We had a challenge this week here at FF: Find the BEST EVER “fill in the blank”. It was like Mission Impossible and I was SO up for this challenge. Since many of you have commented in the past that breakfast is a tough meal to change up, I thought I would share a dish that is as fun to make as it is to eat!

You may have heard that EVERYTHING is BIGGER in Texas…and it is true. Even Breakfast is BIGGER in Texas. I want to introduce you to the Texas Skillet–a breakfast any cowgirl would be proud to serve! [Read more...]

I got a HOT tip today about a wonderful cause:  Share Our Strength’s “Great American Bake Sale”!

If you’ve not heard, Share Our Strength is a national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry. These Great American Bake Sales raise funds for after-school and summer feeding programs–food programs that many kids depend on when school is not in session. [Read more...]

This is a continuation of my CBC with Janet from Educate Empower Enjoy.  In Janet’s last post, she asked:

Edie, since you have two kids, how do you handle the many different culinary “opinions” in your home?

GREAT question!  I have two boys who are different as night and day.  In fact, it’s like they’re from two different planets sometimes.

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Ready for another edition of Link Love here at Family Foodies??? I knew you were, so let’s get started!

As Cee (the other FAB intern here at FF) stated in her last link love post–we’ve discovered stumbling. It sounded a bit confusing to me at first but NOW I find it totally addictive and oddly relaxing. Here are some GREAT new foodie finds for you because I just couldn’t keep them to myself.

Any breakfast lover’s out there? I LOVE breakfast. It’s my favorite meal of the day–next to lunch and dinner! Being the weight conscious diva that I am, a sweet breakfast that can be made with WHEAT flour is right up my alley!

I’m always open to be fed anything delicious! This site has one amazing low cal yet high antioxidant smoothie that even your kids will love to slurp down. [Read more...]

This is a continuation of my CBC with Janet from Educate Empower Enjoy. In Janet’s post she comments:

“Edie, I am curious, you mentioned in your original post that women have a difficult time talking about their weight. Why do you think that is? We can talk about everything else with great ease, but for some reason weight is a taboo subject reserved for group meetings and the church confessional.”

You are SO right, Janet. Women literally share everything but this. I’m of the opinion that we see weight gain and/or the resulting health consequences as personal failures. I certainly did. Now keep in mind that I, like many moms, never had weight struggles until I had children. For me it started with the trying to get preggo process because I went through fertility treatments which resulted in raging hormones and out of control hunger. You can see where I’m going with this.

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