Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Orzo with fresh vegetables may be the easiest side dish to make, and it’s the perfect “Mom, I’m hungry!” snack between meals. It generally takes me a week or so after school is out to re-acclimate myself to my old life of being […]
The Way to a Man Heart…
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! The Way to a Man’s Heart is Through His Stomach is a statement that is 100% true. Whoever first coined this phrase must not have cooked very often. I think my husband likes almost everything that I make, he’s not really […]
Oddly Delicious…….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I meant to put this on last week but with the school year coming to a close I simply forgot! The last day of school someone requested that I make this for them to take to a Memorial Day cookout […]
Memorial Day
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Memorial Day is a national holiday designated to honor the men and women of the armed forces who lost their lives fighting on behalf of their country. Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal, May 28, 2011 No more pencils, no more […]
Healthy Ziti Toss – Kids Choice
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! This healthy ziti toss is a quick and easy side dish that my kids love. What I love is that it’s a healthy side dish recipe, too! Sometimes, all it takes to get your kids to try something new is […]
Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Chocolate banana cream pie is a delicious combination of chocolate pudding pie and banana cream pie. Creamy and sweet, this easy pie recipe is perfect for any occasion. I probably shouldn’t be typing this right now because at this minute, the […]
Best Simple Garden Salad Recipes
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Garden salad is simple enough to serve as a side dish, but add some protein to garden salads, and you can serve them as a complete meal. Here are some of my favorite simple garden salad recipes, using fresh fruits and garden vegetables. […]
Still Waters…..
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! For a while now I have been following the comings and goings of a female robin that has made a nest outside my bedroom window. For weeks now she has been making the most intricate nest. She has Easter grass, […]
Sausage Caramelized Onions Smoked Gouda Pizza
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Sausage Caramelized Onions Smoked Gouda Pizza is an easy homemade pizza that’s perfect for an easy weeknight dinner or a pizza party! This easy pizza recipe was originally published in the Greenwood Daily Journal, on Saturday May 21, 2011 Once […]
Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie…Oh My!
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Strawberry-rhubarb pie is a favorite summer pie recipe of mine. Fresh sweet summer strawberries and tart rhubarb combine to create homemade fruit pie that everyone will love! I am sure it is ridiculous to some of you that I have a […]
Last but Certainly NOT Least…..
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I would like to thank a few people that have recently thought so much of basilmomma that they wanted to give me this “award”. Kim with : A Little Lunch . Kim’s site has the prettiest photography and you can […]
Uh…What is in that Sauce, Mom….?
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! OK, I confess. I am one of those Mom’s that will hide things in her children’s food. I am not ashamed of this. I have had a few openly tell me in the past that I was not teaching good […]