This morning I did not want to get out of bed. I wasn’t exactly tired I just didn’t want to get up but Lily kept coming in and telling me she was hungry. I told her to eat some strawberries. Next time she came in she said she was still hungry. JP got up and [...]
I saw a recipe on Pinterest a few months ago and I have been looking for an excuse to make it. What better reason to make a delicious breakfast than Christmas? Even though we won’t be tasting this until tomorrow morning I will still give you the ingredients and directions. Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, melted 3/4 cup [...]
I grew up in South Haven, Michigan which is the self-proclaimed Blueberry Capital of the World (if you do a little googling you will find that New Jersey and Maine might want to argue with Michigan about this). Now as an adult I find myself being somewhat of a blueberry snob. Any food with blueberries [...]
When I started making breakfast this morning I remembered something that I read online not to long ago. I read about how to bake bacon instead of frying it on the stove. I am pretty sure from this day forward I will always bake bacon in the oven instead of doing it on the stove. [...]
Today I spent my morning at the San Antonio Food Bank as a volunteer doing some administrative work. Here are a couple of pictures that I snapped while I was there. This is a map of the 16 counties that they cover. And a map of all the different food banks in Texas. After I [...]
I have never really been a big fan of pancakes. I always thought they were kind of a boring breakfast food until a few weeks ago. I was surfing around online when I saw a recipe for banana pancakes. Hmmm… banana! I have been thinking about them since I saw them so I decided that [...]
I saw a breakfast recipe for something on Pinterest and I had to try it. It was so simple and so tasty! I deviated quite a bit from the original recipe that I saw but it still turned out great! Ingredients: Hash Browns, Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper, Eggs, Cheese & Bacon Bits. Directions: Put about [...]
Do you eat breakfast tacos? We do. I could go on an on about the best places here in San Antonio to get them and what to order. While I don’t usually make them at home I did today. I was digging through the fridge looking for something to make JP for breakfast when I [...]
Lily was up with the sunrise this morning… surprise, surprise. She sat next to the bed playing on my iPhone and telling us to get up. Get up! Get up! Then she said “If I make some coffee will you guys get up?”. She came back in the room in a few minutes and said [...]
This morning when I was thinking about what to make for breakfast I remembered the leftover sausage and crawfish that we had in the fridge. I came up with an idea that turned out to be more than fabulous. Keep in mind that leftover seafood is never any good unless you prepare it correctly. You [...]
I’ve told you before that one of the things we really look forward to every week is Saturday breakfast. There is nothing better than sitting with my two favorite people and having breakfast. As I was laying in bed this morning I realized that I didn’t really have anything to make for breakfast today except [...]
I was starving this morning and when I looked in the fridge an uncooked portabella mushroom from last night caught my eye. I love love love those things but I have never considered them a breakfast item… until today. I had the mushroom and a dozen of these. First I chopped up the mushrooms and [...]
I find myself asking the people in my household on almost a daily basis “What do you want for dinner?”. I would say that 99% of the time the answer is “I don’t know”. Sometimes I wonder if I ask it for fun because, I already know what their answer is going to be. Today [...]
I was surfing around on line a few days ago and I was inspired for today’s breakfast. The hardest part about making this breakfast is chopping everything up. It all looks pretty good, right? Then you make the French Toast batter. Add the milk, eggs and vanilla. I used buttermilk instead of regular milk this time. [...]
Lily and I are sitting at Delta gate #11 in the San Antonio International Airport right now. Our flight is delayed by 20 minutes. We are not all that concerned about the delay though since we are on a direct flight to Detroit. We we both hungry so we grabbed a snack at Dunkin Donuts. Did [...]
A couple weeks ago I was making breakfast and I had the idea to try something new. This seems somewhat familiar so I may have had this as a child but I am not sure. Regardless I have since named it “Daisy’s Eggs Nests”. I made it again today and based on what I learned last time [...]
This morning we woke up and decided to make a delicious breakfast. While me and Shauna started cooking Lily and Teylor made a puzzle together. We made french toast, sausage and eggs. I love love love coffee! Especially out of my favorite coffee mug! And we also had some very tasty mimosas. We even made virgin mimosas for the [...]
I always joke around and say “Mother’s Day is the one day of the year that JP gets up with Lily and I get to sleep in”. But now that I think about it I seriously don’t think I am joking. JP, Lily and Gage woke up and made a yummy breakfast for Shauna and [...]
