I was an incredibly picky child at lunchtime. My school lunches were usually a pbj sandwich, chips, applesauce, and maybe some strawberries or watermelon. As an adult, I've branched out a lot, bu…

I am preparing for our youth group mission trip that departs tomorrow (Saturday). While we don't have many students going this year, we still need all the snacks for the road trip and for our wee…

Thanks to Kar's for providing samples for this post. All thoughts are my own. Whether you know me personally or have been following Mommy's Block Party for a long time, you are surely aware of…

Like any food-driven dog, Chachi loves a good treat. Perhaps, too many of them, at times. He is rather picky too! He recently has taken a liking for bananas, which is great for this human, because I …

In full disclosure, I did not "create" this recipe. I ran across it a while back and had it stored in my bookmarks until a recent opportunity popped up featuring honey.

Recently, I had a discussion about bread with my friends over the Thanksgiving season. We had normal white bread in our home for most sandwiches, toast, etc. Dinner rolls were often cheap white bread…

Long ago, St. Nicholas aided the impoverished and needy in various ways. His legends and lore turned a once-bishop into a saint, and eventually into the modern Santa Claus. Over the years, children h…

What type of bread ends up on your holiday table? Growing up, our traditional Thanksgiving holiday always had bread, and I always thought that was the best part of the meal! Usually they were cheap w…

In case you weren't aware, it's extremely hot in North Carolina! Here on the coast, the heat often brings high humidity. This means that limited outside activity is often recommended, but som…

Do you ever just not want to cook? Sometimes in the summer, I'm just too hot, too tired from the heat, and don't want something heavy for meals. Sometimes, I need some quick summer snacks for…

Cheese plates and Charcuterie Boards are at the top of everyone's holiday appetizer lists. This holiday season, instead of spending the time cutting up cheese blocks, do yourself a favor and grab…

When we head back to school, we automatically think of the list of things that we have to purchase: new shoes, uniforms, notebooks, pencils, and scissors, lunchboxes and even snacks for the kiddos an…

I don't know about your neck of the woods, but over on the coast, it's been HOT. It's been so hot that I don't really want to cook, let alone, eat that much.  If you have the munchies …

Summer. Road Trips. Park Visits. Beach/ Pool time. Backyard Adventures. There are so many of these activities that we do in the summer! Maybe we pack up our lunches and head out for an adventure. May…

When I discovered Nerdy Nuts, my life changed and I’ll never be the same.

Do you remember your earliest Easter baskets? In my home, our family purchased premade baskets with the cellophane. I vaguely remember baskets being filled with many things I didn't like such as …

Have you heard of National Almond day before? Until this week, neither had I. I decided to do some digging and see what I could find out about almonds. Most of us probably don't think about almon…

Did you know that the original Valentine's Day was not about romantic love, special treats, and pink hearts? Originally created to honor two saints that had absolutely NOTHING to do with chocolat…

Do you find it difficult to make it through holiday's that are surrounded by sweet treats, sugar, and processed goodies? In modern society, we don't often think about the feast of Saint Valen…

Do you and yours live for snacks? Snacks help sustain us during the busy season as we prep and wait for Christmas. Sure, we can munch on all the goodness that abounds this time of year, but often tho…