I hope everyone had a great long weekend. We got lots done around our house, our yard, and spent time with friends. It was a good weekend, but now back to reality! At least until Friday when we go to see family for a few days! My Sister-in-Law will be up with her kids from…
My second week in review, and I think I am hooked! I love the idea of sharing ideas from other sites that I have bookmarked and am excited to try. There are SO many bloggers out there, it is great to get introduced to new ones all the time. I am going to have to…
Guess what?!?!?! I am now a Featured Publisher with Foodbuzz (check it out on the right)!! Super excited to start this journey, and see where it leads. Now to the muffins…. In case you missed it, rhubarb season arrived a couple weeks ago, and everyone in the food blogging world has been posting recipes like…
I have seen these week in review type posts on a few blogs, and I like the idea. So I am going to give it a try! The highlight of my week – this picture got accepted to Tastespotting! It has been a busy week here. My husband had a business dinner here one night…
If you have ever wondered if there was a way to add more calories and make a more delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie – I have the answer for you. It is a resounding YES!! Thanks to everyone in the blogosphere who have published cookies like this on their site, I couldn’t resist. You take an…
Happy Sunday morning to everyone! Hope your weekend is going well, and you have a great start to the week! It has been rainy all weekend here, so we haven’t gotten to do much. I took my 6 year old to see the movie Hop yesterday, very cute! Today….organizing a closet. I know, you are…
Today marks the day I have had my blog for a month!!! Wow, have I learned a lot in a month. And boy, do I still have a lot to learn! I am choosing to live in denial right now that blogger went down yesterday, and my post from yesterday is just lost in cyber…
Friday was Girls Night In, as I wrote about earlier this week. We had a fabulous spread of Mexican food – chips, salsa, guacamole, enchiladas and more! To top off all of this great food, I thought we needed a yummy dessert. This usually is not a problem for me! But, there is a big…
Friday night was Girls Night Out!!! Well actually, girls night in this time. We all brought something to share, ate, laughed, had a margarita, and had a great time. It had been way to long! I chose to make Chicken Tostada Bites, and they were a hit. I was told to make sure that I…
Deep fried dough covered in cinnamon and sugar…..yyyuuuummmm! Seems like a lot of work to recreate a home though, right? That is until I came across Forgiving Martha! She had the genius idea of using puff pastry dough!! Really, puff pastry dough? Accessible at any grocery store (except of course when I want it Target…
In case you missed it, Cinco De Mayo was yesterday! In honor of this holiday I decided to try a recipe that caught my eye in Shape magazine. I love all things Mexican – chips and salsa, guacamole, enchiladas, tacos, the rice, fajitas….pretty much all of it. I think I could eat it everyday,…
I had printed this recipe from Cooking Light a LONG time ago, and really really wanted to try it. I finally got around to it. I hate it when your expectations are so high, and it just doesn’t live up to it. I love Asian flavors, and pork – so I thought this would be…
It is finally starting to feel a little like spring. It has been a long time coming this year in Iowa. We went from 80’s one weekend, to snowing the next! And since, it has just been rainy, windy, and cold! So this weekend when it was finally sunny and in the 60’s it was…
Cinnamon Muffins – light and fluffy muffins coated in cinnamon and sugar Muffins have to be one of the best breakfasts you can have on hand for busy mornings. They are super easy to make and freeze beautifully! These Sausage Breakfast Sandwiches might be a close second, but if you like sweet things, muffins are…
My husband has a cold. My son got it on Monday, and then my husband got it. I have managed to avoid it thus far, fingers crossed it can stay that way! So when planning dinner last night, husband says he doesn’t feel like much. What is a girl to do? I was out running…
So the final task of the birthday weekend was to make something for the 6 year old to take to school. We discussed cupcakes, and muffins, but finally decided on sugar cookies. But of course, we had to turn them into something Star Wars. Apparently my son isn’t the only boy obsessed with Star Wars…
Tomorrow is my son’s 6th birthday! He is very excited. This weekend we had a party with extended family. He is currently obsessed with anything Star Wars – so he had a Star Wars cake, and got lots of Star Wars presents. His party with his friends tomorrow will be more of the same, I…
I have wanted to try Quinoa for a long time now. It is on cooking shows and in magazines, and everyone raves about how good it is for you. The thing that has stopped me has been the price. A bag of it locally was almost $11. I finally mentioned it to my husband, and…
