The Perfect Combination for a Party in Your Mouth Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year – family gets together, foorball is on TV and food is fresh and abundant. We tend to do a late lunch for Thansgiving so we can nibble on leftovers later in the evening but not be [...]
Ready in Just 15 Minutes! I love hummus, but sometimes I feel like it doesn’t absorb enough of the bold flavors you add to it. Nothing is worse than a bland dip. They are supposed to be fun and you want to eat them until you’re full (or until you run out of dippers like [...]
Better Than Mom’s Chili Nothing says fall like a warm bowl of homemade chili! A few years ago, we did a neighborhood block party on Halloween and had a hayride and all for the kiddos. One of the dad’s in the neighborhood cooked a huge pot of chili since the autumn air was cool and [...]
It’s Amazing What a Crock Pot Can Do I am always on the hunt for crock pot meals. I usually reserve Sundays for cleaning after church, so any recipe that involves me forgetting about it for a few hours is gold in my book. It’s so much easier than slaving over the stove and oven [...]
Super Easy To Make, Your Kids Can Do It Some college girlfriends and I who still live near each other all get together for a game of dominos once a month. It’s our girls night out away from the kids and our husbands so we can catch up and have a little fun. We take [...]
The Ultimate Cheesecake Dip The night before Christmas Eve, our neighbor have a tradition – we do a ”sweet stop” every year. Neighbors rotate hosting this happy hour where we bake sweets and drink egg nog and wassil before we all dispurse for the holidays. This annual gathering is usually where I find some of [...]
You’ll Never Guess the Secret Ingredient in These Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies I first had these cookies at a PTA bake sale in my son’s third grade class last year. Before the bake sale we sign up with what we will bring so there’s not too much overlap. We made chocolate fudge brownies, our neighbor made [...]
You Won’t Believe the Secret Ingredient in These Cinnamon Rolls I can remember during my childhood going to the apple orchard for the first time. Walking through the rows of towering trees and the taste of the fresh, hand-picked fruit. If you think they are fresh from the store, I highly suggest going to an [...]
Slow Cooker Makes Short Work Of Classic Dish Have you ever been to a family function, church social, potluck or any type of gathering where food and people came into close proximity? You know that one dear soul, whose anonymity will be protected here, who always volunteers to bring their prized mac & cheese (“Oh, [...]
Chocolate, More Chocolate and…Surprise! You'll Never Guess This One! There may not be any dessert a chocolate lover, like myself, needs more than brownies. A good brownie needs to be dense, moist and, most importantly, loaded with chocolate. The idea of eating a healthy brownie has actually never even crossed my mind- I mean, how [...]