Healthy Halloween Recipes: Move Over Pumpkin
With 3 kids, I know the week before Halloween can be busy – finishing the perfect costume and all the Halloween parties – and of course they always signed me up for their class party snack duty! For a fun twist on one of my favorites, German Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars become festive when food [...]
One Giant Burger!
My friend called the other day and said she was making a cake for her 6-year-old nephew’s birthday party. She was stumped on what kind of cake to make because she needed something fairly easy that wasn’t loaded in icing, and would WOW children and adults. I sent her my Burger Cake recipe because I [...]
Favorite Summer Pizza
Want to make your father’s favorite meal on his special day? Well I have a few go-to guy-approved meals easy enough, the kids can join in and help prepare. Grilling is always a guy’s favorite past-time so have his favorite cut of meat marinating in this subtly sweet 3-Ingredient Marinade, using a zing of NAKANO [...]
Shrimp and Cheese Grits for a House Full
This post was from awhile ago…but making for Christmas gang also! I am exhausted! I had 30 wonderful kids with me all weekend as we all went to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. My daughter, Haley, invited 30 of her friends from Wash U in St. Louis to come experience Mardi Gras for the first [...]
National Rice Month – Rice a Louisiana Favorite
Holly Harvests Rice September is National Rice Month! In Louisiana we eat a lot of rice–from gumbos, etouffees, jambalayas, with red beans to my kid’s classic favorite, rice and gravy. In honor of this national recognition, Kevin Burkin invited me to his farm to see how rice is harvested. I went to Port Arthur, Louisiana (about a 2 [...]
Pizza Rice-Who Turns Down Pizza?
Get creative with kids to entice them to the dinner table. Yes, four ingredients create this easy flavor packed dish that can be used as a vegetarian entree or super side. Pizza Rice is a great way to introduce your kids to brown rice, an easy way to boost your fiber. With all the characteristics of [...]
Easy Everyday Chicken-Quick Dinner
Looking for a real family-kid pleaser recipe-this was my “go-to” recipe when I needed a quick nightly dinner or my kids volunteered me to cook for a prom, home-coming or a dinner at our house. Simple, and unassuming, yet has a gourmet appeal enticing all ages. I always make rice for the sauce and broccoli (what [...]
Wholesome Veggie Soup Webisode for Walmart
Looking for a quick, easy-to-make kid-friendly soup? When Walmart asked for easy, affordable, healthy and delcious, Wholesome Veggie Soup was my soup solution. Watch Holly prepare this fantastic easy and affordable Veggie Soup-perfect for a quick dinner Wholesome Veggie Soup Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Meal Occasion: Lunch/Dinner Makes 8 servings Makes eight [...]
