May 17, 2012

Easy meal planning tips – 4 meals in 4 minutes

Sep15

Easy meal planning tips – We all desire something quicker, easier and more effective in the world of meal plans. I spontaneously decided to jump into the world of vlogging today, and I’d love for you to come along and [...]

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Healthy Baked Oatmeal Sweetened with Honey

Aug25
Baked oatmeal

For decades, women have shouted from the rooftops, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. ” Yet, some how in the hustle and bustle of early morning activities, it’s also the hardest for me to implement on a [...]

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How to make Whole Wheat Bread

Jul28

In the midst of my two week travel excursion, I just realized that my one year blogging anniversary has come and gone. I thought it would be fun to re-visit my very first “foodie” post, written when five of you [...]

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How to Make a Barbie Cake: A Birthday Delight

Jul21
barbie cake

We have just finished three birthdays in 31 days. Yes, somehow three of our five children gravitated their arrival to the same time of year. I love sharing special birthday traditions, but I must confess, creating masterful birthday cakes has [...]

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Delicious Dips for any Get Together

Jul14
Southern Caviar Dip

Our family loves to whip up appetizers – more specifically…yummy dips. I understand that dips are supposed to be saved for those special occasions, but why wait for special occasions when they are so easy? I have mastered healthier, low [...]

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Recipes to Use up Squash – Squash Casserole

Jul7
Paula Dean's squash casserole

It’s that time of the year when our garden starts to blossom, and we begin to wonder what in the world we were thinking when we planted all that zucchini and yellow squash. Within a month, well meaning church friends [...]

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Asian Citrus Salad – Homemade Asian Dressing

Jun23
Asian Citrus Salad Recipe

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 [...]

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Celebrate Dad this Father’s Day with a Papa Pizza

Jun16
funny face snacks

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 [...]

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Easy Strawberry Pie from Scratch

Jun9
strawberry pie

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 [...]

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Fruit Smoothie Recipes

Jun2
fruit smoothie recipe

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Melt in Your Mouth Pecan Apple Coffee Cake

Apr21
easy apple coffee cake

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, [...]

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Strawberry Cheesecake Trifle

Apr14
strawberry-cheesecake-trifle

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 [...]

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Easy Banana Bread – Baking in bulk

Mar23
banana bread

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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Easy Dumplings with Savory Soups

Mar9
easy dumplings

There’s nothing that says warm and cozy more than a roaring fire and a bowl of hot soup. Recently, we’ve had quite a few opportunities for that, haven’t we? I’ve taken advantage of these snuggly days by maximizing on a [...]

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