Food Fun Family

After-School Snack Ideas – Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #82

Lolli — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:00:07 +0000

I’ve waited ALL summer for this week….and no, I’m not talking about the eclipse, though that WAS pretty incredible!

It’s finally my vacation week (and not a “vacation” where I’m sleeping in a tent and taking care of a couple dozen teenage girls). I’m here at my parents’ house relaxing, taking classes at BYU with my mom and feeling utterly exhausted and totally happy.

My kids still have 2 weeks before they’re back in school, but it’s never too early to make plans for after-school snacks. Especially when they look as tasty as these after-school (or DURING school!) recipes that you guys shared with us.

Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:

Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1:Homemade Caramel Corn Recipe from She Saved

#2: 10 Starbucks Copycat Recipes from Tuxedo Cats and Coffee

#3: Blueberry Crackle Cake from Simply Stacie

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved Tagalong Cookie Bars from The Skinny Chick Can Bake

Lois loved Homemade Peanut Butter Granola Bars from Cincy Shopper

Brett loved Apple Bars from The Country Chic Cottage

Susan loved White Chocolate Dipped Ginger Snaps from Teaspoon of Goodness

Aly loved Caramel Apple Cups from Eat Move Make

Keri Lyn loved Reese’s Peanut Butter Balls from Joyful Homemaking

Emily loved Chocolate Covered Apple Slices from She Saved

Mary loved No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies from Coupons and Freebies Mom

Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.

Now let’s get this party started!

An InLinkz Link-up

Summer Fruit Recipes – Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #71

Lolli — Tue, 30 May 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful, memorable, meaningful Memorial Day yesterday. I had an enjoyable day with family and friends at a yearly BBQ. The weather was officially the BEST Memorial Day weather we’ve ever had. It was spring perfection!

I’m still in shock that the summer is so close. It doesn’t feel like it should be (or could be) summer yet! My kids still have 3 weeks of school left (something for which I am grateful!). I am NOT ready for the switch over to summer schedules!

I AM, on the other hand, ready for summer foods, like the availability of so many fresh fruits and berries. Yum!

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: Crack Dip from What the Fork Food Blog

#2: 40 Summer Sips from Makeovers and Motherhood

#3: Skinny Poolside Dip from Clever Housewife

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

The recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved Strawberries and Cream Shake from Cincy Shopper

Lois loved Strawberry Tart from The Everyday Home Blog

Brett loved Lemon Baked Blintzes with Summer Berry Compote from Cooking in Stilettos

Susan loved Flag Waffle Recipe from Ann’s Entitled Life

Aly loved Peach and Strawberry White Wine Slushie from The Happy Housie

Keri Lyn loved Best Ever Strawberry Shortcake Trifle from Uncommon Designs

Emily loved No Bake Cherry Chocolate Chip Cheesecake from Moms Need to Know

Mary loved Strawberry Watermelon Popsicles from She Saved

Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We are celebrating over 60 weeks of delicious recipes from YOU! We love this weekly party that was created to showcase recipes from our foodie friends. And guess what? We have some exciting news!

Recently we celebrated our 60th party here at Delicious Dishes! And we thought of switching things up a bit. We are now starting something new with our weekly Host Favorites Feature.

In addition to each host choosing a FAVORITE recipe to be featured on all EIGHT blogs every week, each host will visit their favorite’s blog and pin a bunch of their great content to their Pinterest boards. We’ll also pin our FAVORITE recipe in our Delicious Dishes group board.

That’s a TON of exposure! So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.

Now let’s get this party started!

An InLinkz Link-up

Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #32 – Easy Recipes for Back to School

Lolli — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:00:23 +0000

I’ve been waiting for this week ALL summer long! I’m finally on my yearly retreat with my mom and feeling the stresses of everyday life just melt away. Ahhh!

