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
The second week of biscotti went quite well, although I do think I am going to have to find a way to get rid of some of the cookies. I am not eating all of them before the end of the week! Which…is probably a good thing. This biscotti recipe wasn’t as intensive as the… Continue reading Butter Pecan Biscotti
This Easter we kept things very simple: entree, side dish, and one dessert. I have a tendency to overdue things and that leads to immense amounts of stress…but it is usually worth it. This smile holiday meal was a nice change though. The pork tenderloin (featured in this post) was fantastic and paired very nicely with… Continue reading Pineapple Pork Tenderloin
My husband loves ramen noodle salad. Our pastor’s wife makes it often for potlucks and C.J. always comes home raving about it, so when he requested it (which NEVER happens), I started putting together a recipe that was both easy and tasty. This salad was not initially on the April meal plan, but we added… Continue reading Ramen Noodle Salad (version 2)
