I am exhausted! Moving is way too much work! Seems like it has been weeks since I have not been surrounded by boxes in one way shape or form. I think I see a light at the end of the tunnel now, but it is still a long tunnel. My in laws get here tonight,…
Side Dish Recipes
Dark Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter
We finally moved over the weekend! So while I am trying like crazy to unpack boxes before my in-laws get here this weekend, I have one more guest post for you! Another Erin 🙂 Erin from The Spiffy Cookie is a great blogger, who is super supportive. She helped out with my bake sale, has…
Patriotic Fruit Skewers
Today I have a fun treat for your 4th of July party. Ramona from Curry for Comfort is here to share it with you. Ramona and I started blogging around the same time. I am a big fan of curry, so I really enjoying reading and trying her recipes. If you like curry too, but…
Mexican Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
I am happy to be back with #SundaySupper this week. This is only my second time joining them, but it is such a supportive and great group to be a part of. Today we are celebrating the 4th of July. Seriously, check out all the amazing recipes at the end of this post. I am…
Curried Potatoes with Chickpeas
I am on a quest to cook with more beans. I am not a fan of them, but my husband is. He asked that I try more recipes, so here I go. This was actually brought to our last cooking club. The theme was island food, and I think this was supposed to be Trinidad? …
Homemade Peanut Butter
We love peanut butter in this house. I like creamy, my husband and son like crunchy. So we always have lots of peanut butter around here. But awhile ago my year old asked how they make peanut butter. I told him it was actually pretty easy. Just put a few things in the food processor,…
Caribbean Rice
A couple of weeks ago we had our last cooking club of the year. Cooking club goes with the school schedule, so we take a break over the summer. This month the theme was Island food. Everything everyone brought was incredible, I can’t wait to try a couple of the recipes and share them with…
A Virtual Memorial Day Potluck with Celebrations
We are only a week away from Memorial Day, are you ready? If not, I have something for you today that will surely help! A few of us have teamed up with Celebrations.com to bring you a Virtual Potluck, with a complete Memorial Day menu. Be sure to check out the other great recipes at…
Lemon-Herb Potato Salad
Let me start by saying this is not your ordinary potato salad. Don’t worry Mom, I haven’t changed my ways just yet 🙂 See, I can’t stand potato salad. Seriously, even the smell grosses me out! The mayo and the hard boiled eggs together with everything else makes me turn and run! In case you…
Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
I just have to brag for a minute. My 6 year old came home from school yesterday with an award in his folder. He was given a ROAR Award for being attentive and a role model to other students. As a mom you always think your kid is the best, no matter what. But, it…
Meyer Lemon Curd
I have never tried Meyer Lemons before. I am not sure I had even heard of them before I started blogging. I finally gave in, and picked up a bag last week at the store. Unsure as to what I should do with them, I went to my dear friend Google. Finally I decided on…
Bread Salad
I am honored to be posting over at Cooking Healthy for Me today. Ann is lucky enough to be visiting family in England, and asked if I would fill in for her. Of course!! Given that Ann is the Queen of healthy meals, I had to make something to fit in over there. I made…
Bloody Bones
Things are progressing with our house. All the inspections are over and “passed”. We are set to close on December 5th. My husband even found a lot that is worth considering out in Fort Collins. It would be so nice to find something before we moved out there. Then we could send our 6 year…
THE Rice
THE Rice – this rice is a super easy side dish the whole family will love. Mushrooms and french onion soup give the rice lots of great flavor. Photos for The Rice were updated 12/12/14 We have accepted an offer for our house! YEAH!!! Our house was on the market for 41 days, which seems…
Creamy Polenta
I ended up having to take my son back to the doctor today. He just wasn’t getting any better, after being on the antibiotic for 2 1/2 days. They gave me a stronger antibiotic. She told him in 24 hours he would feel like a new man! I really hope that she is right! I…
Homemade Nutella
Nutella is the stuff dreams are made of. Everyone loves it, and we all can find a million things to do with it. So to start I figured why not make my own instead of buying it. I still had tons of hazelnuts left, even after making this pie. I researched a bunch of different…
Strawberry Raspberry Jelly
We made it home from vacation! It is a really long drive from Salt Lake City, Utah to Iowa. But I can now say that I have driven every inch of Interstate 80 across Wyoming and Nebraska in less than 12 hours. My 6 year old does awesome in the car, or we wouldn’t be able to…
Grilled Potato Packs
My husband forwarded me an email he got from Betty Crocker for some grilled potatoes. He never searches for recipes, or pays that much attention to them. So when he sent me this email, I took it as a hint. I figured the next time we grilled, I would make these potatoes! As luck…