Recipes and Food - Celebrating Family

Back to School With Bigelow Tea (and a Challenge for You!)

I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric Community®. This shop has been compensated as a part of a social shopper insight study for Collective Bias and their client. Today is the first day of school for my kiddos.  I do not mind saying that I am one happy mama. We had a […]

10 Sandwich Alternatives for School Lunches

I love a good sandwich but I admit that I get bored of them after a while. I also get bored making sandwiches for my kiddos every single day for their school lunches. I am willing to bet you can relate. I racked my brain trying to come up with easy lunch ideas that would […]

Army Camouflage Cupcakes – Fun and Easy to Make

My son and I have a great time every year trying to decide what kind of cupcakes to make for his birthday. We have made Ninjago cupcakes, snake cupcakes, and ocean cupcakes. As he gets older it gets more difficult to think of cupcake ideas that he will like that I can actually make. My […]

Italian Turkey Meatloaf with Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

Like I am always telling you, I am not a foodie. So when Mooney Farms contacted me about trying out their Bella Sun Luci sun dried tomato products I was was not sure what to say. I really had no idea how to use sun dried tomatoes in the first place. I had eaten dishes […]

How to Hard Boil Eggs

Hi Celebrating Family readers, I’m Wendy from Around My Family Table and I super excited to be here with you today!  I love guest posting here because Janice has the best readers and fans…do you remember my post from last Christmas?  I shared my Christmas Marshmallow Pops with y’all!  Today, I’m sharing with you how […]

Del Monte Inspired Recipes

Del Monte is a household name and one that I grew up with. Though I tend to use fresh fruits and vegetables I do buy canned and keep them on hand for conveniences’ sake. I was excited when I was contacted by Del Monte and asked to create a few recipes using their canned products. […]

25 Delicioso Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

  Mexican food is my all-time favorite comfort food. It is also a panacea of sorts for whatever has you down.  It is hard to be depressed in a festive Mexican restaurant. No matter what your ancestral heritage, Cinco de Mayo presents you with a perfect excuse to enjoy a robust and satisfying Mexican meal. I searched the […]

Twelve Things You Should Be Making From Scratch

  The more time I spend as a wife and mother who is trying to watch out for the health of my family, the more meals I make from scratch. My mom made most of her meals from scratch when I was a child and I grew up spoiled by her Southern-style cooking skills. My mom is actually English, but her mother-in-law was a Southern cook who […]

Souper Sunday: Simple and Delicious Tomato Soup Recipe

Tomato soup is one of my favorite soups. I love to pair it with grilled cheese sandwiches like my mom did when I was growing up. Oh yum! When I began making my soups from scratch I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to make a good soup due to the awful tomatoes we seem to get most of the […]

Tea Time: Creating Special Moments

Anyone who knows me well knows that I love tea. While I grew up in an English family, my mom and grandma were primarily coffee drinkers. However, the tradition of tea was not lost to me. When I reached adulthood I gradually began to drink more and more tea and now I drink 2-3 cups everyday. My favorite cup of tea is the one I […]

Vanilla Spiced Pudding

We take pudding seriously around here. My grandma taught me to make it from scratch and I never buy it pre-made or in instant form. However, during the last several years I have made a concerted effort to reduce my dairy intake. Although I am not dairy-free, I do use alternatives to cow’s milk regularly. One of my favorite milk alternatives […]

Vegetarian Biscuits and Gravy Even a Meat-Eater Will Love

My all-time favorite breakfast is biscuits and gravy and when I became a vegetarian several years ago, I thought I would never enjoy this dish again. After playing around with some meat replacements (most of which were really gross), I came up with this easy recipe which resulted in vegetarian biscuits and gravy that is so tasty that even […]