What a perfect day to bake an Apple Pie! It’s a beautiful autumn day today! The sun is shining as the last of the leaves slowly fall to the ground. Inside our house the smell of Apple Pie baking in the oven is making the whole day just perfect! I’m so excited for Thanksgiving! Family’s …
This Winter squash with rice, cranberries, and pecans recipe is just delicious and so pretty at the same time! I picked up Delicious Living magazine while in our local Health Food store a few weeks ago, saw this recipe featured and thought it was a perfect fall-looking dish. THEN, I tasted it…. I can’t even …
There’s nothing quite like a slice of Sweet Potato Pie with Graham Cracker Crust! Mmmmmmm mmm… how else can you describe this Sweet Potato Pie Recipe? Our sweet potato pie graham cracker crust brings the whole ‘sweet’ experience together! If I’m in a rush–I’ll grab a keebler graham cracker crust to save myself a little …
You’ve heard of twice baked potatoes??? Well… this recipe is twice baked red mashed potatoes and it’s just perfect for a spin off the regular ole’ turkey day mashed potatoes. We had a “mock” Thanksgiving dinner last weekend. Many of you may already know we’re a step-family so this year we won’t have our kids …
This Fresh Cranberry Apple Relish is just delightful… the perfect compliment to any turkey! I’m not a lover of the canned cranberry. It’s okay on a leftover turkey sandwich or something like that but on the BIG DAY, I’m looking for something with a little more umpff!! We seriously eat this Fresh Cranberry Apple Relish …
The count down to Thanksgiving is here… I’m so thankful to have a whole holiday completely centered around FOOD!! You’ll love these Whole Wheat 12 hour Butterhorn Dinner Rolls, they don’t even taste like whole wheat!! My next few posts are going to be Thanksgiving meal ideas… some are new twists on traditional turkey day …
This pumpkin bread is a fall favorite of ours!! It’s lower in fat than most out there and super yummy to boot! We love the cream cheese hidden inside… this pumpkin bread is moist and delicious. I found the recipe in a magazine while waiting at a doctors office a few years ago, the receptionist …
“You say it’s your birthday? (brna, na, na, na, nana, na, na) It’s my birthday too, Yeah!!” Aren’t you reminded of that song by Beatles every year on your birthday? OR Maybe, I was the only one raised by Beatles loving parents??? I loved them in my early teens, heck!! I still love them! Anyways… …
I love a good Fish Taco anytime of year… my Best Friend, Carol, gave this recipe to me. Once a month (at least) we’d go to Rubio’s for fish tacos! Until she found this yum recipe on line and now we make them ourselves!! I have to admit I’m a healthifier of recipes so whenever …
My Katie’s birthday is on Halloween… not exactly the day I woulda picked BUT, we don’t get to choose those things DO we? And since it’s such a popular day to be out and about we’ve always had to celebrate it on another day. Last weekend she had some friends over for a little movie …
This is only the second year I have made this recipe. I love it and since we have a plum tree, I LOVE it even more. Now, I know what to do with all the plums!! I finally just made this jam a few days ago… my plum tree sat in the garage fridge waiting …
Here’s how this Beef Barley Soup went down…. (Jake eats two to three bites of his soup) Jake: Are there mushrooms in here? Me: Hmmm… I don’t think so (Turning my head cuz I can’t keep a straight face) (He eats two to three MORE bites) Jake: MOM, are you sure there aren’t mushrooms in …
We, sadly, had to pull the garden out last weekend. (sniff, sniff) I love all that fresh produce and the supplementation to my grocery bill! Before our first hard frost I picked all the tomatoes, peppers, basil, mint, melons, etc that I could… made our last batch of Tomato Basil Soup (which we LOVE) for …
Our Baked Crispy Chicken, Rice Pilaf, and Green Beans Recipes are one of our first recipes shared in 2011! How times flies–we love all these recipes. If you’re wondering what goes with rice pilaf then look no further! We are sharing the perfect solution to that question: what to serve with rice pilaf. Our baked …
Breast Cancer Awareness and Coconut Macaroons are the subjects of today’s post. Second to Skin Cancer, Breast Cancer is the next leading cancer among women… 1 in 8 women will develop Breast Cancer in our lifetime!! Some factors can’t be helped like gender, ethnicity, and genetic history of families. Some factors, however, we CAN control …
Abbie’s Marshmallow Magic Rolls are a fun one for the kids!!! The marshmallow disappears like MAGIC it’s sorta like a simple cinnamon roll! (The trick is to seal the edges pretty well with your fingers or a fork) Help the kiddos try Marshmallow Magic Rolls this weekend… Abbie’s Marshmallow Magic Rolls Simple Ingredients Open …
This recipe is another fav of mine from Cooking Light Magazine! We already chatted about this magazine back in the “Blueberry Coffee Cake” post but just in case you missed it… I LOVE their recipes! They’re healthy and taste great too 🙂 I also shared with you all my Banana Foster recipe, which is just …
Our Crockpot White Chicken Chili Recipe truly is a magic chicken recipe! All you’ll need is chicken, white beans, white corn, southwest spices then add a few pantry ingredients into the slow cooker and let it work the “magic” all day long. We know you’ll love it… enjoy our chili magic recipe too! …
I’ve been trying to use up the peaches from our tree and this Sour Cream Fruit Pie is the perfect solution!! I’ve also made jam, peach crisp, and now this peach/raspberry sour cream fruit pie! I lived in Nebraska for just a little while when my kids where little tikes. We lived in the middle …
Feeling like a refreshing autumn smoothie? (Not to mention nutritious and low fat) This IS IT!! Give it a whirl… Cinnamon-Apple Smoothie is so deliciously refreshing you’ll want to make it all year long : ) Cinnamon-Apple Smoothie! A Refreshing Autumn Smoothie Smoothie Ingredients Give it a WHIRL… We always end up making two batches… …
These recipes are some favorites of ours… I love them because they’re easy and then because all of my family likes them too. The first recipe is Italian Chicken and the second is Chicken Pasta. The chicken meat is cooked for both recipes at the same time. All I do is take out 1/3 of …
Remember when you first moved away to college? at first your all excited!! Get moved in, meet new roommates, figure out where all your classes are and THEN you start to miss your mom’s cooking 🙁 I remember calling my mom, choking back the tears, and asking for her Chicken Noodle Soup recipe. Of course, …
Nothing says autumn like these Pumpkin Pancakes with Carmel Syrup. They are stop you dead in your tracks GOOD!! Not even joking 🙂 I remember well the first time I ate these pancakes, I’d just ran a marathon with my bro-in-law, Trav (who’s also done an Iron Man! My hero) and when we got home… …
We are Disneyland fanatics…. trading pins and all!! Over a year ago we sat down with our kids and set a family goal to earn money for Disneyland Season Passes for the 2011 calendar year. We had a planning meeting and thought of a variety of money earning projects to do together. Our family had …