Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
We were just in North Carolina, dropping our youngest off at college and had to shop at the local Farmers Market for some fresh fruit and veggies for our girl before we left. We ended up driving peaches and blackberries as big as your head halfway across the country because they were too incredible to... Continue Reading →
I'm not a big Nutella fan, but there are a couple of them in my house, so I decided to give this a try after seeing it at yourhomebasedmom.com. Keep in mind that this should be eaten in small amounts because it is rich, and it tastes better than Nutella ever did. Nutella Crunch Ice Cream 1... Continue Reading →
Hamburger buns - two packs of them - have been languishing in our pantry for quite a while now, with no plan to grill burgers anytime soon, and my family complains when I freeze them because they just can't come back. So I threw them away. And then I rescued them. And made homemade croutons.... Continue Reading →
We have 35 people coming over for dinner tonight, so I needed a good, solid lunch today! We had some leftover roasted vegetables and also some orzo in the fridge, so I combined the two and added some cooked farro, chopped pecans and feta and poured a little roasted garlic dressing over the top. The only thing... Continue Reading →
Oh wow. I tried this side dish out on my small group last weekend, told them I was skeptical, I warned them but they ate it anyway! And they loved it. The flavor that is in this dish is something you don't get out of broccoli; adding the peanuts and rice vinegar make it something... Continue Reading →
I'm serving pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans and coleslaw tonight for our small group. This is my favorite way to make coleslaw, to me its actually easier than traditional because I tend to have these ingredients on hand. Bacon Blue Cheese Coleslaw 8 bacon slices, cooked and chopped 3/4 c mayo 2 T red wine... Continue Reading →
Five years ago I attended a cooking class with a friend and this dish was on the menu. Since then it has become a family favorite because of it's deep flavor and ease in preparing. The trickiest part is finding Asian chili paste, I ordered it from Amazon when my local store stopped carrying it.... Continue Reading →
I found this recipe in my latest Bon Appetit magazine, looked through the ingredients and determined I only needed to purchase eggplants and went for it! Unfortunately, I didn't read the recipe closely and the whole thing took close to three hours to get to the table. Halfway through the job, I decided it wasn't worth... Continue Reading →
I work from home, so lunch is usually for one and needs to be quick. Margarita pizza is my favorite kind, so I fix one of these pretty often for myself. Sometimes we'll have it for dinner if no one is terribly hungry, or we'll use this as a flatbread with pasta. Mini Margarita Flatbread... Continue Reading →
I needed to bake a cake for a house full of people and had a taste for lemons, so I put this together and it worked well! I buy jarred lemon curd (Dickinson's) but you can make it yourself. This cake is good the first day, but even better when the lemon curd has had... Continue Reading →
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