At 9 months pregnant, I was constantly craving a sweet treat. But as some of you may know, doing anything when pregnant is exhausting. Thankfully, this quick and simple recipe satiated my craving. And may I say, it was absolutely delicious! Serving Size: 12 Truffles / Prep Time: 30 Minutes Equipment Ingredients Peanut Butter Filling … Continue reading
It’s time to start thinking about baking holiday baking! If you are like me, you will have a few events to bring cookies to. Whether it be a cookie exchange, a yummy treat to offer to friends or neighbors as a gift, or a work or family Christmas get-together make sure to add these sugar cookies … Continue reading
Growing up, I would love when my mom would make deviled eggs. But…in our house they were not called deviled eggs. No way, my mom renamed them “angel eggs.” I remember her telling us as little girls, “Why should something that tastes so good be named after the devil?!” Of course, we all knew that … Continue reading
Anyone who is close to me knows I like to process and can fresh, garden vegetables into delicious, shelf-stable and ready to eat foods – one of which being salsa. Depending on what and how much we have in our garden from year to year determines what assortment of food I preserve. I have tended … Continue reading
We are hummus lovers in our house. It can be made into a quick and easy meal or snack, and because fresh veggies are the perfect dipper, it makes consuming them (veggies) that much easier. Win…win! I was at Aldi the other day and grabbed a container of hummus which had four different varieties, one … Continue reading
I have been in the mood for chocolate chip cookies lately. Don’t get me wrong though, not just any chocolate chip cookie will do. None of those pre-packaged, commercially-made cookies will satisfy this craving. No…a real, homemade and warm cookie is what has been on my mind. There have been a couple of draw backs … Continue reading
The past few years when visiting my sister-in-law for either Thanksgiving or Christmas, it has become a tradition to have these awesomely-delicious, super-simple baked ham and cheese King’s Hawaiian roll “party” sandwiches on one of the days while we are visiting. This recipe is our twist on the sandwiches. The base recipe inspiration came from … Continue reading
One of the things I love about summer are all of the fresh vegetables that we are able to grow, pick, and then eat up! Our zucchini plants look excellent this year and we’ve been chowin’ down on everything from grilled zucchini, stir-fried zucchini, sautéed zucchini, to zucchini bread. My family loves zucchini bread, but … Continue reading
I am not sure why I was amazed to see two of my children come inside from the backyard the other day with a bowl full of ripe cherries. I know there are cherry trees back there, and I realize that it is summer…the two kind of go hand-in-hand! I guess in my head, it … Continue reading
I made some jalapeño jelly this summer with the bounty of jalepenos that our garden produced. One way that my family enjoys using up this sweet and spicy condiment is by mixing some jelly with cream cheese and eating it with crackers or tortilla chips. It tastes really great, but I have to say that … Continue reading
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