For Christmas 1996, my mother sat down and made a hand written cookbook of her recipes for each of her children. She passed away in 2011, and I am so thankful that she gave us those special gifts. Each time I make a recipe from …
It’s that time of year again, ugh…back to school shopping. From time to time, I try to write a post that might be somewhat helpful. Today I’ve decided to share some tips and tricks to make this preparation for the new school year a bit …
This morning a co-worker brought homemade blueberry muffins with crumb topping to our staff meeting. After one taste, I knew I had to get a picture of these muffins and the recipe! Thank you to Courtney Taylor for our featured recipe this week…they are so delicious!
These blueberry muffins with fresh berries and crumb topping are so delicious they will melt in your mouth!
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES! 🙂 If you have been following my blog, you have noticed that I try to focus on the positives in daily life. Well, I AM human..and there are times when I don’t stay so …
I’ve been on a peanut butter kick recently, so here is another yummy recipe that I tried tonight. 😊 If you love peanut butter cups, this is the recipe for you! This rich, delicious cake is very simple to make! Print Slow Cooker Peanut …
You’re going to LOVE these homemade nutter butter cookies! It’s true, the actual cookies are only THREE ingredients, WOW! The filling is also very simple to put together. Try them!
These homemade nutter butter cookies are so good, you'll be begging for more! Try this quick and easy recipe!
The eighteen month time period between May 2010 and November 2011 were the most difficult months of my life. Without going into details (that would be an entire blog post in itself), I will tell you that I experienced tremendous loss. I had lost …
Arlena Stepp “stepped up” once again and supplied us with our featured recipe of the week! Arlena replaced bread crumbs with crushed pork rinds to make this a fantastic low carb option. Print Low Carb Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs These mozzarella stuffed meatballs are a …
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When I married my husband 17 years ago, I brought with me three sons from my previous marriage. My husband also had three children from his first marriage- 2 girls and a boy. Those first few months as a blended family were challenging, to say the least. We were all adapting to a completely new way of life…different parenting styles, different rules, picky eaters, and a whole lot of different personalities! I remember describing our family as “the Brady Bunch gone bad”! We adapted, though, and soon began to form a routine. It was still chaotic, but it worked. Two years later, one more was added to our brood when our youngest son was born. He now refers to himself as “the only one that is blood related to everyone else in the family”. I guess he is actually right.
With 7 kids in the family, meal planning became essential. I can’t count how many times I’ve used the phrase “you get what you get, and you don’t throw a fit”…said with a tone that made the word “get” sound like “git”. Continue reading Our Blended Family Tradition: “Whatever Wednesday”
A few days ago, the road that I normally drive home from a remote office was closed due to construction. I had two choices-turn around and backtrack to get to the highway, or take the nearby dirt road. I chose the dirt road. To …