Before we get into this week’s Delicious Dishes party, I wanted to ask for some support for one of my sponsor’s sites. Last week, I made the most tasty chicken parmesan meatballs with RAGÚ®…but look at a few of the many incredible recipes they’ve got using their Homestyle pasta sauces. Click the collage below to get a few new dinner or lunch ideas:

And now on to the party! I’m especially excited about this week’s collection of host favorites from last week’s party. We pulled together 8 delicious – and easy – dishes for back to school cooking.

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: https://www.graceandgoodeats.com/25-awesome-breakfasts-for-back-to-school/
#2: https://cincyshopper.com/apple-pie-fries/
#3: https://cookinginstilettos.com/philly-cheesesteak-hot-dogs/

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

Since most of us have kids heading back to school soon (or already!) we thought it would be fun to collect some of our favorite easy back to school recipes. I am so excited about these recipes!

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved 5 easy back to school dinner ideas from Kids Activities Blog

Lois loved One pan pepperoni pizza pasta from Meatloaf and Melodrama

Brett loved Peanut butter and jelly bars from Everyday Savvy

Susan loved Teddy bear toast lunchbox idea from Grace and Good Eats

Aly loved BBQ meatloaf from Teaspoon of Goodness

Keri Lyn loved Fresh & easy cauliflower tabouli from The Produce Gathering

Emily loved bacon cheddar muffins from How To Nest for Less

Mary loved Fajita hot dogs from Craving

Follow us along on our NEW Pinterest board. We pin all your amazing recipes!

Now let’s get this party started!

An InLinkz Link-up

Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #23

Lolli — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:00:24 +0000

Psst! Looking for antipasto skewers? Just ahead to the recipe HERE and then come back for more AMAZING recipes!

Have you noticed that the recipes that are popping up on Pinterest…and right here on Delicious Dishes Recipe Party….look and taste like summer? I love seeing fruit and berries, BBQs, salads, lemonades and smoothies…ALL THE THINGS using fresh garden vegetables. I love the foods that are available this time of year! Plus, I love finding recipes that don’t need much cooking (because who wants to stand in a hot kitchen cooking hot food for an hour? Not me!).

Luckily, we’ve got a ton of recipes that use the best seasonal ingredients and don’t take much time in the kitchen. What could be better than that?

I’ll tell you what would be better. If someone came over and cooked all of these recipes for me while I sit next to the pool, reading my book in the shade. THAT would be even better. And now…on to this week’s Delicious Dishes recipe party!

Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:

Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes all while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

And remember…each link you share here will be seen on each of the blogs listed below >>

Pocket Change Gourmet
Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Whole Food | Real Families
Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes
Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Rose Bakes
Blog/ Facebook/ Pinterest

This Mama Loves
Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Food Fun Family
Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: Antipasto Skewers from Two Twenty One

#2: Homemade White Dinner Rolls from Merry About Town

#3: Cream Cheese and White Chocolate Pinwheels with Berries from Happy and Blessed Home

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I LOVED Watermelon Sorbet from Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt

Liz LOVED Raspberry Lemonade Macarons from Tots Family

Cynthia LOVED Cantalope Prosciutto Mozzarella Salad from Ann’s Entitled Life

Lois LOVED Summer Thyme Blueberry Lemonade from the Domestic Lifestylist

Rose LOVED Strawberry Blueberry Jicama Salad (Red White and Blue Salad) from The Whole Serving

Brett LOVED Berry Cookie Pies from Mommy Hates Cooking

Don’t forget to follow us on Pinterest!

We pin all your amazing recipes!

And now it’s time to party! I can’t wait to see all of the new recipes added this week!

