I was recently sent a few packages of Three Bridges pasta products. I have been cooking with their ravioli, gn

We were having friends over for dinner and I needed to make a dessert. I also needed to make a school lunch tr

This recipe is a result of me being super lazy and not wanting to go to the grocery store. I looked through th

I had a major craving for French fries but had no russet potatoes on hand. However, I did have sweet potatoes!

French onion soup is one of my very favorite comfort foods. I just love it, so when I saw this recipe on Close

When we were visiting my mother in law Fran in Arizona over Christmas, she bought me a few adorable mini loaf

If you read my blog occasionally, it should be no surprise that roasted veggies are my very favorite way to c

My kids are both big mushroom lovers these days which makes my husband and I happy because we love them. I dec

I recently found a gem of a cookbook at the library called America's Test Kitchen Menu Cookbook. Anytime I see

I was recently sent two bottles of R.W. Knudsen Family Just Juice - Just Tart Cherry and Just Pomegranate. I

My favorite way to cook vegetables, year round, is roasting them. I love the caramelization and natural sweetn

This recipe is comfort food at it's best - fall apart tender beef in a tasty sauce over roasted garlic mashe

My kids were home from school for a snow/ice day yesterday due to bad road conditions. My kids and a friend we

Well, I finally feel back to normal after our long road trip. I've gotten 13 loads of laundry done, returned

This Jamie Oliver inspired recipe was amazing! This side dish isn't fancy with a lot of ingredients, instead

I had some thick cut pork chops to use up so I went in search of other ingredients. I found some leftover herb

Do you want to know a secret to get your kids to eat most any vegetable? Drizzle a little bit of balsamic gla

My daughter recently turned 13! Gulp - where did the time go? She decided to have some friends over for a mo

When I was a kid, my mom would keep a regular supply of boxed gingersnap cookies in the house. I really loved

I was recently sent an Italian made Lagostina Risotto Pot. It was like being a kid on Christmas morning when

I wanted a healthy and flavorful chicken dish to pair with the risotto I was making for dinner. I grabbed some

This three ingredient hot chocolate is something my husband has been making since he was ten years old. It's c

I had a hankering for pasta on Sunday night so I decided to make a quick marinara sauce. I found some mushro

What better way to use up leftover mashed potatoes than a buttery, cheesy, creamy potato croquette? I made the

I don't know why it took me so long to make and try a green smoothie. Oh the years I've wasted! My sister Dana

This recipe I found on Serious Eats was intriguing to me because the title said it was a creamy soup but there

I was recently sent some of the best vanilla extract I have ever had before. It is seriously great! Madagasca

I saw this recipe on Simply Scratch and had to make it. I've been trying to use more coconut oil in my cooking

This cold and rainy weather has me in the mood to cook! I've been having a lot of fun in the kitchen lately, c

This side dish is not only festive, beautiful, and healthy, it's also very delicious too! I loved the tang the

We had another cold and rainy day here in Oregon. After being away in Idaho all weekend long, and eating every

I normally make potatoes or rice as a starch for our evening meals but last night I decided to make pasta ins

I surprised my kids today with this after school snack. These chocolate-peanut butter banana bites took under

I made a muffin recipe I found on Cookie+Kate recently and they were a big hit with everyone, especially th

Since we have all been sick, I wanted to make a comforting Sunday night dinner. I grabbed a pork shoulder fro

We have had terrible colds in my house lately. My kids were both sick a couple of weeks ago, my son's cough i