We've all got Super Bowl food traditions. At my house, some combination of nachos, chicken wings, pizza, trays of veggies, cheese and cr...

This summer I did something I don't usually do, because of an utter lack of self control. I indulged in beer. Omigoodness I love beer. A...

Hello from this long lost blogger! Guys, I'm sorry I fell off the face of the earth for a while there. Life got away from me. The husban...

I thought for sure my family would hate this dish. At dinnertime, Lucy, 10, wasn't having any of it. Penny, 7, who helped me make the en...

I've mentioned a time or twenty that my son is a picky eater. Selective , they say in some circles. One food that he is usually willing ...

I love fish tacos and on a recent 80-degree November day (gotta love Fall in Charlotte!) they seemed like an excellent idea for dinner Chez ...

My son is four now (Four!! Insert all the crying emojis.), and he goes to preschool three mornings a week. He is a bit of a picky eater, an...

We had friends over for dinner last week. The moms and four girls went to the pool first. Between pool time and it being nearly 100 degrees ...

Danny and I made No-Bake Granola Bars last week. We sat at the kitchen table, shoveling them down like there was no tomorrow (Danny ate fo...

Elaine is eight months old, and she loves eating solid food. (Insert the cliche...she's growing up so fast!! Sniffle.) I've been ma...

I think we can all admit that take-out is fantastic. Dinner on the table with no work? Uh, yes, please! That said, it's not always the...

My 3-year-old son loves granola bars.  Loves  them. Unfortunately, his favorites are enrobed in a thick casing of chocolate. Delicious, yes,...

I'm a big fan of acorn squash. Usually I just pop it in the microwave whole and mash it up with plenty of brown sugar and butter. But t...

Fried chicken is all the rage. But the New Year is still fresh. My resolve should last at least a few weeks before I need to start frying th...

First of all, Happy New Year!! I hope 2016 is treating you well so far. Now that the over-indulgence of the holidays is behind us, I think...

The ladies of Hot Dinner Happy Home clearly have zucchini on the brain. Last week, Andrea posted these tasty  Zucchini Pancakes , and today ...

I'm pretty sure my son is the pickiest eater in the history of picky eaters. Here are the things he will eat: Creamy Peanut Butter (On...

I love butternut squash soup , and there's plenty of proof here on Hot Dinner Happy Home. I've made Curried Butternut Squash Soup , ...

My kids take packed lunches from home to school nearly every day. I could count on one hand the times they bought lunch at school last year...

With a brand new baby and all, I'm looking for any and every possible shortcut. Have you ever seen the episode of Seinfeld where Kramer...