An InLinkz Link-up

ZooAmerica at Hersheypark

Lolli — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 04:55:47 +0000

For years, my sister and her family lived right across the street from ZooAmerica (we could see – and smell some of the animals from her front door). And yet, before this month, I had never spent much time ZooAmerica. What a missed opportunity with my kids! Now that I’ve been introduced to the zoo, I can’t wait to take my kids back. Although I think I got a little spoiled with our behind-the-scenes access – the kids might expect the same. I visited ZooAmerica while on a press trip to learn all that Hershey, PA has to offer. Accommodations and activities during the press trip were provided, but all opinions are my own. Note: photos that do NOT have my watermark on them were provided courtesy of Hershey.

About ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park

ZooAmerica is an 11-acre, walkthrough zoo that cares for more than 200 animals representing more than 60 species from five regions of North America. The thing that I loved the most about ZooAmerica was that every animal at the zoo was native to North America. These are animals that live near us – animals that you can see in the wild throughout the United States.

The exhibits are broken up into 5 bio-climactic regions of North America:

Southern Swamps
The Great Southwest
Eastern Woodlands
Big Sky Country
Northlands

The other thing I loved about ZooAmerica was that the 11-acre size is manageable to be able to see all of the exhibits in a day without totally wearing the kids (and mom or dad) out. I’ve been to too many zoos that were so huge that there was no way to see everything in one day.

ZooAmerica prides itself on its focus on education and conservation. The zoo offers a variety of educational programs for people of all ages – kids and adults alike. You can check out the zoo’s website for details on upcoming programs and events.

History of ZooAmerica:

ZooAmerica opened as Hershey Zoo in 1910, when Milton S. Hershey received a dozen prairie dogs. That zoo closed in 1971, but it reopened in its present format – a facility that highlights North American animals – on May 7, 1978. ZooAmerica currently operates as a department of Hersheypark.

The Zoo is open daily year round (except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day). Same-day admission is free with Hersheypark tickets. Hours vary by season.

Our Experience at ZooAmerica

The first animal that we met was Mumford the grey faced screech owl. He weighed less than half a pound but was FULL of attitude. He was a hoot! (that was a bad joke…lol) We each got a chance to hold Mumford, and I’m happy to report that none of our shoes were ruined in the process. It was close, though…

We also had the chance to see baby alligators, born in Florida in August, and on loan at the zoo. They still live inside at this point.

I was impressed, as we walked through the zoo and saw various animals, that our guide, zoo curator Dale Snyder, was able to point out where each of the animals came from and what their names were. The animals at ZooAmerica are often rescue animals – animals that have been injured in the wild and would have died if they had not found a new home.

We met Chief and Butch, the black bears, and even had the opportunity to feed them berries. Dale taught us a command that Butch (the larger bear) knows well. If you hold your fist out towards his face, he will lick your fist and then expect a berry for his “trick.” Butch had to lick my hand quite a few times in order to catch it on camera.

Do your kids (or you??) love to visit the zoo? You will love ZooAmerica!

Photostory Friday – Give Me Your Best Shot Link Up

Link up your photo posts from this past week on the linky below.

Please note: there will be no link up next week due to the holidays. I will be celebrating with family off line. I hope you have a fabulous Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate!

An InLinkz Link-up

Why I Rebranded My Blog #PSF

Lolli — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 03:02:48 +0000

This week has flown by way too fast! Now that it’s been nearly a week since I rebranded my blog, I’m starting to feel at home here. I am so happy that I made the change! Today I took the final step and changed my twitter handle over to @foodfunfamily. I’ll miss @1momof5, but I love having the same handle across all of my accounts. Now if only I can get Facebook to make an exception with my fan page url… (I’m not holding my breath!)

I figured that I would take a minute to mention why I decided to rebrand, and explain a little bit of the process that I went through. When I started blogging back in 2008, I didn’t realize that blogs had “names” or that people I didn’t know would visit me. When I realized that I wanted to turn my friends-and-family blog into something bigger, I knew that I wanted to get off blogspot and buy my own domain, but I wasn’t sure at that point “who” I was as a blogger. I chose “Better in Bulk” because, back in 2009, I was neck deep in lots of little kids. Everything I did was “in bulk” (yes, that’s including my kids!).

