A perfect side dish or just fantastic filling for burritos, this Creamy Confetti Rice is stick-to-your-ribs delicious! I have been wanting to make this recipe since before Christmas, and I finally worked it into our family menu last week. Jared's work Christmas party was a … [Read more...]
Best of 2015
Every year I struggle with what to highlight in my "best of" or "top 10" posts. Do I go strictly by the numbers and share what my most popular posts were? Or do I choose only posts that were written in 2015? Do I share the top posts in separate categories, like recipes and … [Read more...]
Healthy Pumpkin Pie Dip
Unless you've been living under a virtual rock, your world is probably full of all things "pumpkin spice" right now. I've never had a pumpkin spice latte and I don't think pumpkin should be used in sausage. Ever. But I can't help craving a little touch of pumpkin when it's … [Read more...]
Italian One Pot Pasta
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Honeysuckle White. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. #SimpleTurkeyDinners I love it when I find a new recipe that … [Read more...]
Family Destinations along the California Coast
Four weeks ago, on June 12th, I celebrated my 3 year blogging anniversary and then logged off. I haven't posted a thing since! I scheduled out my social media and walked away. And I don't regret it one tiny little bit. Everyone needs a break once in a while, and I think bloggers … [Read more...]
Three Years Later…
805 posts. 2.5 million page views. 4,266 comments. 200,926 spam comments. 8,222 pins on 100 boards. And it all started with this post on Day 1 of my 365 day journey: the sock bun If you read that post (it will literally take you 20 … [Read more...]
10 Awesome Camping Tips and Tricks
Growing up, we spent many summer vacations going camping. Since being married and having a family of my own, we've been camping a couple of times. As a kid, I did not realize how much work goes into just preparing to go camping. Then again, we didn't have the incredible resource … [Read more...]
Garlic Knots
While my husband was between full-time jobs recently, he worked for a local bagel and pizza shop. They specialize in New York style pizza. The pizza is pretty good, but the Garlic Knots they sell on the side are amazing! When you're talking about bread dough dunked in butter and … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Recipes and Ideas
Valentine's Day is just over one month away, and according to my Facebook followers, it's NOT too soon to start sharing Valentine's Day ideas! So I collected a few ideas here for sweet treats, fun printables for the kids and, of course, CHOCOLATE! Feel free to pin the whole … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Countdown to Christmas
I have a little bit of a Christmas obsession. I love advent calendars. We have so many different ways to countdown to Christmas in our house, it's a bit silly. But growing up, it was always one of my favorite traditions! We didn't do the formal advent calendar with doors and … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Tablescape
Thank you, Smarty Had A Party, for providing product for this gorgeous Thanksgiving tablescape! All opinions are my own. Ever since I was a little girl, it has been tradition for my father's side of the family to get together for Thanksgiving. It doesn't happen every year, but … [Read more...]
One Dozen Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Can you believe that we are already coming up to Mother's Day? When Easter falls so late in the Spring, it just seems to throw the rest of the calendar off for me. It's also been very hot here the last few days, so it feels like we're just catapulting into Summer! If you're like … [Read more...]
