Category: Recipes

  • Freaky Greek Pasta [dinner in 15 minutes]

    Freaky Greek Pasta [dinner in 15 minutes]

    Tis’ the season! The season for healthy + delicious dinners that don’t take long to be prepare! Who am I kidding? My life is an ongoing season of dinners that don’t take long to prepare and I love it. The longest I take with dinner is when a crockpot is involved and things take hours…

  • What to Do With 40 Pounds of Chicken

    What to Do With 40 Pounds of Chicken

    Last week during our coffee chat, I mentioned that I had bought 40 pounds of farm fresh chicken. How does one deal with 40 pounds of chicken, you ask? Allow me to share – from personal experience – what to do with 40 pounds of chicken. #1 – Prep your space. I planned to freeze at least 90% of…

  • on inviting yourself to someone’s home

    on inviting yourself to someone’s home

    Sometimes I invite myself over to other people’s homes. It has a lot of awkward potential, as I’m sure you can imagine. But there’s something about being in someone’s home that helps you get to know them better, you know? It’s like you see them in their place surrounded by their stuff and doing what they’re…

  • Friday Faves :: let’s talk dessert

    Friday Faves :: let’s talk dessert

    I’ve been away at camp this week with my family, teens and junior campers. Consequently, that means I’m away from my chocolate stash. And away from my kitchen, within which I create all manner of delicious morsels full of caloric content. So, because it’s Friday…because I head back to my kitchen soon…Let’s talk about dessert,…

  • the evolution of freezer cooking with 3 preschoolers

    the evolution of freezer cooking with 3 preschoolers

    Ah, the lovely idea of a freezer full of delicious meals. Yet the struggle of actually preparing those meals with a 1, 3 and 5 year old in tow is…well, daunting…to say the least. I embarked on a bit of freezer cooking recently. I shared this pic on facebook if you missed it. And because I found…

  • how to cook for a crowd without losing your sanity

    how to cook for a crowd without losing your sanity

    As I type this, I’m sitting in Kentucky. My children are asleep & my husband is in class. By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Tennessee with a group of awesome teens from my church. We’re heading there (along with another church from IL) to help run a Family Fun…

  • Friday Faves :: homemade granola bar recipes

    Friday Faves :: homemade granola bar recipes

    We head out this weekend for my husband’s classes in Kentucky, so I’ve been attempting to gather some breakfast/snack foods to bring with us. Thanks to Pinterest, I’ve come across some tasty bar recipes that I just had to share. These bars have quinoa in them! How fun is that? I would like to try…

  • 21 Breakfast Ideas for Your Valentine

    21 Breakfast Ideas for Your Valentine

    Egg in the Basket Heart Biscuits Bacon Hearts Cherry Vanilla Hot Chocolate Chocolate Chip Scones Sweetheart Cinnamon Rolls Pink Yogurt Raspberry Cream Cheese Pan-Crepes Smashed Raspberry and Chocolate Chunk Pancakes Berrylicious Rainbow Smoothie Strawberry Coconut Oatmeal Crunch Pie Strawberry Heart Pancakes Funfetti Pancakes with Vanilla Greek Yogurt Sauce Blueberry Lemon Pancakes Heart Pancakes made with…