Happy New Year! Whether you decided to have a quiet night in or go out on the town, I hope that your New Year’s Eve was grand. We spend New Year’s with the same group of friends every year. We enjoy a wonderful dinner together and it’s a kid friendly night. It’s my favorite holiday…
Top 10 Recipes in 2013
I hope that you had a lovely Christmas Holiday! We had a low key day as a family which I loved. There was lots of cooking, opening presents and dinner with friends. Our kids are at ages that made Christmas extra special. They love all the decorations and festive celebrations. It was a joy to…
Bacon Jam
I’ve been writing this blog for 18 months now. Currey has been a faithful taste tester, web designer and photo editor. He offers me endless encouragement and is my sounding board for ideas and recipes. He’s been actively involved every step of the way. While out to dinner, he will comment about recreating a dish…
Chicken Pot Pie
Our paper chain that’s helping us countdown to Christmas tells me there are just 2 days to go. My how the time has flown! I still have presents to wrap and groceries to buy but we decided to spend tonight in as a family. It’s bitterly cold, as in the single digits, and I was…
Homemade Whipped Cream
Nothings says the holidays quite like homemade whipped cream. Whether you are adding a dallop to a slice of pie or a big mug of hot chocolate, whipped cream makes everything better. It’s one of the simplest recipes to make and our guests continued to be amazed by the decadence of the homemade version. I’m…
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
We are in the final days until Christmas and I’m beginning to feel like I’m on a constant sugar high! It seems like everywhere I go there are plenty of sweet treats. Cookies at work, endless sugary samples at the grocery store and homemade treats from friends and neighbors are just too delicious to pass…
Sock It To Me Cake
Still looking for a Christmas morning breakfast dish? I’ve got another recommendation. My mom has been making this sock it to me cake for as long as I can remember. Any time someone needed a meal, this was the cake that accompanied whatever dinner my mother deliviered. We gave my mom endless grief because although…