Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Very often my children want chocolate for breakfast. What can you do, right? They are kids after all and they will at least try for the sugary stuff. And pretty much just as often as they’ve asked, I’ve said no. I am after all, a mom, and I will at least try to get the …
I honestly have no idea how I came to love spinach smoothies. For the most part I’m completely anti-green when it comes to drinks. I prefer red. Ultimately though, I guess it’s the fact that no matter what you just can’t taste the spinach in a spinach smoothie. That’s why I love this Mango Spinach …
Yesterday morning I made Chocolate Stuffed French Toast for my children……on a school day. I mean seriously, how impressive am I? I am owning the mother of the year title this year through that one simple act alone. Just think about it? Chocolate cream cheese slathered between two pieces of french bread then dipped in …
How many ways do I love this Strawberry Raspberry Sauce? Well, how about on top of pancakes, with French Toast, stirred in with yogurt, poured over vanilla ice cream, used in an Eton Mess, blended in a smoothie, or used as a dip for cinnamon tortilla chips? The point I’m making is that this Strawberry …
My ten year old daughter is a chip off the old block. She loves being in the kitchen, possibly even more than I do. Last week she made this Nutella Raspberry Smoothie which she found in an internet search and then modified to make it her own. I watched with a raised eyebrow because I …
On May 2nd, Walmart sent to me to my local store with a challenge. How many groceries could I get for my family of four with $100? Before I get to the big reveal, let me tell you that “frugal” has been an f-word we’ve been using around here for awhile now. With a recent …
I might be the only one not offended by the Wall Street Journal’s recent article on mommy blogger conferences. I missed the initial brouhaha on social media when the story cracked. After reading an angry tweet, I searched for the article and had my pitch fork at the ready. I mean, if my fellow bloggers …
One of the best gifts of spring is the heralding of summer just around that bend in the road. And living in a cold climate with a darker, colder and drawn out winter makes the bright, hot days of summer seem like the prize for making it through another year of seasonal cartwheels. We switch …