But I found that as I branched out and started meeting other bloggers and brands that “Better in Bulk” didn’t tell people who I was or what I blogged about. Most people assumed that I was involved in couponing or shopping (I’ve heard references to Costco so many times!). Even though I DO, in fact, shop in bulk, that’s never been what I’ve blogged about.

When I was at Type A Conference at the beginning of October, I had two conversations about rebranding. The first convinced me that I needed to bite the bullet and rebrand. And it left me absolutely terrified. The second conversation, just 24 hours later, also convinced me that it was time to rebrand. But that conversation left me excited and motivated and ready.

I came home from the conference with a vague idea of the direction I wanted to go, but I could not for the life of me find a name that made sense AND was available (along with all of the social handles). One thing that was important to me was making all of my online presences “match” – it was hard to be 1momof5 on social and Better in Bulk on the blog. They didn’t fit together. I bought another url that I liked but was hung up on one word. It wasn’t totally “me.” I sat on it for about a week and a half, unable to move forward with it.

And then, last week, I came up with Food Fun Family, which (at least in my mind) describes to a T what I blog about: FOOD (recipes and round ups), FUN (entertainment, outings, travel, books) and FAMILY (parenting, family-friendly products, home tips, crafts & DIY, etc). I was thrilled to find a name that was fun but descriptive of what I wanted people to remember about me.

I slept on the name, still liked it in the morning, bought the url, and within days I had designed a banner/logo (on my own) and contacted someone to do the transfer for me (not on my own. Eek!). Once I found that name, everything fell into place pretty quickly.

I’ve spent quite a bit of time organizing things behind the scenes, and there’s still plenty to do but I’m glad I decided to go for it early versus waiting until everything was perfect before starting the change.

Have you ever rebranded your blog? Have you considered doing it?

Here are a few of the pictures that I’ve taken this past week. Honestly, now that the vibrant fall leaves have mostly all fallen, it’s a lot harder to find good subjects to photograph.

PS – did you notice that gorgeous wrap bracelet up there? You can see my recent Instagram post about it here, or you can check out Rocksbox and give it a try for FREE for a month with my code: 1momof5xoxo. Note: I am a Rockbox Insider and am trying out a membership for free in exchange for sharing pictures and thoughts on social media. I am loving it!

What have you been photographing lately? Feel free to link up your picture posts below!

An InLinkz Link-up

We’ll Hold On To Fall a Little Longer #PSF

Lolli — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 03:00:05 +0000

I’m not ready to let this time of year go. It’s too perfect. Maybe that’s why I can’t seem to get anything productive done….

Here are just a few of my favorite photos from Instagram this past week. Check out my Instagram account for more.

What have you been up to this week? Feel free to link up your photo posts below!

PS – That necklace up there (Pave horseshoe necklace in gold by Sophie Harper) is my absolute favorite item in this month’s Rocksbox (I was invited to try out the service in exchange for showing off my pieces on social media). I think I may have to keep this one! If you haven’t used them before, Rocksbox is a monthly subscription service where you can rent designer jewelry. Wear the jewelry as much as you want and then send it back for another set when you’re done…OR buy what you #LOVE at a discounted price. Each Rocksbox is personalized for you by your stylist based on your tastes. Mine were PERFECT for me. You can try out Rocksbox at www.rocksbox.com/invited_by/laurabff667 FREE for a month with my code: 1momof5xoxo

An InLinkz Link-up

Savory Pumpkin Recipes {Fresh Flavors Swap} #FlavorsSwap

Lolli — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:00:04 +0000

What a week it’s been! This has been one of those weeks where I’m so happy to have made it to the weekend. I’m also excited for week #2 of our Fresh Flavors Swap linky party.

The skinny –>> Laura at Celebrate Woman Today and I are joining forces to bring you a fantastic new recipe link up: Fresh Flavors Swap!

