Nothing beats a flavorful grilled steak or chicken.  Especially when it's had a nice long marinade in an In

Oh sunshine, I have missed you!!  I'll ignore the fact that it is still really chilly and I had to pull out

I don't usually make pasta but I've been seriously craving the comfort of a good mac and cheese that I can act

You guys!!! It's warm out and maybe, just possibly, actually the start of Spring!!   Plus,  I made these

Last weekend we were over at my mother-in-law's house to celebrate the March birthdays.  I did manage to ma

Growing up I'd gladly have mashed potatoes and gravy with every meal.  Oh, who am I kidding... I'd gladly do

My oldest daughter is turning eight tomorrow. I know it's cliché to say that they grow up so fast but it's tr

You have no idea how excited I am right now.  It's been a whole week of above 50 degree temps in my Minnesot

Amid all the chaos and being ill, we did indeed get our house listed last week. Oy. Now comes the not so easy

I'm going to make this quick for a coupla reasons.  One, we're putting our house on the market this week so

I have a confession to make. I've made deviled eggs exactly once in my life. In fact, before these bacon devil

  My two girls are off school for a few days which means my house is much more chaotic.  It also means the v

This weekend's valentine treat assortment begs for a little ice cream love. The kind that's a little exotic,

The taste profile was like none other I had tasted. Sour, salty, tangy, earthy and rich with a hidden creamine

These little confections...Chambord dark chocolate truffles... I. CAN'T. GET. ENOUGH.  Nevermind that one of

This week is going to be a simple one easy recipe post kind of week. My husband, Jason, and I are celebrating

The sun is shining, it's FRIDAY, it's inevitably, a great day!  These sausage goat cheese mini quiche are gr

Holy cannoli.  Have you ever planned a family reunion?  If you have, you probably know my pain.  My cousin

Lasagna Senza Formaggia... now doesn't that just sound fancy! This is no ordinary lasagna and it certainly isn

  Sheesh. This eating a more strict healthy diet for the month of January has me craving some wicked bar

Happy Friday!!  This post will be super quick... and the recipe for baked sweet potato fries is nearly as qu

The best part of the holidays is the time just after when you can clean up, re-organize, and then most importa

  I'm all about fulfilling traditions during the holidays. Which is why I'm willing to entertain the idea

Last week, I spent many hours baking to prep for a breakfast I was providing for 60 of my husband's co-workers

I am so impressed with my husband right now.  For his work, the managers take turns bringing a Friday breakfa

Inspiration comes in very odd forms sometimes.  For example, I mixed up the main ingredients of this orange p

I just realized that's its exactly two weeks before Christmas!  Yikes!!  In case you have any last m

Hey there!  I seem to always serve a veggie tray with some sort of dip for every family gathering.  It was n

Oh, how I LOVE hotdish.  I mean, it's a one dish meal with veggies, meat and usually a starch, warm and scru

I was never one to devour the bread basket at a restaurant as bread just isn't really my thing.    Except

We had a great Thanksgiving with all of my husband's family coming over to our house.  It was an amazing feas

My daughters looked anxiously from the baking sheet with two roasted halves of an acorn squash back to catch m

Are you in charge of the cranberry sauce for next week's feast?  You can have this tart and tangy cranberry

The sign of a really good workout: you wake up the next morning not being able to move because your muscles ar

Hey hey!!  How about a quick Saturday afternoon post with an equally quick breakfast berries and cream smooth

  After my last post on coconut milk kefir, I know some of you were asking "what the heck do I use kefir