by Annette on September 26, 2011
It’s a scene that plays out daily in homes everywhere. Kids come in from school and head straight to the kitchen looking for something to eat. How can you make sure your child gets nourished but still has room for a healthy dinner? Read on. Though kids need less frequent snacks as they get older, [...]
by Annette on September 19, 2011
It is that time of year again, when all the delicious treats we long for are back in season. Yes, PUMPKINS! There are so many different things that you can make with pumpkins beyond your usual pumpkin faces. Today we thought we’d bring you a recipe most have probably never thought to make, and something [...]
by Annette on September 15, 2011
Homemade Croutons for Soups and Salads Rather than throw out the ends of bread, or your stale bread you can turn them into something useful and delicious that will save you money on your grocery bill. It means one less thing to buy at the market and less waste coming out of your kitchen. Aside [...]
by Annette on September 13, 2011
With summer slowly coming to a close, we are attempting to find ways to keep the joyous times of summer going. When we think of summer, we think of BBQ’s and lots of days spent outside. This also leads to us thinking of the many hot dogs that we tried this summer to avoid getting bored of [...]
by Annette on August 15, 2011
It is that time of year again, corn time! This is the time of year we find ourselves eating a lot of corn and enjoy the freshness of it from our local farmers. Where we live, corn is everywhere so finding fresh, delicious corn is quite easy. We thought we’d share some corn tips with [...]
by Annette on July 29, 2011
We thought we’d share with you another great summer time recipe that is easy to make, and absolutely delicious. Here at MommyMatter, we are big fish eaters. It is the one meat we can get the kids to consume without a huge battle usually, so we incorporate it into our weekly meal plans at least [...]
by Christine on July 27, 2011
It seems that all MommyMatter does lately is test out new recipes, some good and some REAL bad. Of course everyone around us is very honest when we hit a bad recipe and that item is scratched off the list of remakes. I have always been a huge brownie maker and also a big cupcake [...]
by Christine on June 30, 2011
The summer months are hot, and a time we really don’t like cooking indoors or even eating hot foods half the time, which leads us into a lot of salad recipes. Today at MommyMatter we thought everyone would enjoy a fresh broccoli salad recipe. The kids aren’t the biggest fans of broccoli, but we can [...]
by Christine on June 29, 2011
There are many different types of whisks and whips available to the home consumer now. Not only are there standard balloon types, with the wires forming a roundish shape at the end of a grouping of wires, but specialty whisks to work on flat surfaces. Over the past few years, I’ve had my fair share [...]
by Christine on June 6, 2011
Today I’ve had this annoying craving for Cinnamon Raisin Bread, but not the store bought kind. I have always been a huge fan of Cinnamon Raisin Bread, but too cheap to actually buy it, so here I am! I got myself a delicious Cinnamon Raisin Bread recipe that will work in my bread machine that [...]