The Successful Single Mom Book on Fox 5 Vegas

Hanging out on The MORE Show with the fantastic Monica Jackson and Single Mom Super Star Alisa McAffee {Fox 5 Vegas}

The BOOK is Set to Print!

Hi Moms!

The book is going to press on Dec. 5th - the release date is set for January 16, 2009. Thank you for your patience as I've really been focused on getting it done.

Some of you have asked about pre-ordering ... that will be in place soon. Thanks for your interest!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Meals in Minutes

Single moms feel the pressure to provide healthy meals to our children. After working all day (and sometimes all night), the last thing I want to do is chop, slice, dice or stir (at least for longer than a few minutes). And, by the time we do cross the threshold at the end of the day, I've already been hungry for quite some time. I want to eat NOW, my daughter wants to eat NOW ... I'm sure you can relate.

For the longest time, I was the queen mom of peanut butter and jelly, or hot dogs and beans, or mac 'n cheese and ... well, you get the picture. Not feelin' it in the "Mother of the Year" category, and I really wanted to do better.

While children have an unending capacity to eat the same thing for sometimes weeks in a row, as they're watching the same movie for the millionth time, I got sick of these choices and set out to find easy, simple and healthy meals that consist of just a few ingredients and take less than 20 minutes to make.

Here are a couple of my favorites:

Flatbread Pizza (15 minutes tops)
Heat oven to 350*1 piece Herbed Flatbread1 Tablespoon Pasta Sauce2 Tablespoons Mozzarella and 2% Cheddar CheeseToppings of your choosing ... veggies, meats, etc.One "pizza" is the perfect serving amount for one person.Bake for 10 minutes. Slice and eat.

Meat & Cheesey Roll-ups (20 minutes)
Heat oven to 350*Pre-made dough (from Trader Joe's, or use Pillsbury's refrigerated pizza crust), cut into 8 triangles16 pieces sliced lunch meat (turkey, ham, etc.) 2 slices on each triangle of dough8 piece of cheese (cheddar, swiss, muenster, etc.) 1 on each triangle of dough
Roll dough, meat and cheese, secure with toothpick. Bake for 15 minutes, serve & eat!

Please share yours!