Easy Garlic Knots
So, this recipe is delicious, and not necessarily healthy. I mean, I suppose it’s healthy if you can exercise portion control, but… they’re hard to resist. My mom has been making these delicious garlic...
View ArticleFarfalle with Chicken and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Chris and I try to look for new recipes all the time. Since moving farther away from work, we don’t always have a ton of time in the evenings, so we usually look for fast recipes for weeknight meals. I...
View ArticleMake-Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches
I’m sure we’re not the only family out there with busy mornings. In fact, I’d venture to say that most of the world is rushing out the door in the morning. So much to do, so little time! Our days start...
View ArticleCaramel Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
Thank you to Nestle Toll House for sponsoring today’s post and inspiring me to try the new DelightFulls Filled Baking Morsels! Confession: This is the first week I’ve had a full work week in a while....
View ArticleSimple Spinach Salad
As you guys know, I bring my lunch to work 95% of the time. It’s not only a huge money saver, but it’s a lot healthier than grabbing lunch out every day. I often take leftovers, but I do take a salad...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Marinara Sauce
A little while back, I posted about making homemade marinara sauce to go with our dinner one night, and so many people told me they’d never made their own sauce! I used to be one of them. I used to...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Homemade Mexican Seasoning
One of my absolute favorite things to eat is Mexican food. Tacos are by far my favorite, so when I found a taco recipe with the perfect blend of seasonings, I started using that blend on everything. I...
View ArticleFavorite Cookbooks
You may or may not know that I have a slight cookbook collection. Okay, maybe it’s more like an obsession. As in, at last count I had over 200 different cookbooks. I know, I have a problem. That said,...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Chocolate Cookie Parfait
I love any excuse to eat chocolate. So when I heard that last Friday was Chocolate Pudding Day, well, I had to celebrate that. Who wouldn’t? So, to celebrate, I whipped up this little concoction… and...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Classic French Toast
I was a kid that learned to cook at a very young age. In fact, I can’t even remember a time that I wasn’t helping in the kitchen in one way or another. My parents taught me the basics early on – I...
View ArticleHow Do You Top your Pudding?
It’s safe to say I’m a big fan of dessert. Cake? Vanilla please! Cookies? Nothing beats chocolate chip. Ice cream? So many great flavors that I can’t pick. Honestly, I really like most sweets (to the...
View ArticleCranberry Rice Pudding Parfait
Growing up, pudding was always a part of my life. We made it on a regular basis, and it was a treat I always loved. I tried almost every flavor, but there’s one I didn’t try as a kid – and that was...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Classic Thanksgiving Stuffing
Happy early Thanksgiving! I’m so excited to celebrate tomorrow and have a 4 day weekend – Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I had grand plans to do a big recipe linkup, but life got in...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Cherry Nut Cookies
The holidays always come with so many fun traditions, and in my house growing up, one of them was always lots of cookies. I touched on it in this post, but every year my family spent time baking...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Asian Chicken Salad
One of the things that’s really important to me is making sure I bring a lunch to work every day. It’s healthier, faster, and let’s face it – cheaper. Eating out is expensive! Since I’m trying to watch...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Spaghetti and Meatballs
When I was growing up, my mom made a LOT of Italian food. It was delicious, usually came in large portions, and was typically easy. My family is not Italian anywhere in our background, but that didn’t...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Pesto Chicken Pizza
Feeding my family a wholesome dinner every night is no small task. We have a regular rotation of meals we pick from, but this is one of my favorites – Pesto Chicken Pizza! This recipe is really simple...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Lucky Treats
Growing up, I never really made a big deal about St.Patrick’s Day. My family is part Irish (a really small amount), so I always just made sure to wear green so I wouldn’t get pinched. Anyone else hate...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Oven Home Fries
There’s a restaurant in our town that Chris and I go to often for breakfast that we love. I think we all have those places we love and go to again and again. Chris and I always order the same thing,...
View ArticleMy Kitchen: Hamentaschen Cookies
Growing up, my mom never really made a big deal about the more minor holidays of Judaism. We always talked about Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur since they have always been the most important,...
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