I love keeping myself organized in all parts of my life. Some areas I’m very successful at it and other areas I’m a total flop. Menu planning is one area that is a constant struggle. I love to cook and write about food, but normal day to day stuff gets in the way and I […]
Family Fun at Dave & Busters
My family was recently invited to spend an evening at Dave & Busters. We thought we’d eat for an hour and play for another hour or so…but boy was I wrong, we spent over 5 hours eating, playing, and having great family time. We had been once before several years ago but it was really […]
How to Grill Vegetables
Grilling vegetables used to scare me, but once I tried it I knew couldn’t go back. The taste is amazing and so different from oven roasted. I learned how There are a lot of grilling recipes in books and on the internet, but they often don’t tell you exactly how to grill or how to […]
Cooking 101 Basics Week #11 – Homemade Hollandaise Sauce
Homemade Hollandaise Sauce How To Sign Up: If you’d like to join the cooking classes challenge, sign up by joining the Cooking 101: The Basics group on Facebook. Over there you can ask questions, post tips and recipe photos, and help each other along the way. Please Grab a Button: If you are following along, the please […]
25 Healthy & Delicious Bento Lunches
Packing school lunches can be fun with these Healthy & Delicious Bento Lunches. Kids {and parents} will love to eat them too. School starts next week…my baby is heading to 5th grade and my oldest is going into high school. Where has the time gone? It’s seems like yesterday we were getting ready for kindergarten […]
Praline Pecan Crunch Snack Mix
Praline pecan crunch snack mix is SO good! I love easy snack mixes. They are fun for parties, after school, movie snacking, and midnight munchies. I also love my slow cooker, so creating a snack mix that can be made in a slow cooker (instead of the oven) is a winner in my book. When […]
How to Grill Pork
Did you know that the cuts of pork and how to cook them were recently updated? I had no idea until I chatted with the Pork Board at a conference I recently attended. If you haven’t been able to tell, I love grilling! So, I super excited to help you learn how to grill pork, […]
Fruity Pebble Krispies Treats
Raise your hand if you could eat a whole pan of rice krispies treats on your own! Hmmm…just me? I can’t possibly be the only one? They are so sweet and crunchy and gooey and delicious. They are perfect! Well, they were until I had this brilliant idea to add some fruity pebbles to the […]
Cooking 101 Basics Week #10 – Sugar Cookies
How To Sign Up: If you’d like to join the cooking classes challenge, sign up by joining the Cooking 101: The Basics group on Facebook. Over there you can ask questions, post tips and recipe photos, and help each other along the way. Please Grab a Button: If you are following along, the please grab a class […]
40+ Luscious Vegan Ice Cream Recipes
Homemade ice cream is a must for everyone, even those who eat dairy free. Here are over 40 Vegan Ice Cream recipes you’ve GOT to make! Homemade ice cream may sound daunting, but it is so easy and fun to make, and tastes so much better than store-bought ice creams. Just because you can’t have […]
How to Grill Seafood
We are jumping back into the grilling series with tips on how to grill seafood. As you know, there are a lot of grilling recipes in books and on the internet, but they often don’t tell you exactly how to grill or how to use the equipment. I’ve put together this 9-week summer series, How […]
Gluten Free-Vegan Cake Batter Ice Cream
I recently made a homemade ice cream for my family using cake mix and of course it was full of dairy. All I could think of was that it was so not fair that they got to have that while I sat by and watched. So I started thinking…it really wouldn’t be all that hard […]
