My children, like many of today’s children, are spoiled rotten. It’s a plague throughout our society in which many children are flooded with anything that their little minds can dream up without having to work very hard to get it. My husband and I fight this fight every day and it is especially hard this time of year, where my children’s birthday and the onslaught of ...
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What No One Told Me About My Late 30s
Today is my 37th birthday. An age that, as a child, seemed like it would be forever in getting here. As a matter of fact, I thought there was a good chance I would never see it, because it seemed so impossible to get to this age. But here I am. 37 years old. There are a few things that I have discovered on my journey through my 30s. The first of which is that your 30s zip ...
17 Apple Recipes to Celebrate Fall
It's apple season and there's no way to ring in the autumn season than with an arsenal of fresh and fun apple recipes. Here are 17 delicious apple recipes to try out this season. 1. Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies These Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies are easy to make using either homemade or store bought pie crust or biscuit dough and the perfect Southern treat! 2. ...
Braised Chicken Thighs with Spinach and White Beans
Braised Chicken Thighs with Spinach and White Beans is a comforting autumn dish that is easy to pull together any day of the week. The first taste of Fall arrived this morning. 62 degrees with the highs only getting to the mid-70s sometime this afternoon. I am not complaining one little bit. After several weeks of 90 degree weather every day this is a much needed respite ...
What you need to get started on a Keto Diet
This post contains affiliate links, which means that I make a very small amount of money should you purchase through that link. However, I wholeheartedly recommend all products linked to. I've talked about how I got started on Keto in Part 1, and in Part 2 I told you the basics of what Keto is. But what do you need to get started on a ketogenic diet? In this post we will talk ...
My Keto Journey – Part 1
This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on a link, end up at Amazon and then purchase that item, I make a very small amount of money. Even though I get paid for these transactions I wholeheartedly recommend the products I link to (and would even if I didn't make any money). I'll tell you guys a little secret about me. I'm fat. Not just a little fat, I'm a ...
Last Minute Cheese Ball, Three Ways
Last Minute Cheese Ball, Three Ways includes three quick ways to whip up a last minute dish. Combinations include CHeddar and Bacon, Blue Cheese and Cranberries and Lemon Rosemary Goat Cheese. Make one or make them all! I am the world’s most forgetful person. I often forget to buy gifts, groceries, or toothpaste. Doctor’s appointments and haircuts are nearly always ...
Ultimate Guide to Packing for the Vacation Kitchen
Cooking while on vacation can be tough to plan for. You never know quite what the rental kitchen is going to be equipped with and it can be difficult to figure out what things you should bring with you and what you should buy when you get there. Well, don't worry. We've got your Ultimate Guide to Packing for the Vacation Kitchen. This post contains affiliate links There are ...
Big Changes are Coming!
I started this blog a million years ago and when I did, our family was in such a different place in life. We were broke, unemployed and in the middle of a recession in the hardest hit state in the entire country. I began this blog as a way to give myself a creative outlet as I stayed at home with our very small twins. It was a way to stay in touch with family, to ...
Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce
Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce is one of those rare combinations of cheap, quick and delicious. We must have eaten tuna patties ( or "tuna croquettes" if you want to get real Southern) at least once a week growing up. Embrace the canned tuna and whip up this family favorite! I have a deep, abiding love for fried tuna patties. Isn't that weird? I just can't ...
Chicken and Shrimp Stir-fry over Black Rice
Some days are just so completely beautiful. Yesterday was one of those days for me. The sky was grey and the rain came down in steady, soaking waves , but nevertheless I had awoken early that morning with a light mood and spirit. You see...it's nearly my birthday. My 35th birthday, and while the pace at which time seems to move ever forward is sometimes way too fast, I have to ...
Easy Chocolate Zucchini Cake
It became abundantly clear on our recent vacation with my in-laws just how perilously close our children are to the teenage years. Even though our annual pilgrimage to the lake was full of the usual childish giddiness of vacation, each activity was punctuated by a solid dose of 9-year old sass. Our daughter ( now often heard referred to as “your daughter”) was the worst ...
Jam Muffins
I have a deep-seated love of muffins. Something about the domed tops and colorful liners that make me as giddy as an 8-year old to pop a couple of muffins in my face for breakfast. Muffins, for me, are a great way to celebrate a weekend, a snow day, or the fact that you are awake at 4 AM on a Sunday morning for no good reason. Versatile and forgiving, muffins can turn ordinary ...
Sage Roasted Turkey Breast
Over time the enormous family reunion style Thanksgiving of my past has given way to a much smaller and more intimate holiday table. And although I miss the big, loud Thanksgivings of days gone by, I cannot say that I miss the marathon -like cooking and dirty dishes that goes along with it. I have had enough marathon cooking in my life, I would prefer that my holidays be just ...
Top 5 soups for Fall
The beginning of Fall begs for soup. Those first cool days and even cooler nights are practically made for curling yourself around a comforting, steaming bowl of goodness. Soups are economical and generally pretty easy to put together. Ever since the kids changed their mind about the goodness of soup a couple of years ago, soup is on the regular Fall/Winter dinner rotation. So ...