We are a family of five, including three very hungry boys. Which means, at least once a week I make some kind of pasta dish. No one complains about what we are eating because pasta sauce and cheese taste like pizza, and I get an inexpensive meal in the menu with tasty leftovers! … [Read more...]
DIY Vanilla Pudding Mix
Some of the best cookies I've ever had are pudding cookies. Do you know what I mean? The cookie dough with instant pudding mix in the dough. They come out so fluffy and soft and chewy and delicious...now I need to go make some cookies! :) Anyway, when I saw a recipe for making my … [Read more...]
Rice Krispies Treat Pumpkins
Celebrate fall and Halloween with these cute Rice Krispies Treat Pumpkins! They don't taste like pumpkin-but they look just like pumpkins or Jack-o-lanterns with a little decorating. I've seen multiple versions of these fun little pumpkin Rice Krispies treats popping up all … [Read more...]
BLT Pasta Salad
I can take absolutely no credit for this ingenious invention. I was searching Pinterest for a new and different pasta salad to take the family BBQ for Labor Day and I found this delicious BLT Pasta Salad over at Baker By Nature. I knew it was exactly what I was looking … [Read more...]
Apple Pie Overnight Oatmeal
Wake up to the aroma of apple pie when you cook this Overnight Apple Oatmeal in the slow cooker all night! I've tried this recipe for Apple Pie Overnight Oatmeal before, but as my Pinterest boards start filling up with apples and other heralds of fall, I start to crave it … [Read more...]
Strawberry Lemon Butter Cookies and Doctor Who
Tomorrow, the next season of Doctor Who (or series as they call it in the UK) begins. My husband dragged me kicking and screaming into the science fiction fantasy world of Doctor Who. Now, it's one of my favorite shows. Occasionally throughout the show, the Doctor will enjoy a … [Read more...]
Double Berry Cookie Pie
Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE chocolate chip cookies. If I could only have one sweet for the rest of my life, it would be homemade chocolate chip cookies. A close second would have to be Albertson's bakery cookies. Those things are like crack! I blame all of my … [Read more...]
Watermelon Popsicles-Guest Post
Hello everyone! I'm so happy to be here today guest posting for Nicole. My name is Joanne and I blog over at Wine Lady Cooks. I'm a wife, mother, and grandmother and I share family friendly recipes that are most often quick and easy to prepare. I've been blogging since 2009 and … [Read more...]
Choco Tacos Copycat Recipe
This week we celebrated Charlie's 3rd birthday and my nephew Abe's 2nd birthday with a water party just for the family. We made a huge slip and slide, had all sorts of water guns, sprinklers and squirters and finally ended up in the pool. Instead of a traditional birthday … [Read more...]
Banana Bread with Nutella Swirls
The other night I was surfing Pinterest (I know, shocker) and looking for more inspiration for blog posts when I saw a pin from American Heritage Cooking for Nutella-swirled banana bread. One of my favorite snacks is graham crackers spread with Nutella and topped with banana … [Read more...]
Chocolate Filled Strawberries: Day 17
Everyone loves chocolate and strawberries together, and this is by far the easiest way to make and eat them, I think. I made these chocolate filled strawberries for a class activity and they were a big hit. Easy to make, easy to eat, and easy to transport to a picnic, thanks to … [Read more...]
S’mores Ice Cream Cake
I made this sweet treat for our family's 4th of July celebration this year. I love holidays. They give me an excuse to try new and amazingly decadent treats like this S'mores Ice Cream Cake. The process takes some time because you have to create each layer, but it's totally worth … [Read more...]