Food GLORIOUS Food

Those of you who really know me know my love of food. My favorite date night is trying a new restaurant in town. Be it fine dining or a drive-inn that we heard was spectacular, I just love trying new things-cooking at home or going out. I do have to put out there though that I am not a "chain" restaurant person. I don't mind them, in fact Conner's favorite place to eat in the world is Red Robin, from my experience I have just found the very best places are locally owned and operated. And we are fortunate to live in a city that has outstanding culinary choices.

Food Network is ALWAYS on at our house, I search food blogs in free time, and pretty much subscribe to all the "foodie" magazines. Yep, I am a big food dork. Victor even jokes they need to rephrase the saying "A way to a man's heart is through his stomach" to "The way to Allison's heart is through her stomach". ha ha I have a good time passing love of food, GOOD healthy food, to my children.

Anyway. . . (sorry to babble)when my Food Network magazine arrived this week I was so excited to see they had 50 After School Recipes to make with your kids. The kids love to cook with me and be my "big helpers" so I was really looking forward to getting the stuff for some of the recipes and hanging out with the kids in the kitchen. Come to find out Conner is becoming the pickiest eater ever! He will not try anything new and the things he will eat are pretty much limited to about 5 items.

To my surprise my little Zackie has stepped up and wants to make everything! I love it! He gets so excited and sooo cute! After every ingredient we add he will excitedly exclaim, "What next mommy?!?! What we need next?" I want to remember the expression on his face every time we try our new snack forever! Today we made the Food Network version of Muddy Buddies. Victor and Conner were out running errands and Mason was asleep. Zackie and I pretty much had the whole bowl to ourselves, it was delicious. What should we make tomorrow?

On a side note-notice the BSU shirt? Some of our dear friends were over for a BBQ the night before. These are some of our friends we tailgate and get our season tickets with. The conversation of the night was pretty much focused on the upcoming college football season and Zackie is ready to go! He is all about BSU and even insisted on wearing his BSU socks and BSU underwear today. I love that little boy!