These double chocolate zucchini muffins are so rich and delicious they'll be gobbled up quick, you'll want to make a double batch! When my husband brought this ginormous zucchini home from a farm vegetable stand, I knew I had my work cut out for me. Never having cooked with zucchini before, I put the word out to friends that I was looking for recipes and shared some awesome ones with you in this Zucchini round up. Next, I began playing around with … [Read more...]
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Triple Chocolate Chip Muffins
It's that time of year again! Holiday Baking Time!!! I've already got my list ready of squares and treats I want to make for this years holiday season, but that's just one part of holiday baking! If you have over-night guests coming for the holidays this year, one of the easiest ways of serving up breakfast is with muffins. It's always our go-to breakfast to have on hand because it's quick, easy and everyone can eat when they are ready. While Carrot and Banana Muffins may be healthier options, I … [Read more...]
Guest Post: DIY Trail Mix Minus The Unhealthy Stuff
Hi all, Please welcome Nicole from Mama to 4 Blessings, as a Guest Poster to Mom vs. the Boys today! Take it away Nicole! My kids like to snack. Changing our home with more healthier alternatives, using less and less sugary foods. After going to the store and picking up a bag of trail mix, which I had intended to purchase I checked the label first. I was astounded at the sugar content. So I decided to come up with my own healthy version! DIY Healthy Trail Mix Ingredients: 1 … [Read more...]
Oreo Pudding Pops
These Oreo Pudding Pops are so easy and the kids will love them! We use our popsicle molds all year round, I've posted about our most frequent way to use them before with yogurt (here), but in the summer we try to have a little fun and I make the boys Oreo Pudding Pops. It actually has nothing to do with the cookie, the name gives props to. It's just the chocolate, vanilla, chocolate layering that looks like the famous oreo cookie. They are a big hit with the boys at our house and make a nice … [Read more...]
Tasty Tuesday- Party Fare
Birthday Season is over and done with, but I wanted to share with you a couple of little nibbles and drinks we used to make the celebrations more FuN! Rainbow Ice I made rainbow ice cubes for the Big Boy's party to tie in with the Rainbow Cake . Choose a few flavours of Kool aid and prepare each according to directions on package. I only used half of the sugar suggested though, figuring the drinks would have enough sugar in them to compensate. Freeze in ice cube trays. I saved … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
The sweet smell of baking Banana Bread is a common occurrence around my house, it's one of our favourite snacks! My boys can go through phases with bananas, sometimes they mow down a couple of bananas a day and other times they won't eat them at all, so when our bananas start to turn black I just go ahead and use them up by making banana bread. This was the case for us last week so I thought I would share our favourite recipe with you. Chocolate Chip Banana … [Read more...]