I decided to take a break from baking today and make this pretty popcorn, pretzel mix that I’m calling Christmas Crunch. I found this recipe on Pinterest. Love Pinterest! This would make a great homemade gift. It’s also super easy so that the kids can
To start off the holiday season I asked some of my blogging friends to share some of their amazing Christmas recipes. Here are 30 of the best Christmas recipes to get you started. All you have to do is scroll down and click on the ones
Beef Brisket in the Slow Cooker is a simple way to make the brisket fork tender. Have you ever cooked a beef brisket? It’s a less tender cut of meat so many people shy away from cooking it. You can read more about the specifics
If you’ve ever eaten at Red Lobster you know what Cheddar Bay Biscuits are. They recently had their All You Can Eat Shrimp Fest, so we went out to dinner. I had forgotten how good these biscuits are. The very sweet waitress sent me home
Chocolate banana bread, what’s not to like? I love just about anything with chocolate, add some bananas and it makes it seem a little healthier, right? Oh well…that’s what I tell myself when a eat a big slice for breakfast. Actually in this recipe which
My granddaughter turned 6 years old this month. She likes me to make her cake for her birthday party. Last year I made a Princess cake. This year since she is still wild about Princesses so I decided to make a Princess Cupcake Dress. I
I believe in trying to use every bit of everything I can. Not waste a thing, especially with the price of food now a days. Every little bit helps. Bacon fat has been used for years in cooking. My mom always saved her bacon grease. We
Pumpkins and more pumpkins! I love pumpkins! My first attempt this year to grow my own pumpkins turned out great. My one plant produced 13 beautiful orange pumpkins of various sizes. All but 2 are still waiting on my sun porch for their time in
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TruMoo for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. My grandson loves chocolate milk. It’s all he wants to drink. I try to give my family the best and when I found out TruMoo is
It’s apple season! I love this time of year and I love apple pie, apple cider, apple crisp, any kind of apple concoctions I can think of. When I was a child my mom would have us gathering apples from a local tree. If they were
It’s pumpkin time around my house and now is my favorite time to bake. I decided to make some pumpkin bars with cream cheese icing. A request made by my friend Debbie who has been staying with us this past week. She is a childhood
Found a recipe here and tweaked it a bit. 🙂 You’ll need: 3 boneless chicken breasts pieces 3/4 cup honey I used some beautiful light colored local honey 1/2 cup mustard I used a spicy brown mustard 3 slices of bacon 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
First, let me start by saying, my husband is in heaven with all the bacon recipes I am sharing this month. As bacon month continues today I’m going to share a recipe guaranteed to make those brussel sprouts extra delicious. I really I really
I make potato salad at almost every cookout or family gathering we have. I thought I would try something different and make a roasted potato salad with bacon. Who doesn’t love bacon? It made a delicious difference in the taste. Tasted a bit like a baked
Chicken tacos that are made in the slow cooker are a great choice for the family or for a crowd. My family has been visiting from out of town these past few weeks. We like to eat out once or twice but it gets expensive
I am still baking with blueberries! They are so perfect to toss in a pie, bread or cookie. I love these little guys! So here is another recipe using these little gems. I paired them with oatmeal and some overripe bananas, yum! I found a
The best part of summer by far is the ability to walk into my own backyard, pick a couple different vegetables, bring them into my home, and make dinner. That is something that makes me happy. 🙂 Today I want to share a Simple Tomato
I recently got a great deal on fresh blueberries so I decided to make a few different recipes using the blueberries. After all blueberries are a super fruit. They are full of antioxidants, which we need to get rid of all those free radicals we
I have plenty of Rhubarb growing in my garden. I have never made anything with my rhubarb, afraid of it I guess. The name alone is weird, rhubarb? That doesn’t sound delicious to me. But I believe in going out of your comfort zone and
It’s close to our fresh raspberry season so I thought I would share a recipe using fresh raspberries. I found a recipe here and of course, changed it up using freshly milled whole wheat flour, sucanat and expeller pressed coconut oil. The raspberries with lemon made
I get very busy at this time of the year. There is so much to do in the garden, plus once the weather gets nice I want to be outside all the time. So today I want to share a very simple recipe for the
Easter Sunday is fast approaching. I have to run to the store this morning to pick up my last minute items for our dinner. I always have the family come to our house. I love it! I try to make it an easy meal for
I really enjoy the flavor of lemon. The smell and taste is wonderful. I did a little searching and found a recipe for a nice lemon bread. I changed it to make it a little healthier using whole milled grains and applesauce instead of the
Spring is here, finally and around here it means that strawberries will be one sale. Plus before you know it, it’ll be time to pick your own. I can’t wait! Both my grand kids are old enough to help pick them this year. I have
Today is the first day of spring!!! Finally 🙂 It’s been so cold this winter and I am still making soup at least once a week. This week I got a great deal on bella mushrooms so I thought I would make a big pot
Spring is coming soon, believe it or not. It’s been a very long winter. With the coming of spring we will be having lots of strawberries at great prices. This week they were priced $1.00 a quart. That is an awesome price. I made these
