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Pumpkin Palooza Recipe of the Day: Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Done…. Originally posted on November 14, 2011 The recipe I’m sharing today is one of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes. Each year this is what we have for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning, and we grill...
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Pumpkin Palooza…My grand finale: Here’s to friends and pumpkin pie cupcakes
I’m thankful for being able to stay connected to friends from “way back when” who are both near and far. ORIGINALLY POSTED NOVEMBER 16, 2012 I went to a high school outside of my hometown, with kids...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Baked Cheese and Broccoli Patties
These were so great! Definitely a keeper! On a recent school day afternoon, I received a text from one of my daughters. It was about an hour before I had to leave and she’d be arriving home while I was...
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Saving My Sanity Holiday Chex Mix
This Chex Mix recipe literally saved me this year. I filled an entire laundry basket with gift bags, plus a Tupperware Cake Taker full of the mix itself. ORIGINALLY POSTED DECEMBER 20, 2013: I think...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Two weeks of meals and the importance of eating...
Ready for another two weeks of dinners? Now that we’re back into our regular routines, we’re back to meal planning for the weeks ahead. Over the holiday and vacation weeks we were eating out of the...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Chicken, Broccoli, Cauliflower Casserole
This.was.so.good. On Saturday, January 24 my husband and I ran to the store to pick up “a few things” to get us through “a few days” until we could get out to do a bigger shopping. It was the day after...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Creamy Mushroom Orzo
I loved the texture and flavor of this recipe! ORIGINALLY POSTED JANUARY 15, 2014: Recently my friend Melissa shared a recipe that came through Facebook. Although Facebook is a great place to find and...
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Happy St. Patty’s Day: Irish Soda Bread
ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 16, 2012: Everyone loves a good Irish Soda Bread with their St. Patrick’s Day meal! This one was passed along to me by my father-in-law last winter and it was wonderful. I can’t...
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Happy Birthday Don and Alexandra!
So what’s the best birthday gift *you* ever gave someone? ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 23, 2012 Today is a very special day. Today is Alexandra’s birthday. Today is also Don’s birthday. That makes me the...
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Easter Sweet Bread
This recipe makes three “small” loaves of sweet bread for Easter. It’s wonderful when you grill it! Originally posted April 4, 2012 This recipe is one that takes a while from start to finish- nine...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: 30 Minute Spaghetti with Summer Vegetable Sauce
Another successful meal from Liz’s 30 Minute Meal cookbook! About two weeks ago, for my previous What’s for Dinner Wednesday post, I showed a recipe that Elizabeth had found in a Cook’s Country...
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Two weeks of meal planning
Ready for another two weeks of dinners? It’s June 1! We’re in the home stretch for the end of the school year; a busy time for us adults with our work in the schools and as parents of school aged kids,...
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#crosscountryadventure2015: What we’re eating and how we’re cooking it
Traveling in an RV is ultra-convenient for eating in because you have everything you need right at your fingertips, as long as you’ve stocked it beforehand with all of the things you use on a...
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#crosscountryadventure2015: Tips for planning your own trip
So many people have said to us that they would love to take a trip like this one at some point in the future. I thought I’d share some tips with you, including things we’ve done or learned along the...
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Fun Friday: Crazy for Crust’s Homemade Brownie Mix
Happy Friday to you all! It’s a little rainy and overcast here, the weather isn’t quite sure what it wants to do today! It’s quiet at our house, and I’m using the “me time” to type a quick blog post...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Two weeks of meals…almost
Last week I saw the funniest post on Facebook, shared by a friend but originally from Modern Mommy Madness, and it reminded me of our weekly scrambles to get our meals planned and prepped. It made me...
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Fun Friday: Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal from Budget Bytes
This has been a delicious treat all week long! Going Orange for No Kid Hungry today? We are! In honor of the big day, I thought I’d share a brand new recipe with you that we tried earlier this week and...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Taco Bake
This little “cookbook” is handmade from my college roommate, Karen, circa May 1993. I still cook from it! ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 13, 2012 Last week during one of my posts I mentioned a cookbook that...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Baked Cheese and Broccoli Patties
These were so great! Definitely a keeper! ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 3, 2014 On a recent school day afternoon, I received a text from one of my daughters. It was about an hour before I had to leave...
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Peanut Butter Pumpkin Muffins from Family Food on the Table
The combination of ingredients was what piqued my interest in this recipe. I don’t know about you, but I don’t get off my pumpkin kick until after Thanksgiving. I’m still all about pumpkin for a few...
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