My favorite family passed down recipe is called Pumpkin Supreme. I have renamed it Pleasing Pumpkin Supreme. The first time I tried my sister-in-law’s festive pumpkin dessert many Christmas Eves ago, my taste buds lit up like a Christmas tree. Different from pumpkin pie with a sweeter and more decadent twist, this stuff is deeelish! […]
Super Speedy & Easy Ginger Wonton Soup Recipe
Trader Joe’s always stops me in my shopping tracks when I see the samples tasting bar. Today’s sample ginger wonton soup was so tasty. And it was so simple to come home and quickly make for my yummy lunch. So I had to share this one. See my quick how-to video below (enlarge to full […]
3 Ingredient Simple Sweet Salty Festive Fall Mix Recipe
Because you don’t have a lot of time (who does?!) here is a managedmoms quick tip recipe. This festive fall treat recipe only uses three ingredients, looks cool and tastes like a yummy Payday candy bar with an added twist that I tested.See my super short video below to see how to make it and […]
Sun Basket Is Best Recipe Delivery Kit Hands Down
Sun Basket is the best meal delivery kit out there hands down! The money I spend on Sun Basket is one of my smartest and healthiest weekly purchases. I have tested quite a few of them now including Blue Apron, Plated, Terra’s Kitchen, Purple Carrot and others and over a year later, Sun Basket gets […]
Going Green: Why I Drink My Water Out Of A Box
Manic: Trying to be as earth-friendly as I can, even though, like most of us, I am on the go. A lot! Managed: Found a way to let go of our convenient, but not earth-friendly, water bottle-by-the-bunches habit by switching to something kind of cool that I eyed in a Nekter store one day. Boxed Water. Yep […]
Nice Hardback Whole 30 Cookbook Giveaway Drawing!
We love doing drawings for great prize giveaways at managedmoms.com and today we have a good one! A $30 value, a brand new copy of the Whole 30 Cookbook by Melissa Hartwig. I was going to keep this for myself, but with my potential gout situation (upcoming blog post coming on that soon), I am not […]
My Daughter’s Magic Cake, Rose Petal Lasanga & Stuffed Spaghetti Meatball: Best Anniversary Gift Ever
Manic: My daughter has become the manic managed daughter! Managed: She surprised us with a homemade mostly cooked-from-scratch his & hers dinner to wish hubs and me a very Happy 25th (yep, I said 25!) wedding anniversary! Rose petal turkey lasagna for me, a giant spaghetti stuffed meatball for my hubs and the most magical and yummy […]
Pumpkin Supreme & Leftover Turkey Pot Pie Recipes Featured In My 3TV Segment This Week
If you saw my Your Life Arizona morning show segments today, you may want the recipes I quickly showed for two perfect holiday eats. First up is the decadent and yummy Pumpkin Supreme recipe. This decadent dessert is sweeter than pumpkin pie and tastes a bit like pumpkin cheesecake, but is even yummier in my […]
Fall Flavors: My Favorite Vanilla Latte Recipe
With autumn’s arrival, I bring out my bullet blender and blend up my favorite homemade quick and easy vanilla latte recipe. Every time I share this yummy healthier (at least I think so) version of a hot vanilla latte, I get a good response from my readers. Autumn has arrived, so here it is again…but […]
Tasty & Light Savory Salmon & Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Clean eating has been our goal lately. My daughter requests healthy homemade recipes as she works to keep herself in top shape to keep up with her community theatre audition schedule and high school honors class load. For myself, since I am just a few months away from my 50th birthday, I want to be […]
My Mama’s Healthy Homemade Vegetarian Spaghetti Recipe
My mother always spent countless hours in the kitchen cooking up healthy meals for us kids. I didn’t appreciate it then, but I do now! And now more than ever, I am on a mission to keep my own daughter healthy as she balances her high school honors classes with her exciting community theater […]
Soup Season! Pleasing Potato Leek Soup Recipe
Lucky for me, it is soup season to nurture us during winter’s chilly temps. And this is lucky for me since I have to eat soft foods as I recover from my gum surgery. So I asked a few pals for their soup recipes. I plan to share several here on my blog, starting with […]