Once everyone woke up this morning Lily helped me make breakfast. Looks pretty good, right? Our absolute favorite thing to do is hang out in the backyard at the pool so that was our plan for the afternoon. Lily didn’t sleep very well last night so she totally took a nap for about an hour [...]
Last night I made a salad that called for bacon bits so when I was cooking and Lily asked me how she could help I told her she cold make the bacon. I set out the pan for her and turned up the heat. She has seen bacon made but has never done it on [...]
Every since I made the Corn Flake Chicken the other day I have been craving Corn Flakes. YUM! I guess I didn’t know how much I like these things!
As usual first thing this morning Lily told me that she was hungry. I was not in the mood to make pancakes or waffles but I had to make her something. So I reach in the pantry and grab the oatmeal. I asked Lily if she liked oatmeal. I know for a fact that I [...]
Today when Lily and I were at the grocery store she saw the waffle makers on the shelf and so we decided that’s what should be for dinner. I looked up the recipe on my iPhone and we already had most of the ingredients at home. The only thing we had to buy was the cream [...]
Today is a company holiday for me thanks to Martin Luther King! I didn’t have to wake up to the alarm, heck I didn’t even have to wake up at all. JP brought me a cup of coffee and a bagel in bed around 7:30am and said “I thought you were gonna sleep in today”. [...]
I have told you before about Department 56. I love everything they make that has to do with Snowbabies! I also love a few other things they make. This morning when I was making breakfast I decided to use a Department 56 tray that we have. Isn’t it the cutest thing ever? Here is a closer look. [...]
Before I put the girls to bed last night I promised them a yummy breakfast. This morning the Betty Crocker in me decided it was time to try making pancakes from scratch. I looked it up and this is all you need. Mix the dry ingredients then add the wet and you have this. Put them [...]
Lily woke me up around 8am this morning to tell me she was hungry. We did some stuff around the house and then started prepping breakfast. We are big fans of fruit around here. Lily’s job was to wash the fruit. We have raspberries from California. Strawberries from Mexico (they look orange in the picture [...]
Today was the last day of our vacation so we figured we better take full advantage of it. After we woke up we headed to breakfast at a place the lady inside the hotel recommended. When we stepped outside it was still cold! We walked a few blocks and found the place but it was [...]
We woke up this morning in South Haven knowing that in just a few hours we would be in Chicago, IL. We had tried unsuccessfully for the last two days to have Sherman’s Ice Cream. Right when we checked out of our hotel room we headed to Captain Nemos and I ordered my ever sought [...]
When we woke up the temperature had dropped to about 32º outside. So we started the day with a big breakfast at Phoenix Cafe. After breakfast we went to visit a few people and then we ended up at my childhood home. This is the porch swing that I have talked about before. Later on [...]
When I was a kid you use to be able to tour the Kellogg’s Cereal factory. Rumor has it that in 1986 someone stole a top secret receipe when on a factory tour so in turn they stopped giving tours. The factory is in a town named Battle Creek. You pass by Battle Creek on your way [...]
I love hotels, I love staying in hotels, and I love waking up in hotels. That is exactly how my day started today. When we woke up we headed straight to the Watermark Hotel Spa and had a couples massage. After we left the massage room they took us to the relaxation room and me [...]
It all started at 6:45 am. Lily loves to wake early, even when we are on vacation! We were up so early that the restaurant in the hotel was not even open yet so we went for a walk on the beach. I told Lily that normal people are still asleep right now, she didn’t [...]
I woke up this morning around 10am to Lily’s voice. She was saying “Auntie Amanda said if you don’t wake up you don’t get to eat breakfast”. I could instantly smell it… YUM! She made me my favorite, soft-boiled eggs, bacon, and toast…. and COOKIES! Is this not the cutest egg cup you have ever [...]
I love staying in hotels. I mean I really really really love staying in hotels. Last night we had a room at the Grand Hyatt in downtown San Antonio. There is a walking trail directly from the hotel to The Alamo Dome where we went to the concert. So I love hotels and I love eating breakfast in [...]
Although Lily finally sleeps through the night she still likes to wake up early on Saturday mornings. Almost every Saturday morning I wake up and make her frozen pancakes. Yes, frozen. In my defense she totally loves them. Oh and we make them as unhealthy as possible. Lots of whipcream and sprinkles. She also makes [...]
I had one of those moments today. The one where you question yourself. I was in the grocery with Lily and it was decided we were having french toast for dinner. I told her all we needed was some bread, milk, and eggs. She looked at me and said “I don’t want eggs with my [...]
