Yesterday was an exciting and emotional day.  My oldest son Josh graduated from High School.  I am still try

I know there are tons of chocolate chip cookies recipes out there and I'm sure you already have your "go-to" r

There is only one thing to say about this cream and that is this is absolutely the best lemon ice cream ever!

Ever since I started this blog, whenever I cook or bake something now my boys will tell me if it's "blog wort

With today being Memorial Day, I have been thinking all day about my sweet Grandma Dorothy who passed away las

My mom has been known over the years  to save "a few" recipes from the newspaper (okay, so by a few, I really

I love caramel, I love chocolate chip cookies, and I love the combination of salty & sweet. Put those thre

I made this chicken for dinner yesterday. . . I am so glad I did.   The whole time I was eating it I kept ask

Oh wow these little babies are so, so good and so, so easy to throw together. My boys went crazy over them. Yo

This salad is so good, so simple to throw together and is actually pretty healthy with all the veggies in it.

This cake has a story behind it.  It was about 10 years ago and we were at the annual spaghetti dinner/desser

Yesterday was a bittersweet/emotional day for a couple reasons.  My son, who is a senior this year, played hi

I thought maybe I better post something that didn't fall under the dessert category.  This is one of those sl

I bought a cupcake magazine a couple weeks ago at Sam's Club.  I tried to walk past the magazines without loo

My second son turned 16 yesterday so we celebrated his birthday with a big family BBQ.  I think I had about 4

Oh my does life get crazy busy with five boys.  I tried so hard yesterday to get this post done and before I

I have been kind of a slacker about posting the last couple weeks.  When you have five sons, all playing base

I love pancakes.  I love pancakes for breakfast.  I love pancakes for dinner.  I'm pretty sure I could even

My 18-year old son came home from school one day and told me they had made macaroni and cheese in his foods cl

I will never forget the first time I had this dessert many, many years ago.  We were at a family party at my

I have always loved lemon bars and I REALLY love the lemon bars from a local bakery here called Schmidt's Past

Three words sum up this pasta: Simple. Delicious. Satisfying.  Does it get any better than that?  I don't th

All I can say about this stuff is it's DEADLY, SINFUL, CRAZY GOOD.  You might want to go run a couple miles a

I absolutely LOVE chocolate chip cookies, but I think I love cookie dough even more.  To be honest, 99% of th

Mmmm, french fries!  These are so good.  Crisp on the outside, tender on the inside.  Absolutely delicious!

I have a problem.   I love cookbooks.   I love cooking magazines.   I rarely walk out of Sam's Club or Cost

I love quick, easy and delicious dinners.  This recipe happens to fall into that category.  I knew the secon

I have a confession to make.  I love sweetened condensed milk.  I cannot open a can without eating a spoonf

These rolls are absolutely, without a doubt, some of the best orange rolls I've ever had.  Every time I make

Muddy Buddies are one of our family's favorite Sunday night treats to make.  The only problem for me is that

Do you ever have those days where you don't have a clue what you are going to fix for dinner, or where you had

Oh boy do I love these bars.  But, let's be honest, I love anything with caramel and chocolate. These are pro

I was at my son's high school basketball game the other day and I was passing around chocolate cookies that I

This yellow rice is one of our family favorites. So, so delicious and goes well with so many things. You will

Sometimes it's hard at my house to find something that all five of my boys will like.  I never have to worry

I have made these brownies dozens and dozens of times over the years. They are one of my favorite brownie reci