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May the upcoming year be filled with everything wonderful for you and yours… Happy New Year 2016!!   Hoping you have a wonderful and fabulous New Year 🙂 Much Love and Peace~ Ruthie, Contributors, and Staff  

Our White Chicken Chili made it’s way onto The Place Fox 13  just wanted to share…  Enjoy!

Thank you so much for coming to visit with me, here, at Cooking with Ruthie.  I love each of you! I’m so grateful for this space to connect and share. Merry Christmas 2015 From our family to yours~   We hope all of your Holidays are Merry and Bright! May the Peace of Christ be …

  Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. ~Melody Beattie   Wishing you and your family a day …

Today we unite as Women.  Women helping Women. I’m touched to be one of the many female online influencers who want to reach out and help; to be part of something bigger than just one because together we can all make a difference in the lives of women living in extreme poverty around the world. …

*This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BrightMind #CollectiveBias Welcome to our backyard~ so to speak! I love living where these views and trails are literally out our back door. Autumn Hiking is one of our favorite things to do…  the sound of leaves crunching, …

One of my favorite aspects of this blogging journey, is the opportunity it has given me to come in contact with so many wonderful people.  I’m continually touched by so many of you in so many ways. I consider it an honor to introduce you to a beautiful woman who reached out to me with …

Friday’s are getting a facelift around here… it’s a good thing!  Promise. Let me introduce you to one of my cutest friends and trainer Nichole from Pure Clean Fitness.  Nichole and I go way back- like all the way back to the winter 2008 when I decided I needed a trainer to help me learn …

Getting back into the swing of a new school year can be a little tricky for the whole family sometimes… it seems like none of us is really ever ready for it to come around! When my kiddos were little I relied on these awesome tips to get us back into the groove of the …

A week ago today was a huge day for me… I graduated with a degree in the Culinary Arts, which was nothing short of a dream come true! I’m so happy to be sharing this post with y’all today!  Seriously.  You’ve been there with me through all the practicals and finals and I’m so appreciative …

This post has been bouncing around in me for a pretty long time now… I’d say close to a year. I suppose it’s time to write it since I’m sitting here at my computer with it begging to be told. I share this with you from a place of vulnerability and love and with a …

There’s something within each of us that beckons us… a passion that fills our hearts with joy when tapped into. Don’t be afraid to share your passion; share it in the ways you feel you can. Do not let your own fears, what someone once said to you, or past failures restrain you. We build …

Christmas to Me… The older I get the more I realize that life passes all too quickly. This is a photo of me and my older sister. Gram, Mom and Grand Kids (I’m in Grams arms) Christmas to me is a collection of memories… of times shared with loved ones. Above are Christmas photo’s of …

4 weeks ago tomorrow~ I had an experience that has forever changed my life… Driving in the morning commute at 68 mph, my car hit ice which launched me into an uncontrollable spin.  Then in a split second I was hurling straight for the bed of a semi truck and it dawned on me that …

My heart is full of gratitude. I am so very Thankful for every day that is granted to me to live. To wake up each morning is truly a gift… A gift from God. This past week~ I was reminded how precious life is… how very fragile and how quickly it can be taken. I …

The Holiday Season is upon us and that means wonderful Holiday Feasting is about to commence… Food is Memories.  For me, it’s all about sharing the love of good times, good food, and making beautiful memories. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to get my friendly competition “ON” at the Desert News Home …

I feel inspired to share a bit of my personal journey with you today. I am not sure why? My journey in life has had it’s fair share of ups and downs~ not unlike most of yours. There were days that I questioned, Questioned Everything. I’d been through things in my life that I never …

First off… I’ve got a little confession. I live in yoga clothes and hair buns.  Really. I’m a pretty low maintenance kinda girl and quite frankly I love it that way.  SO, when you see the photo’s in this post and think to yourselves- man, she’s always in yoga clothes and hair buns… I’ve already …

I am Brave and Beautiful – a beauty movement that is sweeping the globe. Colbie Caillat started it with her recent song and video called TRY. My blogging friend Megan of Brassy Apple wanted to push this movement along and invited women from all over to share what they looked like without make up and …

  This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Del Monte, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #DelMonteBTS  https://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Where did the summer go? I just can’t believe how quickly it flew by and that we’re back into the swing of a new school year! …

Life. Is full of highs and lows, ups and downs. Like the ocean… tossing to and fro. Everyone of us experiences pain, loss, and tough times. Sometimes~ all we can do is hold on and let the ocean run it’s course. This life is a journey! It all has a purpose. We are here to …

Happy Monday Morning 🙂 Jack, Lila, and I are excited to share an awesome new LUVSOME pet food with y’all- plus a chance to win some of your very own and a Kroger giftcard too. Don’t miss it at the end of the post!  Whoot-whoot. Y’all know how much I love our dogs~ Jack and …

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to attend the Toscana Red Carpet Blogger Event in Salt Lake City, Utah.   You guys!  This event was SO swanky… I felt all cool and stuff in my $13.99 clearance dress from Ross!  (yah, for reals.) Each group of bloggers were picked up and whisked away …

Welcome to the fresh new look of Cooking with Ruthie! There’s been a bit of tiding up going on around this little space… now it’s faster, cleaner, and leaner (or something like that.) Today, we’re part of a Getting to Know blog hop and it’s a fun way for you to get to know me …