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Decorating with Recipes: Framed Recipe Ideas (Tasty Tuesday)
I walked into her kitchen and saw it simmering on the stove – my mom’s homemade Sloppy Joes. My mouth watered, and memories came pouring back, bringing me right back to my child hood. “Oh Mom, it’s...
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Simple Pleasures (Tasty Tuesday)
We cranked the kitchen music to The Sound of Music’s “Favorite Things.” We twirled and danced and sang at the top of our lungs. My girl and me. She loved it. I loved it. We giggled and were silly and...
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K.I.S.S. For Valentine’s Day (Keep it Simple, Sweet)
As I sit here frantically typing on Tuesday morning, surrounded by a large group of wonderful moms at my home school group, but knowing once again I am so late in posting Tasty Tuesday, I realize once...
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Keeping the Weight Off: What are You Eating? (Tasty Tuesday)
Healthy organic, dark chocolate peanut butter balls (no processed sugar) Nearly a month ago, I completed my 7 day detox, and after I posted about this GM Diet Plan, I received a lot of questions. As I...
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Veggie Egg Casserole
Photo quality courtesy of my smart phone. Even though it’s the middle of winter and many of you are in the midst of a blizzard, I’ve been craving Zucchini bread. Yes, Zucchini Banana bread to be...
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New Ten Minute Meals (and my changes)
Citrus Herb Chicken Ever since the holidays, due to many unforeseen circumstances, my schedule has been thrown for a loop and it’s been spiraling downward ever since. There’s no worse feeling for a...
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It’s So Much More Than Food (Tasty Tuesday)
Living Life to its fullest often means a full house. Even on those quiet days, I guess our home is full compared to many, but this weekend it was extra full – to the tune of an additional 16 gems,...
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Down 12 Pounds & Counting (Tasty Tuesday)
So many of you have asked about my weight loss and what I’ve been doing that I thought I would share just a short follow up to my “Keeping the Weight Off” post. This beautiful vegetable and I have...
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Quick & Easy Dessert Ideas for Easter
Admitting this is painful, but true. Last year, the day of our annual Easter Egg-stravaganza came, the house brimmed with guests and dessert was NOT made. GASP! How does this happen? What kind of...
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Florentine Turkey Meat Loaf
As many of you know, I’ve been working hard over the last few months to change the way I think about food and to lose these extra pounds that I’ve let slip on over the last few years. I’m down 14...
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Will You Join Me? Just Think…
Mother Teresa said, “Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor…let no one ever come to you without...
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Strawberry Margarita Pie
It’s that time of year when I get a hankering for anything strawberry, and I count the weeks till we can go pick them ourselves. I just love a good Strawberry Pie, especially one mixed with fresh...
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Perspective Change on School Lunch: Tasty Tuesday’s Mommy Moment
As our 6’3”, 270 pound, 17 year old football player sauntered into the kitchen, I placed the final touches on the school lunch which he would inhale later on that day. “Mom, I just want to thank you...
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Everything You Wanted to know about Homemaking (Tasty Tuesday)
It’s only on a very rare occasion that I post about e-books, yet this is an opportunity I could not pass up. So many of my dear friends, well almost all of my blogging friends, except for me, have...
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Overnight Breakfast Praline Bread Pudding
As the kids meander down the stairs with that sleepy, groggy look that tells me sleep is not over rated and they need more of it, I quickly pull out this delectable delight. With pecans, brown sugar,...
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Pineapple Carrot Cake Muffins (starting with a cake mix)
There’s nothing I appreciate more than a homemade carrot cake with an easy cream cheese frosting. Knowing all the love that went into shredding those carrots, measuring the spices and whipping that...
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How Did I Save Hundreds of $$ on Food?
I saved hundreds of dollars on food during our vacation this week. For many, vacation is a time to splurge and I completely respect that decision, but when you are feeding a crew of over the top...
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World’s Favorite Hamburger Combinations (Share Yours)
via “A hamburger is warm and fragrant and juicy. A hamburger is soft and non-threatening. It personifies the Great Mother herself, who has nourished us from the beginning.” via Real Simple Dan Robbins...
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How To Extend the Life of Berries by Weeks
The wisdom of generations that have gone before us need to be passed on, but often, those wonderful little tips are lost, especially kitchen tips. Passed down from my mom to me, I know that this is...
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For the Love of Blueberries
Blueberries and I have a long standing love affair. She woos me over and over again with her many, delicious attributes and reminds me of why my quest for the perfect basket of blueberries has been an...
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