Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Overcoming life’s obstacles can be really, really difficult. Or not. It all depends on your perspective. Let me explain… Over 4 years ago I was at a local theme park with my family. It was my turn to ride with […]
Month: January 2011
Mustard Chicken with Red Grapes
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Mustard chicken with red grapes is anything but your ordinary chicken dinner. It is a “color outside of the lines” recipe that’s full of flavor, and it comes together in just 30 minutes! Every once in a while, when I am […]
Sources of Recipe Inspiration
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Like most cooks, I get my recipe inspiration from many sources. I subscribe to several magazines, read cookbooks for fun, peruse many online cooking blogs and websites and have many friends and family members that cook. I don’t just mean cook as […]
Recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon Soup
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! This recipe for boeuf bourguignon soup happened by accident… sort of. I woke up feeling better than I had all week and decided that I was going to do what I like to call “Thank You Baking”. I have had a lot […]
Roasted Chicken Recipe {with Baby Dragons!}
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Today’s roasted chicken recipe can’t come your way without a story behind it, and oh what a story it is! Over Christmas break, Matt and I took the Boys to a place called Medieval Times. When I first heard of this […]
Garlic-Lime Marinated Pork Chops Recipe
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! This garlic-lime marinated pork chops recipe is a quick, easy, and flavorful dinner. Serve it up with a side of cilantro-lime rice and watch your family beg for seconds. Get both recipes here. Someone asked me on Christmas what my […]
A Little R&R is Good For Us
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I hate to brag…but I love a little R&R… I spent the entire time my kids were at school today on this great chaise lounge in my sitting room. It was a beautiful day, the sun was reflecting off of […]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Let me tell you all about this amazing peanut butter chocolate pie recipe and I’m sure that you’ll do the right thing by making it, and then eating it! Most home cooks have a few choice recipes that they have […]
Cooking a Beef Brisket
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Here I was, all ready to say Let’s start cooking! I can’t believe I forgot to post the link to the AWESOME brisket I made Saturday night. AKA First Big Meal of 2011 Extravaganza! It’ll tell you all about cooking […]
Cooking…One of My Life Diversions
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I have a really big day tomorrow. I have been anxiously waiting and planning for this day for some time. I know my Husband and family probably don’t need me to unload all of my frustrations and worries on them […]
Closing the first day of 2011…How to Be Positive in Life
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! As I am putting my kids to bed and cleaning up the dinner dishes I am reminded of my New Years resolution. Be positive…look for the good in all things. It’s there. I just have to WANT to find it. […]