The Four Foods Meme

Sewing Mom tagged me for this meme, and even though it’s supposed to be Four Foods on Friday,  I will be in Memphis on Friday, so I’m doing it today.

This is a quick and easy meme and a way to help us get to know our fellow bloggers. Just answer four food related questions [...]

Pumpkin Spice Frosted Snack Bars

This is a recipe from Kraft Food & Family that is a perfect after-school snack for kids (and Moms!) Pumpkin Spice Frosted Snack Bars

Ingredients

1 pkg. (2-layer size) spice cake mix 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin 1 cup MIRACLE WHIP Dressing 3 eggs 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 1/4 cup (1/2 [...]

There’s much to celebrate here

Things are looking pretty good for MomCooks these days. I’ve been accepted into the BlogHer Ad Network, you will see the ads running at the top of the right column. The “More from BlogHer” will have links to other cooking blogs in the network, so please feel free to click any of them, I’m sure [...]

Eat sushi without blowing your diet

We all love dining out – whether it’s a weekday to wind down with some girlfriends, or a Friday night before hitting the town!

Sushi bars are the fastest growing restaurant segment of the ethnic food industry! Great news for all of us sushi-lovers, sushi bars can be an extremely healthful choice, but don’t [...]

I’m a Real World Mom!

I am so, SO excited to finally be able to share this extremely exciting news! I was chosen by Precious Moments to be a Real World Mom blogger on their new site, PreciousMoms.com! I hope you will stop by and say hello, and also visit the other Mom blogs. What an honor, I hope I [...]

Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Mimi asked how to best make toasted pumpkin seeds. YUM. There are lots of recipes that call for different seasonings, but I just like them crispy and salty. Again, YUM! photo source: http://homecooking.about.com

INGREDIENTS:

Pumpkin seeds Vegetable or olive oil, or melted butter, or cooking spray Salt, garlic powder, chili powder, onion powder, or the [...]

MomCooks has joined the BlogHerAd Network!

I am so excited and happy to announce that MomCooks has been accepted into the BlogHerAd Network! I am joining an illustrious group of bloggers, in the Food category. I hope you will take a moment after reading my posts to check out the “More from BlogHer” links there in the right sidebar. Graphic ads [...]

Will Exercise for Comments! And feed subscriptions!

In order to motivate myself to get off my lazy butt and get moving, I’ve joined the Exercising for Comments blogroll! For every comment I get, I will walk one minute on my treadmill. Because we all live in different time zones, I’m going to use 7:00 PM EST as the starting and ending [...]

Finger-Lickin’ Chicken dinner

From the January/February 2006 issue of “Taste of Home: Quick Cooking” comes this delicious complete dinner. Chicken coated in a zesty sauce and crushed french fried onions, served with Four Ingredient biscuits and spicy green beans, is a dinner our whole family loves! And it’s easy to make a little more of each recipe to [...]

It’s Fall, and that means Chili!

This is the time of year when I start thinking about making pots of chili. My recipe is really simple, just ground beef, canned tomatoes, and canned kidney beans. I like to throw it together on a Saturday morning, let it simmer on the lowest setting for a few hours, then dish it up. Chili [...]