A Ready to Cook Meal Option

Mummy Review: I have felt so time poor lately with everything, and meal planning sometimes winds up taking a back seat to other chores and obligations. Enter Gourmet Dinner Service. Disclosure: I was provided these meals in exchange for my honest opinion and experience. All opinions are my own. (My apologies for the terrible photo quality on my part of the actual meals as I overcooked some of them. They have let me use some of their photos to display what they do look like if they are cooked properly. ) As a mum of three and never-stop-thinking person, I Read More

Where to Find Recipes?

Mummy Confession: I love finding recipes, especially in places you would never think to look! I know, it seems like a dumb question, because they are all over Pinterest, and you can Google anything nowadays, but hear me out. Some of these are not my first thought on places to look for recipes. Find some helpful tips on how to find some recipes that may end up being your family favourites! Most of these are free to find, although some will cost the price of a subscription. Disclosure: This post was accurate in 2018. This post no longer contains affiliate Read More

Meal Plan Monday: Week #19

Another week and seven more meal ideas for your week! This week I’m featuring recipes from Read Eat Repeat, Sweet Tea & Thyme, Keeping Life Sane, Mashup Mom, Only Girl 4 Boyz, Strength & Sunshine, and Ooh Bother. Soup, salad and Dessert featuring Carefree and Coffee, The Starving Chef, and My Gluten Free Miami. Enjoy these recipes! And be sure to check out all the other weeks past for more great ideas! (Don’t forget to use #cookingwihMPM if you do use these!) Monday: Crockpot Pork and Apples from Keeping Life Sane Tuesday: Short Rib Bolognese Ragu from Sweet Tea & Read More

Meal Plan Monday: Week # 18

Another week of recipes! Tell me what you’d like to see more of the coming weeks! Here are some good ones from Kidgredients, Easy Peasy Foodie, Eats Amazing, and The Starving Chef. Be sure to check out the soup, salad, and dessert of the week, too!   Monday: Veggie Packed Mexican Lasagna from Kidgredients Tuesday: Bakso from The Starving Chef Wednesday: Tomato Ketchup Chicken Skewers from Eats Amazing Thursday: Easy Lamb Moussaka from Easy Peasy Foodie Friday: Moroccan Spiced Roasted Vegetable Traybake from Easy Peasy Foodie Saturday: Tomato Basil Skillet Chicken from The Whole Cook Sunday: Easy Veggie Packed Gluten Read More