My name is Jenn, and I'm 26 years old and married to a wonderful man named Daniel. Together we have a five year old daughter named 
Name: Alyssa
Name: Ryan
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Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Mama is not a short order cook.
Posted on April 20, 2010 at 4:03pm
Mama is not a short order cook.
This is not a restaurant.
You're not at a buffet.
I group up hearing those retorts when I'd ask for something to eat that wasn't what is/was for a meal or served at that meal time. And I'm the same way with Alyssa and Ryan. I ...Comments (2) »
Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.For the love of meatballs
Posted on March 18, 2010 at 1:33am
There are three foods that my kids never tire of eating:
hot dogs
macaroni & cheese
meatballs
The meatballs, mind you, can be with or without spaghetti. Furthermore, the kids -- Ryan especially -- expect me to serve up meatballs with any kind of pasta dish. I hope you like meatballs, because if you ...Comments Off
Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Will mealtimes always be frustrating?
Posted on January 13, 2010 at 11:41pm
Parenthood is definitely not glorious. There are parts of it that are beautiful, exciting, touching, heart-wrenching, and just plain fun, but then there are other parts, like the everyday stuff, that can be a bit tedious after a while. In our household, one of the more tedious aspects of parenthood ...Comments Off
Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Sneaky ways to get kids to eat their vegetables
Posted on September 26, 2009 at 10:22pm
When it comes to fruits and vegetables, I have absolutely no problem with Alyssa. She loves apples, peaches, grapes, strawberries, applesauce, mixed fruit cups, etc. She also enjoys real fruit containing granola bars, poptarts, fruit snacks, etc. And when it comes to vegetables, she loves almost every single one out ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.I heart pancakes
Posted on September 20, 2009 at 9:42pm
My grandmother passed on her signature pancake recipe to my mother, who in turn passed it onto me. I have been making it for years now, and while I love making the pancakes (and of course I love eating them! I can't eat a lot of them though, or else ...Comments Off
Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Healthy snacks
Posted on August 5, 2009 at 2:51pm
At first glance, it can be a bit intimidating to try and stock up on healthy snacks for kids, and for families as a whole. But over the past few months I can safely say that I have been making much better choices in what I keep around:
Fruit: I always ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.I used to like spaghetti
Posted on September 1, 2008 at 8:33pm
And then I had babies that turned into toddlers.
Spaghetti is cheap, spaghetti is delicious, spaghetti is a food that everyone likes. Especially toddlers. Super especially Ryan. He likes it so much that he adorns himself in it whenever he eats it.
I'd say it's a toddler thing, but I'm pretty convinced ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Let me tell you
Posted on February 20, 2008 at 4:09am
Let me tell you a little more about our delicious dinner that is happily marinating in our fridge, now that those awful jingles from the patio furniture and covering commercials are out of my head.
Get yourself several potatoes. Peel them, and slice them into chunks. Place into a large bowl.
Get ...Comments Off
