First I wanted to give you an update on the Colorado Wildfires Bake Sale. We raised $2,130!!! Holy cow, guys that is awesome!! Thank you so much for all your facebook posts, blog posts, tweets, bids, everything! I had set a goal for myself of $2000, but I thought that was pretty unattainable. You guys…
Dinner Recipes
Parmesan-Sage Quinoa Cakes
I am very excited to introduce you to Cassie today. Cassie is the host of Bake Your Day. She and I started blogging around the same time, and have been followers of each other since the beginning. Cassie guest posted for me last summer, but we have both come so far, I asked if she…
One Skillet Chicken Dinner
Today I want to introduce you to Claire. She is the host of The Realistic Nutritionist. Claire is one of the sweetest bloggers I have come across. She is amazingly talented, and is constantly tempting me with delicious recipes. Plus her recipes are healthy! You would never know, either. Just like this one she made…
Pork Carnitas
Summer is here! Yesterday we even went to the beach. There is a state park about 10 minutes away from where we live that has a nice beach. The kids played in the sand, played on the playground, and enjoyed the water. I am looking forward to more days like this as the summer goes…
Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese
We are driving back to Colorado today. It has been a great trip. We were able to spend lots of time in Wisconsin with our parents. Then we stopped in Iowa for a couple days and spent some time with friends. I am very glad we were able to make this trip this summer. Today…
Asian Dumplings With Dipping Sauce
It is no surprise to anyone who visits here on a regular basis that I am a big fan of muffins. I have over 20 recipes for muffins on this blog alone! So when I was contacted to see if I was interested in reviewing a new cookbook called The Muffin Tin Cookbook I was…
Tandoori Chicken Naan Pizza
We are headed for Wisconsin! Today is the last day of school. My 7 year old is done at noon, and then we are jumping in the car and driving to Wisconsin. Ok, so not all the way there today, but almost. It seems like forever since we have been to our parents house. I…
Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits
I am having a hard time writing this post tonight. I just received an email from the owners of the house we are buying. Well technically, they are our renters now, since we closed on the house over a month ago. Well anyway, they were supposed to be out of the house by June 19th. …
Homemade Pasta and Mother’s Day
I spent the day yesterday at the zoo with a bunch of first graders. It was a little crazy at times, but all in all, it was fun. Luckily, I didn’t have to drive the 60 minutes there and back on the bus, or I might think differently 🙂 As I said yesterday, I wanted…
Grilled Chicken with an Avocado Tomato Salsa
It is time for another edition of Holiday Recipe Club. I am pretty sure you can guess what we are celebrating today ….. Cinco de Mayo! Gotta love the Americans, we will celebrate pretty much any holiday that involves food and drinks. Doesn’t really matter if we are from that country or not. Any excuse…
Greek Pasta Salad
I think I am finally feeling caught up after my busy weekend. I have groceries in the house, laundry is caught up (well, I could do another load now), the floor is vacuumed, and my kitchen is in good shape. We have had doctors appointments this week, football practice, and a big report my 1st…
Pasta with Garlic Breadcrumbs
Guess what I am doing today? Spending the day with my parents! My 6 year old doesn’t have school today, and my parents flew in yesterday for the weekend! We haven’t seen them since January, so we are excited to have them here. They even get to see my son’s first flag football game on…
Spicy Asian Noodles
I have a cold. I managed to catch it from my 6 year old. Somehow he seemed almost unaffected by the cold. Slightly runny nose, but that is it. I on other hand am exhausted. It really isn’t that bad of a cold, I had a runny nose for one day. But today I feel…
Indian Spiced Quiche
Easter is right around the corner, so it is time for Holiday Recipe Club again! For this Easter/Passover addition Erin gave us the challenge ingredients of Carrots, Spinach or Eggs. I really wasn’t sure where to go with this, because none of those ingredients are my favorite. I almost took the cheating route and made…
Baja Shrimp Tacos
Baja Shrimp Tacos – a fun twist on taco night! Slightly spice shrimp with a chipotle lime sauce makes for a super quick and easy dinner! If I had to pick a favorite food I think it would be Mexican food. I could eat chips and Salsa or tacos or enchiladas or really any of…
Beef Chili
Beef Chili – a thick and chunky beef chili that is full of beans and tons of flavor. Great for chili winter nights! When you think of chili does it have beans in it? Or is it strictly a beef chili? In my mind there are no beans. I am not a fan of beans. …
Pistachio Cream Pasta
What a great week to have spring break. We have been in the 70’s all week. Yesterday we went bowling in the morning, and spent the afternoon at a park. I didn’t even think about sunscreen, so I managed to get my first sunburn of the season. This weekend is supposed to be close to…
Beer Cheese Soup
Today is Holiday Recipe Club! Erin over at Big Fat Baker came up with the idea a few months ago. We all get together near a holiday and Erin challenges us to come up with something from a list of ingredients. This month our choices were potatoes, pistachios or beer. I think based on the…
Avgolemono Soup
Avgolemono Soup – a classic Greek soup that is light, delicious and the perfect way to warm up on a cold day. A lemon chicken and rice soup you are going to love! On a cold day I really crave a warm bowl of soup or a hearty Crock Pot Chili. Just something that will…
Caramleized Onion and Andouille Pizza
It is Holiday Recipe Club time again! Want to join the fun? Make sure to contact Erin for all the details on Holiday Recipe Club. It is a fun blog hop with a little ingredient challenge thrown in for good measure. Today we are celebrating Mardi Gras with challenge ingredients of either Andouille Sausage, Bananas,…