Last night was a late one as I worked until 6:30, stopped off to pick up a super exciting item for an upcoming giveaway, a coffee visit with a couple of Heart Momma's at Children's hospital, a visit to an unexpected sick little man that my kids used to go to daycare with, and a late night MRI for my knee (holy crap that machine is all kinds of noisy!). Needless to … [Read more...]
TGIF! Pantry Pillage Bento Lunch
I always love how 4 day work weeks seem to have a way of making themselves feel like they were in fact, 64 day work weeks. This week was even more exhausting fun as I tackled single parenting while Mr.MoreThanYourAverageMom was working out of town. Needless to say the end of the week came and I was left with stale bread, scant leftovers, and no motivation. While scrounging … [Read more...]
And they called it, Puppy Love bento lunch
Today's lunch is once again brought to you by the inspiration of the super creative and talented Kellie over at Recipe.com. I saw this adorable mutt-fin a couple weeks back and just knew that my kids would love it! I made it into a ham and cheese sammie on a sourdough english muffin as opposed to peanut butter like Kellie did, but I'm sure it could be made with a variety of … [Read more...]
{PRODUCT REVIEW} T-FAL Actifry
Once upon a time, way back in my bachelorette days I had a deep fryer. Words can not express how much I loved this thing. My girlfriends and I used to have "deep fry" parties where we would batter and deep fry almost anything we could find while drinking Italian Sodas... I know, we were truely pillars of health! Aside from hating the caloric addition to typically healthy food … [Read more...]
A Silver Medal Olympic Bento
Sorry for the lag in posting, we took a couple days off to see the Mariners play the Blue Jays for Mr.MoreThanYourAverageMom's birthday. So lunches consisted of fast food and good ole' American ball park goodness! MmmmmmHope you're all keeping up with the Olympics! Such an exciting time and I'm happy to pay tribute as best as I can. Canada received their second silver medal in … [Read more...]