Archive for 'Mealtime Mama' Category
Mealtime Mama: Mom’s “Feel Better” Potato Soup
Anytime I get sick, there’s only one meal that sounds even remotely appetizing — my mother’s “feel better” potato soup. I swear it can cure just about anything. I got a sore throat this week, and my mom came over to make this soup. Just smelling it in the kitchen perked me up a little, [...]
Know thy portions: Have a lightbulb, deck of cards and a baseball for lunch
It’s January, so that means 99.9 percent of us are REALLY trying to watch what we eat because we went a little nuts with all the great food during the holidays. For me, it’s tougher to eliminate foods altogether than it is to scale back the portions. So that means it’s important to understand what [...]
Mealtime Mama: Surprise your family with fluffy omelets (the secret is flour)
By Lyndi, nwafoodie I found this recipe in 1940s vintage pamphlet titled 300 ways to serve Eggs, published by the Culinary Arts Institute. Flour in an omelet? Intriguing! I just HAD to try it out. The light airy fluffiness when folding in the beaten egg whites will delight your senses as each bite magically disappears [...]
Sweet gift idea! Savoy Tea Co. cupcakes and tea
We love it when we come across a new business in Northwest Arkansas that has something fun to offer. The other day we got a gift package from a friend who sent us something from a new shop over at the Pinnacle Promenade Mall in Rogers. It’s called the Savoy Tea Company, and it’s nestled [...]
Mealtime Mama: Recipes for Thanksgiving Day — or any day!
Guest post by local blogger Amy James, oureverydaydinners We eat Thanksgiving-y foods throughout the season in our house. One day a year is just not enough for turkey, pecans, sweet potatoes, and cranberries as far as I’m concerned. Dressing, candied sweet potatoes, and green bean casserole are, however, reserved for the actual day! Here are [...]
Mealtime Mama: Pumpkin treats!
It’s all about the pumpkin today! Happy Halloween to all and we hope you enjoy these pumpkin recipes from our friend, Ceri Wilkin, who recently launched her new food/cooking blog, Recipe Doodle! For years Ceri has tried out one new recipe a day — and we have a few below as a Halloween treat. We’re [...]
Mealtime Mama: Awesome Apple Dip!
My mom made this caramel apple dip during the weekend of the Arkansas versus Auburn game, and it was nearly as delicious as the Hogs’ big win. Two of my oldest friends came over with their kids, and we all kept coming back to the apple dip, again and again. We all know caramel and [...]
Giveaway: Huge assortment of Smarties products!
By Shannon Magsam, #IamASmartie Note from the mamas: Congratulations to Ambre Brewster, winner of the Smarties assortment! We also want to congratulate Ambre on the recent birth of her third baby, Ethan! Peace out, mamas! My daughter had an impromptu baking party at our house last week with several of her besties. I couldn’t help [...]
Mealtime Mama: Let’s help Arkansas Rice Depot delete hunger!
September is National Hunger Awareness Month and the Arkansas Rice Depot is asking bloggers to help raise awareness for those who are hungry in our state and to take steps to help them together with their readers. It’s called the Food Bloggers Delete Hunger online fundraising event. We really respect and appreciate everything the Rice [...]
Mealtime Mama: Video recipes and tips!
By Gwen Rockwood, blogger and cooking-impaired mama of 3 Somehow, even though my mother is a FABULOUS cook, I just never quite got the hang of it. I never had much interest in it, and it didn’t seem all that necessary when I was growing up because one fabulous cook in the house was all [...]
Mealtime Mama: Sweet and Spicy salad
If you’re anything like us, you do NOT want to turn on the oven in this heat! The air conditioner is already working double time. So here’s a salad we love, love. We won’t promise the kids will like it, but the mamas think it’s delicious! Sweet and Spicy Green Salad In a large salad [...]
Mealtime Mama: Crockpot barbecue chicken (husband tested)
Since I’ve been couponing a little of late, people have been encouraging me to get a subscription to All You magazine. So the last time I was at Walmart I grabbed a copy to see what all the fuss was about and whether or not I could use even a small portion of the $91 [...]
Mealtime Mama: ‘Get the Girl’ Lasagna
By Shannon Magsam Hey, mamas, I ran across a very special recipe (to me) recently. It was for the first meal my now-husband ever made for me. I sometimes tease that I married him for his lasagna and his mad skilz in foot rubbing. I thought I’d share the lasagna recipe here today. For best [...]
Mealtime Mama: Family-friendly (gluten-free) recipes
Lots of moms are using gluten-free recipes now because they found out that they — or their child — are allergic. Our friend Cara Cleek Ogden recently switched over to vegan (her daughter’s choice) and gluten-free (which her allergies mandated). Cara sent over some of her favorite recipes that are vegan AND gluten free. *Note [...]
Mealtime Mama: “Egg-stra” special egg recipes!
With Easter less than a week away, we’ve all got eggs on our mind. So we hope you enjoy this collection of recipes inspired by the “incredible, edible egg”. You’d think that the star of this first recipe would be cheese, but the real hero in this dish is the eggs! They make it so [...]
Mealtime Mama: Fast but delish recipes
If you can’t be bothered with slaving away in the kitchen with all this spring weather, Gwen and I share some of our favorite “fast” recipes that still deliver the tasty below: Aunt Phee’s* Cheesy Broccoli Cup instant rice Can Cream of Mushroom soup 8 ounce jar Cheez Whiz Medium onion, chopped Stick butter 16 [...]
Mealtime Mama: Jump into spring with this bunny cake!
I know it’s a little early, but I saw this adorable Easter bunny cake on the Kraft website and wanted to share! I have a very fond memory of my mom making a cake almost exactly like this and bringing it to my first-grade spring party. She looked so pretty and so did the cake [...]
Mealtime Mama: Local blogger Amy James’ ‘Everyday Dinners’
By Amy Pope James, Our Everyday Dinners About a year ago, out of desperation, I came up with some dinner strategies to help make my life less crazy from 4-6 p.m. (some moms I know call that time “happy hour”, but not me, of course). Here are my Dinner Preparation Guidelines (aka The Rules): Make [...]
Mealtime Mama: Crockpot creations
Gwen and I have been on a crockpot kick lately. Well, we want to use our crockpots, but they’ve mostly sat out on our respective kitchen counters taking up space — and not cooking up any dinners. Right now, for example, mine sits empty, except for the unopened bottle of Catalina dressing inside. I’ve been [...]
Mealtime Mama: Shake it up this Valentine’s Day!
We recently noticed the cutest Valentine’s Day cards at Chick-fil-A that we think would be perfect to give a teacher, friend or even your honey. The outside of the card has a picture of one of Chick-fil-A’s delicious shakes and a coupon for a small hand-spun shake inside. At $2.99 a pop, this is a [...]