The lovely Ashley, from the Ramblin' Rooster is here with a drop dead delicious recipe! Pretty sure my husband would kick my butt for sending him into a sugar coma if I were to make this! This recipe is sort of a love letter to my iron skillet. 98% of the time I use it, I am … [Read more...]
30+ Salted Caramel Desserts
Ever notice how when the end of august rolls around, the whole world starts to go just a little bit insane over all things Pumpkin Spice? I'm not one of those people. I don't hate pumpkin spice things, I prefer to save my excitement for all the Salted Caramel things!! Salted Caramel … [Read more...]
Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff
Last week when hubby was home I finally got to do some "real" cooking. When its just me, I do the minimum and whip up pretty basic meals, or eat salads all week long. But when he's home, especially after being gone for a long time, all he wants is some hearty home cooked meals. One of his favorite … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
One of my favorite things to bake and eat is banana bread especially, if its chocolate chip banana bread! My Nana used to make the best breads you ever did taste, but the banana one was especially delicious. I think it's because of all the love she put into the things she made to share with her … [Read more...]
32 Fall Favorite Comfort Food Recipes
Fall is getting closer and closer! The temperature is starting to drop (if only just a little bit here in Texas) But fall is in the air! Of course that means breaking out the cook books, scouring Pinterest and planning which of my favorite fall foods I want to make first! I remember playing outside … [Read more...]
15 Awesome Ideas for Kids Lunches
I don't have any children of my own, unless you count my kittens... but I keep seeing all these awesome lunch ideas that people are coming up with! Sometimes I even wish I could go back in time and go to school again... just so I could have a cool bento box lunch or food that looks like animals! … [Read more...]
Surviving Crazy – Tips on getting through the CRAZY days
Ever notice how things seem to pile up at once until you feel like your brain is about to explode?? Yep, that's been my life the past 10 days. While I'm no expert on managing stress, I've had to learn how to get through some of the crazy days the hard way! Today I am sharing with you 6 tips on … [Read more...]
Quilting Retreat and Works in Progress
If you follow me on instagram or facebook, you may have noticed that I was talking about Quilts A LOT for 4 days over the weekend. Thats because I was gone to a quilting retreat :D Hosted at the lovely Sunset Retreat, just 20 minutes from home, I got to bust through some projects, make new friends … [Read more...]
8 Fun & Creative Summer Ideas
After an eventful and exhausting weekend, I'm down with one heck of a flare up! The plan for today to is to relax, watch New Girl on Netflix and get my body back under control! I'll tell you all about it later, but in the mean time, the lovely Vanessa is here taking over my blog for the … [Read more...]
Cheddar-Scallion Popovers
I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but my hubby is a bit of a picky eater, so cooking is a little bit of challenge. Of course his pickiness is complicated by the fact that I am trying (and sort of succeeding) to lose weight. I recently bought a new Weight Watchers cookbook and its been … [Read more...]
Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
Recently my sister sent me a picture of a dessert she had made for Sunday dinner. It looked so good, that I demanded more pics and the recipe so that I could share it with my readers! Now that its summer time, I'm eating TONS of fresh berries! They are hard to beat when it comes to summery foods... … [Read more...]
Maple Bacon Trifle #whatsyourtopping
So I've had an idea for a delicious recipe in my head for a while. There is something so homey to me about the idea of combining maple and bacon. Probably because I'm from the north. This combination of flavors with just a hint of smokiness from the bacon almost tastes like … [Read more...]
