During both of my pregnancies, I craved deli sandwiches. As in all I wanted to eat was fresh baked bread piled high with meat and cheese, which made sandwiches all I could think about. My doctor recommended that I not eat deli meat that hadn’t been throughly heated while pregnant so I was not able…
Signed Copy of The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year Of Holidays – A Giveaway
Congrats to Michelle Peterson! You are the Giveaway Winner!!! ****************************This Giveaway is Now Closed****************************** Y’all, I got to meet Ree Drummond! As in The Pioneer Woman! When I read that Ree had a new cookbook coming out I immediately searched to see if she would be in my area. I knew I had to met…
Eclair Cake
One of my favorite parts of writing this blog is when my friends call and ask for recipe recommendations. While I never claim to be an expert on cooking, it makes me feel like my contribution to the food blogging community has value. I am grateful that you trust me enough to take my recommendation…
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
We were shocked to see our first snowflakes today. To say I was unprepared is an understatement. The temp dropped significantly and I didn’t even wear a coat while we were out today. Thankfully I grabbed coats for my kids and I was able to convince Blythe it was a good day to wear socks….
Pesto Shrimp with Quinoa
Shrimp is my current obsession. I recently made a trip to Whole Foods to buy shrimp for tacos and I got to chat with the man in the fish department. He was so knowledgeable about the products they sold and actually pointed me to a less expensive product that better met my needs. The prices…
Jalapeno Bacon Burgers with Guacamole
I’ve been a bit in a recipe writing rut. I’ve felt uninspired and frustrated that I’m not doing much creating in the kitchen. Sure, I’ve been cooking because we all have to eat but I haven’t made a recent recipe that I impressed myself with (read that as I don’t like sharing recipes that you…
Rolo Brownie Trifle
There is a small group of people outside of my husband and kids that regularly taste test recipes for the blog. Besides 2 of our students, the other members of our Grub Club eat lots of new recipes. The idea for our Grub Club was that we all like good food so we would get…