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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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Fun Friday: Ideas for a fun camping-themed birthday party
My daughter started planning her camping-themed party months ago and this shirt was a gift from one of her sisters to wear that night. We are campers. We have camped across the country for weeks on...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Two weeks of meals
Ready for another two weeks of dinners? Has two weeks already gone by? I can’t believe it’s already time for a two-week menu list for you. The weeks are flying. We have made it through February and...
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Fun Friday: “The Cowarts take Manhattan” and what was for dinner
April was incredibly busy, and here is the rest of why! Last week in my What’s for Dinner Wednesday post, I promised you that I would share more of what had been keeping me from posting recently and I...
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Budget-friendly camping tips from The Penny Hoarder
Camping on a budget can make you a very happy camper! It’s the end of May, Memorial Day weekend is just days away. I can almost taste the summertime…if it would just stop raining! We had some hot, 100...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Make it a burger bar!
I was inspired by this new cookbook that had come in a fundraiser order. Happy Wednesday, everyone! We are in the home stretch. We have just 17 more days of school for our middle school kids and 15 for...
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Fun Friday: Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
If you’re looking for a new summertime dessert, this one comes highly recommended! We don’t entertain often, but when we do, I like to try out new things. We are generally among friends and family so...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Busy? Me too! Meals for on the go schedules
I feel like I must look like this by the end of the school year, every June. Most days, I barely know what day it is. Happy Wednesday! It’s finally stopped raining, at least temporarily, so we’re...
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Are we back in the swing of things? I think we are!
Back to delicious fall meals on our menu! Happy fall y’all! Technically, it’s not quite fall yet, and it’s actually still warm out. But, meal-wise, we’re all in. It’s fall on our menu here at home....
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What’s for dinner Wednesday: two weeks of meals and a new kitchen toy
It seemed as if everyone was getting one of these for Christmas last year. I watched, and I waited, and then I bargain-shopped. Happy Wednesday! Since it’s been a while since I gave you a two week...
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Fun Friday: One-bowl brownies from Gluten-Free Living
Since finding this recipe at the end of the summer, we have made it at least four or five times. Recently, I mentioned that when we cleaned out our kitchen to be redone, I had a huge pile of recipes...
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Fun Friday: InstantPot Apple Crisp from CenterCutCook (with a twist)
Ever have a last-minute craving? The Instant Pot is great for those! Happy November! It’s been quite a while since I’ve had the time to do a blog post, although I’ve had the best of intentions. I...
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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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Two weeks of meals before the holiday rush
It’s hard to believe, but it’s the first week of December already. There are exactly three weeks until Christmas. Although I’ve been behind in posting some weekly menus, I thought that now might be a...
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New week, new recipes
We broke the “never try a new recipe for company” rule, and we were so glad we did! Welcome to a new week! It’s a new week of work, school, weather and here on The Whole Bag of Chips, I have several...
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Fun Friday: Gluten Free Cherry Cobbler
Each year in January, I try to make my parents a cherry dessert, reminiscent of the cherry pie my dad always says stole his heart when he first tasted it, made from scratch by my mom for one of their...
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A new Cave Tools product review: Stainless Steel Wood Smoker Box
My husband ranked these ribs as being some of the best he’s ever had in his entire life. We recently had the opportunity to try out another product from one of my favorite companies, Cave Tools. This...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: a couple of new-ish recipes for you
Dinner is cooking! Happy Wednesday and Happy Valentine’s Day! As I mentioned recently in one of my posts, the past few weeks have been challenging and therefore, a little bit of a blur for me. If you...
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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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