We post a new themed linky party each Friday and leave the linky open for 2 weeks to give people plenty of time to link up. You can see all of the upcoming recipe themes here. Next week’s theme is Thanksgiving dishes.

Got recipes? We’d LOVE for you to link them up each week! It’s totally fine to add older recipes (as many as fit the theme!), but we’d also love for you to join us in trying new flavors and combinations and sharing what you’ve come up with each week.

This week’s party is featuring SAVORY PUMPKIN recipes, like main dishes, side dishes, and dips. Pumpkin is not just for desserts, after all!

Have you seen what Laura and I cooked up this week? Click on the images below to see our newest recipes:

Savory Pumpkin Recipes LINKY PARTY! #FlavorsSwap

Add your unique recipes to this week’s FRESH FLAVORS SWAP linky, and we will feature a few of our favorite savory pumpkin recipes in a roundup next week! Be sure to check back to see if your recipe was featured!

We can’t wait to see this linky party grow – so feel free to tag your friends and let them know to join us here each weekend! And tag your recipes with #FlavorsSwap on Twitter so we can retweet your posts!

How to Join the Fresh Flavors Swap:

Follow the party hosts on –
- Twitter [@1momof5 and @DiscoverSelf]
- Pinterest [Lolli @ Better in Bulk and Celebrate Woman]
- Facebook [Better in Bulk and Celebrate Woman Today]
- Instagram [1momof5 and CelebrateWoman]
You can also follow the Fresh Flavors Swap Pinterest Board, where we’ll feature recipes from the linky party!
Visit a few of the other recipes linked up below – feel free to comment and share posts!
By linking your recipes below, you are giving us permission to post a photo from your post with a link back to your recipe.

Looking for the upcoming Fresh Flavors Swap themes? We’ve got you covered!

An InLinkz Link-up

Would you like to get a reminder each week for when the Fresh Flavors Swap linky goes live? I’ll send out a quick and simple newsletter with a link to the party and a reminder of the theme. Sign up HERE if you’d like to be added to the list!

Grab the Fresh FLAVORS Swap button for your blog!

Fall is Everywhere! #PSF

Lolli — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:26:28 +0000

We interrupt this fall day with some stress-inducing website-talk (which is almost as interesting and understandable as car talk!). The fact that this post is live AND visible is nothing short of a miracle. The short story is that my site was utterly messed up from a plugin that I installed to take care of a different problem. After hours and hours of stressing and researching and waiting for my host’s tech support to get around to my number in live (I’m still waiting to hear back from them…) my amazing husband was able to fix the issue and I can post again! But the whole experience has left me feeling less than excited about being on my computer.

The highlight of each morning lately has been the walks that I’ve been taking, iPhone camera in hand. It’s like I’m taking a photo walk every day. I’m notice more beauty and appreciating my neighborhood more than ever.

And I’m totally obsessed with Instagram now. Are you following me there, yet?

Fall is everywhere…

What have you captured lately? Link up your photo posts below!

PS – Have you seen my brand new recipe linky, Fresh Flavors Swap? It goes live each Friday, and I’d love to have you stop by!

An InLinkz Link-up

Heading Home…Finally! #PSF

Lolli — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:30:59 +0000

After 25 days of being on the road, we are finally on the final stretch of our journey back home. We’re heading home! We’ve had so much fun this summer that it’s hard to want to go home…but there’s something special about home.

My own bed.

My own computer.

My own refrigerator (no more coolers)

My own washing machine (and no more living out of a suitcase).

Vacation has many, many benefits, like spending time with my best friend, even though we’re now separated by a few thousand miles.

In the coming weeks, I’ll have tons of posts and pictures to share from our summer time fun, but for now….

What have you been up to this week! Link up to your photo posts from this week and let me know about your adventures (even if your adventures include sitting in the shade in your yard reading a good book!).

An InLinkz Link-up