Every Memorial Day, the entire family gathers at my husband's aunt and uncle's house for a BBQ and swimming. Â

Around our house, we celebrate summer with kabobs!  If we can put it on a skewer then we grill it up.  One o

We went on a short staycation last week and ate WAY too much!  We had a blast, loved all the fun activities,

Have you noticed the lack of avocado in my recipes?  That's because I hate them...well...stay tuned to see if

I love mangos. So when we had a little session on mangos at Camp Blogaway I was super excited!  I was even m

I had no plan to make chocolate covered strawberries yesterday, but when I went to the grocery store for salad

I usually share my own recipes, but this one I just couldn't hold off on sharing any longer.  I had a Ladies

  A little over a week ago, I was wisked off to New York City for a small event with Sandra Lee, from Sem

I have a ton of ground breakfast sausage in the freezer and I was tired of just having a side of sausage with

For some reason, the idea of making Shrimp Scampi has always scared me. I love ordering it when I go out, but

Living in the southwest there is no shortage of salsas, pico de gallos, and hot sauces.  Some are good, some

My mom makes a side dish (which should really be a dessert) that she calls Pink Stuff. It is delicious! I get

I think I've mentioned before that Angel Food Cake is my all time favorite cake. It's a little sweet, a little

Besides Peeps, Cadbury Eggs are one of my guilty pleasures this time of year.  Thank goodness, the season is

I just love the colors of Spring and Easter.  The pastels this time of year are so pretty.  I don't normally

I am wordless!  There is noting I can say except you HAVE to try these sandwiches!  The only words that come

This is a fun and easy St. Patrick's Day treat.  It literally came together in under an hour (most of the tim

Key Lime Pie is probably my all time favorite pie.  I have very distinct memories growing up thinking I hated

If you have been alive the last month and a half then you know it's Girl Scout cookie time!  My daughter is a

I know what you are thinking!  I do, really I do!  You are thinking that I post way too many Rice Krispies t

I recently submitted a recipe for the third annual Macaroni & Cheese Blog to celebrate National Cheese Lov

  For the last seven and a half years, I participated in a produce co-op...most of the time I run the sit

Yes, I was on a cookie kick last weekend when I came up with these Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies!  I ende

I've been reading, yeah I read too much, about the benefits of almonds.  They are really good for you, but I'

 So I married a soup lover!  He loves soup!  And wouldn't ya know it...he passed his love for soup down to

When I was growing up, I had years  of orthodontia work.  Even major jaw surgery.  It was horrible and quit

  Have I mentioned how much fun I had on my trip to Chicago?  If you missed it, check out the Kitchari r

I have been craving a good strawberry cupcake; however, all store bought mixes have very little flavor and lot

When I started supper in the slow cooker the other night I had no idea what I was going to make.  All I kne

Last week I attended the 2nd annual Kenmore Blogger Summit with about 40 other bloggers.  I had such an amazi

  If you have figured it out by now, my family loves beef!  I know, I know...it's not the healthiest thi

One of my favorite things to do it recreate our favorite dishes from restaurants into dishes we eat at home.

I love my husband!  He is so supportive of everything that I want to do and totally embraces it.  He's alway

Are your kids like mine?  My kids will eat anything if it's dipped in chocolate.  They love pretzels, but th

Growing up, we had a Luby's Cafeteria near our house and my family loved going.  Lucky for me, my boyfriend a

Happy New Year!  I'm so excited to continue my blogging journey this year.  I plan to focus on great recipes