Introducing Ollie to food has been the most exciting adventure. She is a great eater and we love constantly getting to try new things. She loves finger foods and the independence they give her. I also love finger foods because of the independence they give her. That being said, Ollie has been dubbed the “Queen… Continue reading Pancakes: 7 Ways
May was crazy busy for our family, so the meal plan did not happen. Let me tell you, I wish I would have gone ahead and made the monthly meal plan though – it just makes things so much EASIER. We ate a lot of breakfast meals and odd combinations because I didn’t have an… Continue reading Kitchen Challenge
Ingredients 1 red velvet cake mix 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla white chocolate (optional) dark chocolate (optional) Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix, flour, butter, eggs & vanilla in a large bowl until dough forms. Divide dough in half & shape into a 12×2… Continue reading Red Velvet Biscotti
Ingredients 3 Tbsp granulated sugar 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1 pinch ground nutmeg 6 large eggs 1 cup milk 1 cup half and half 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 loaf sourdough bread cut into 1-inch slices then slices cut into 1-inch cubes 2 Tbsp melted butter, plus more butter for baking dish Powdered… Continue reading French Toast Casserole
Spaghetti squash is one of those foundations for a meal that I have to make when C.J. is not home. He isn’t a fan of anything from the squash family, but that just means more for me. I absolutely love spaghetti squash and it has become a staple for my meals since C.J. started law… Continue reading Mozzarella Chicken Spaghetti Squash
One night I was working away on some laundry and realized that I really needed something chocolate. It was the day before grocery shopping, so there was basically nothing in the kitchen. I frantically started looking for recipes that could accommodate the lack luster batch of ingredients I had to work with. Finally, I started… Continue reading Chewy Chocolate Cookies
As some of you know, my husband is in law school, which currently means that we eat dinner separately on two nights a week. This changes from semester to semester, but there is usually at least one night a week that I am eating alone. In the past it has been the night that I… Continue reading Honey Garlic Butter Salmon
