Here we are just over a week away from Thanksgiving and all I can think about is cheese dip.. holiday-ish, right? I actually started a post on cheese dip yesterday, unfortunately having a sick toddler got in the way of that. Hopefully you’ll forgive me for not posting, I did post a little yummy treat for my facebook fans out there. Today […]
If you are a fan of my Facebook Page you may remember me posting this pic of TONS of homegrown sweet potatoes a few weeks ago. Once again, I have been blessed by my Dad’s garden! He planted lots of sweet potatoes this year and they came up beautifully! As a result I have been looking for new recipes to use them all […]
For a girl who caught a pot of boiling water on fire only a few short years ago I still continue to be amazed with the ability God has given me to prepare delicious, healthy meals for my family. Not only can I follow a good recipe but I’m making up my own recipes these days.. and they are good! LOL! […]
A good marinara sauce can really take an average meal and kick it up a notch. The problem is the good, tasty marinara sauces are so expensive and (like most things in the store now) they are full of ingredients I can’t even begin to pronounce. This homemade, marinara is so quick and easy you’ll never want or have to […]
Fall is finally here- hooray! Cooler weather here we come! To celebrate I cranked my oven up to 400 and roasted some veggies! I know, not your typical bake something pumpkin.. but I have big plans for that too! Besides, I had to be practical and dinner won over dessert. I haven’t done a lot of roasted vegetables this summer […]
By now you may be starting to get the first few peppers off of your pepper plants if you have a garden. If not, they will be here soon! One thing I love about pepper plants is they make a lot of peppers at once, more than we can usually eat before they go bad. So what do you do with […]
My two year old LOVES strawberries! She never gets enough of them! We constantly hear “I want mur strawberries pleez”. I think she had about 10 at breakfast this morning. I’m not complaining, I would much rather her love fruit than all the other junk food that is out there for kids. There are times, however, when eating a delicious, juicy, red strawberry is […]
Muffins are a great start to a morning! Especially when they are quick, easy, healthy, and delicious like these Blueberry Muffins. They only take 15 minutes to bake! Add 5 minutes to mix up the ingredients and you have a healthy, delicious breakfast in 20 minutes. We love to have quick breakfasts at hand.. with a 2 year old you […]
It’s summer- time for hot dogs, hamburgers, and BBQ! Of course, if you’re in the south that means you’re going to need coleslaw. Two options: buy the store bought kind for $3-4 or buy cabbage and make fresh, which really needs to be refrigerated before using. You’re in a hurry, so you waste the $3-4 on the store bought brand […]
During the summer I love to make things for dinner that don’t heat up my house. I use the microwave, the grill and the crock pot to my full advantage! It’s already 90 something degrees outside- who wants to stand over a burner or crank an oven up to 350°? Not me! Especially since our air isn’t really all that […]
I love the frozen corn you buy in the store that comes in a steamer bag, it’s so convenient and makes an easy side dish. The only problem is that I consider it to be pretty expensive- $2 for 12 oz of corn, a cup and a half! You can save money by making your own bags of steamer corn. You can […]
Ok, so these potatoes may not really save your life but potatoes really did save my life once. Well, maybe I’m being a bit dramatic but they very well could have saved my apartment. Only a few years ago I was NOT a good cook at all. I had a few go to recipes (few, as in 3) and I […]
I was recently introduced to the world of Pinterest. Actually, I was introduced to it before Thanksgiving. I completed my little application and got my acceptance email in December but I never opened it! I wanted to, trust me I wanted to, but I knew I needed to wait until I had some more time because I would be sucked […]
This week I began been participating in an Online Bible Study by Karen Ehman, titled “A Life that Says Welcome”. So far this Bible Study has been great! It really focuses on relieving the stresses and pressures that go along with entertaining and focusing on our call to show hospitality to others. I have never thought about how different hospitality […]
Yep, you read it right- Breakfast and Brownies! No I haven’t lost it, I’m talking about my waffle iron- it’s good for breakfast and brownies! I’m going to focus on the breakfast for a moment here (we’ll get to the brownies in a second, I promise!) Breakfast is supposed to be the most important meal of the day, but as […]
