recipes

With the fall kicking into high gear, Jeff kindly let me know (hint, hint) that he wanted to take a mini-vacation for just the two of us to escape and sneak off for some fun together. Isn’t he sweet?? He made plans all by himself and might I add, for a planner like myself, this […]

I’ve been giving myself a headache this morning in trying to think of my top 2 tips for Taylor over at the Undomestic Momma. This has been hard as I think I am someone who loves to give ideas and advice to others, but here is what I came up with: Shopping Tip–Put Things on Hold! […]

So pardon me for jumping ship yesteday, but as you can see, my lovely little blog was getting a renovation of its own {still a work-in-progress with a few things to revise}, courtesy of Lindsey at Sweet Simplicity Designs–she is WONDERFUL to work with. I gave her tons of ideas for what I was looking […]

This recipe comes to you from the old favorite Kraft Foods website… if you have people coming over and need something to place throw in the oven, this is my new go-to recipe–to put it nicely, there wasn’t an ounce of this leftover after my guests left last week. It is amazing, easy, and oh-so-tasty! […]

I am all about the fruit, especially during the summer when you can take advantage of all the goodness and variety of watermelon, strawberries, canteloupe, raspberries, peaches, and my favorite–blueberries! Fruit has the ability to make any homemade dish more unique, and adds that little bit of nutrition to even the deadliest pleasures… here are […]

In the hopes of meeting one of my monthly goals for June, I am attempting to cook at least twice a week and sample out some new recipes for our table. Not to toot the horn too loudly, but I am happy to say I cooked dinner 4 times last week and am anxious to […]

On Sunday afternoon, a bunch of friends and I gathered for an end-of-the-weekend cookout in the hopes we could put off all productive items until Monday morning… and trust me, it worked! I tried out a tasty new {well new, for me} recipe and it is one that EVERYONE loved–easy as pie, too! Here’s the […]