As much as I love salad, I typically stick to my favorite stand byes and don’t venture out with interesting flavors nearly enough. I am so glad that I broke loose with this Asian Citrus Salad. I would never have [...]
Celebrate Dad this Father’s Day with a Papa Pizza
Jun16
Family Celebrations play a large part in my family tapestry, and there’s nothing we enjoy more than preparing those special foods that serve as the “icing on the cake” for family traditions. Tomorrow pick and choose as I share my [...]
Easy Strawberry Pie from Scratch
Jun9
Every single day this week we have been enjoying the fruit of our labor…literally. I love strawberry picking season, but this year, I didn’t pick enough – only three pathetic gallons. We just finished the last of our fresh berries [...]
Fruit Smoothie Recipes
Jun2
In our family, summer equals the best in sensational smoothies. Since I love taking advantage of seasonal fruits, marked down produce, and a produce warehouse where you must purchase in bulk, I often have large amounts of fruit that are [...]
Tasty Tuesday – a Bedlam Moment and Confession
May26
The meal started off so perfectly.There was nothing that whispered “it’s grilling time” more than this warm North Carolina spring evening.Grilled to perfection, the short dated steak kabobs my meat manager marked down for me graced our memorable meal time. [...]
Swedish Pancakes
May12
Since we have been enjoying our 20 boxes of cereal (that I scored over the last two weeks for $0.25/piece), I thought I better depart from my hot breakfast hiatus and heat up the griddle again. We love pancakes in [...]
Creating Ambiance During Mealtime
May5
Delicious food and good eating is a desire, a quest, an experience, but creating atmosphere and ambiance at meal time sets the example that actions speak louder than words. When is the last time you ate dinner by candlelight? Do [...]
Mexican Style Recipes – freezer meals
Apr28
Last month, I shared my ONE HOUR meal planning experiment. As a work at home, home schooling mom of five, my days sometimes feel like a never ending roller coaster. Thinking of the “What for dinner?” answer leaves me a [...]
Melt in Your Mouth Pecan Apple Coffee Cake
Apr21
Welcome to Tasty Tuesday Parade of Foods. You are in for a treat today. I can’t believe I am sharing this tried and true secret because it’s one of those recipes that tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen, [...]
Strawberry Cheesecake Trifle
Apr14
For me, the kitchen feels like the heart of our home. One whiff of my coffee brewing in the morning lifts and soothes my spirit. The sight, smell and taste of a particular recipe has the potential for such an [...]
Tasty Tuesday Reminder
Apr13
Come join us tomorrow for my first ever Tasty Tuesday Parade of Foods. I desire this to be a weekly dose of encouragement and motivationto bring your family back to the dinner table by trying some tried and true ideas.Read [...]
Fun Announcement: I am the new host of…
Apr10
BHG TASTY TUESDAY PARADE OF FOOD!! Kim from Forever-Wherever, and her hubby Tim, the Remodeling Guy, have graciously passed Kim’s weekly Tasty Tuesday Parade of Foods on to me. Here is what Kim had to say about it when she [...]
Meal Planning – with a twist
Mar31
The 5:00 o’clock dinner bell gongs, and the dreaded, “What’s for dinner” question haunts us. Do the kids really need to eat again? Seriously? Didn’t I just feed them? When I mention meal planning, most women run for the hills [...]
Cooking for Large Groups: Recipes for Large Groups
Mar31
I love an impromptu troop full of “terrible teens” filling our home. (Terrible teens? I beg to differ…”) And with that troop came so much beauty and bedlam…. We love to open our home, but it doesn’t happen nearly enough [...]
Easy Banana Bread – Baking in bulk
Mar23
There are so many things that I love to do with one hour of my time. Some choices benefit me. Some choices benefit my family, and some benefit a whole bunch of people. My choice of an hour benefited all [...]
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