One thing I love about Thai restaurants is that pretty much anything you order can be an entree. Want rice? Great – it comes with your choice of meat, and can serve as your main dish. Lo mein? Get it with chicken! We’ve all got busy schedules, so one-pot dishes are where it’s at. My […]
Recipes
Mini Cherry Hand Pies
February – it’s a month of hearts, love, and all-things cherry! Those are all things I can get on board with, so I am more than happy to jump on the band wagon with my Mini Cherry Hand Pies. I love to whip up these little bites of cherry and cream cheese goodness for those […]
Bacon Ranch Tuna Roll-Ups
This post is sponsored by StarKist®, but opinions are all my own. This year has started out with so many positive feelings of change. I want so much to have a healthy and happy year, full of personal growth. I want this for myself, and for my family. Because I have my own healthy eating […]
Leftover Turkey Carcass Soup
When you’re done carving your turkey and enjoyed a sumptuous meal, do you often wonder what to do with your leftover turkey frame, or “carcass” as we like to call it at our house? I just know there’s lots of meat tucked in those hidden nooks and crannies. Well, years ago I did some research […]
Mango Tango Smoothie
There are so many things I need to be doing to meet the healthy goals I have set for myself. I get easily get overwhelmed if I try to tackle them all at once, so I work on baby steps. I’ve never been one to eat breakfast on a daily basis, yet I know how important […]
Hotel Transylvania 2 Monster Party
This post is promoted by Hotel Transylvania 2. When it comes to animated monster movies, Hotel Transylvania 2 really holds the torch. Great humor, family relations and just a lot of fun. As a family, we have seen both movies in theaters, and are excited for the Blu-ray release in January 2016. In celebration of […]
Ham and Potato Soup
This post is sponsored by Prego®. All opinions are my own. I was so excited on the first day that felt like fall. I was able to wear long sleeves, it was raining and overcast, and I couldn’t be happier. As soon as I woke up, I just knew it would be a soup kind […]
Batch Cooking Tips
As we begin another year, I’d venture to say that many of us have food-related goals. Perhaps we want to eat healthier. Maybe we have a goal to prepare more home-cooked meals, or to get more organized. How about something that combines all three of these things? I know I want to work on planning […]
Pecan Sugar Cookie Sticks
Today marks the first day of winter, and Christmas is less than a week away, so let the baking commence! Every year, I like to bake up a variety of goodies to take to friends, family and a few people that I think need a little cheer. I grab a few recipes from my arsenal, […]
Cream Cheese, Cranberry and Bacon Pinwheels
This week, the women from my church gathered to enjoy an evening of giving and sharing. The theme was Sacrifice of the Heart and each woman was to bring an ornament off her own tree to give to another. We weren’t to go out and buy an ornament, but select one from our own collection […]