Have you ever been to one of those restaurants where you make your own stir-fry? I still remember the first time I ate at a place called Stir Crazy. My mom and I had come to Illinois to look for an apartment before I started grad school. This trendy style of restaurant had yet to…
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Baked Banana Donuts with Chocolate Icing
I’m sure that many of you can relate but I am absolutely addicted to Target. I love their clothing and shoes for myself and my kids. I can get lost in the aisles of home décor, party supplies and stationary. I just enjoy shopping there. When Blythe was a baby, I’d just go to Target…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
If you read many food blogs, you know that each blogger has a story as to why they started cooking and blogging. For some, its years spent in the kitchen with their mother or grandmother that fostered an early love of cooking. Or maybe it was allergy that required a diet shift or a weight…
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…
Fried Mac and Cheese Bites
The day after Thanksgiving we attended a birthday party for a friend. As everyone was recounting their Thanksgiving feasts, a friend of mine told me she had made fried mac and cheese bites as an appetizer on Thanksgiving Day. Her sister was also in attendance and they raved about how amazing the mac and cheese…
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….
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…
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
On Sunday night we kicked off youth group. We like our first event to be a monumental bash so this year we decided to start the year with an art gallery. Our youth group is full of incredibly talented artists so they brought their work for us to display. There were drawings, paintings and photographs…
Spicy Italian Pizza
One of my favorite things about going out to dinner with Currey is when he leans over during a meal and tells me that I could recreate whatever it is we are eating at home. It’s a boost of confidence and reassuring that he thinks I can recreate restaurant dishes at home. The best part…