Harvest Fruit Spread – 12 Days Of Christmas Blog Tour Day #2

Hello friends! You may not know it, but you have stumbled upon DAY #2 of the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Tour! Traci, the fabulousness behind the blog Traci & Co., has organized a special blog tour of recipes, crafts, and gift tutorials to get us all ready for the holidays! There…

Cinnamon Oats W/Vanilla & Cream

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BringYourBestBowl #Target #CollectiveBias For me, there are few things that are connected to memories as much as food is. They go hand in hand. Several years ago, my family and I were visiting relatives in…

Gluten Free Zucchini Spice Muffins

My sister is staying with us for awhile.  Did I mention that before? We get her as a house guest for a few months while she finishes settling into employment here on the East Coast.  We kind of love it and while there are always adjustments with long term visitors, most of…

Hot Cross Buns

Good Friday is nearly here and I needed to finally share my most favorite recipe for Hot Cross Buns. I did not grow up eating these at Easter and as a child, thought they were some foreign kind of food that was only mentioned in nursery rhymes. Now that I am older…

Honey Peanut Cereal Bars

I have kids. Ere go, I have purchased an alarming number of boxes of little ‘0’ cereal made of oats, such as Cheerios or something similar.  Cereal that shows up in my couch cushions, on the bottom of my purse, and in my laundry.  This kind of cereal is always around so…

Inside-Out Carrot Cake Cookies

I can’t help but smile when I think of this recipe. When my husband was in the Navy, I often volunteered to cook for our unmarried or otherwise unattached friends.  I have mentioned this before; that I used to use them as guinea pigs in the early days of my cooking career,…

Pioneer Bread

Can I just, say something…crazy? In my head, that request was stated like Princess Anna in Frozen. Ok.  Here is the crazy thing.  Are you ready? This bread tastes like history.  Like the Old West.  Like The Oregon Trail. I TOLD you it was crazy, and although I am not a woman…

Traditional Irish Soda Bread

I think Irish Soda Bread is one of those things that people always think is really complicated, when really, it couldn’t be simpler.  I make soda bread year round because it is just so darn good, but given the impending Irish holiday-a heritage that my husband and I both share-I thought posting…

Chicken W/Sweet & Zesty Raisin Sauce

I have mentioned before that sometimes, you can find fantastic recipes in unusual places.  One of my favorite spots to search and skim for hidden ideas are product websites.  For example, the Land O’Lakes site is loaded with anything and everything you ever wanted to do with butter!  And did you know…

Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: Back To School Post #3

Back to school recipes still comin’ atchya!  Like many of you, lunches and snacks and make-ahead meals are on my brain. So here is another one to pin, tweet, bookmark, copy, or bake  that can help with some of that! This post comes to you via Marriott hotel complimentary internet service in…

Yogurt Salads

I am not a fan of eating plain yogurt, well, plain.  Have you ever had it?  It is really sour.  Not rich and creamy and delightful like sour cream is, but actually sour.  If you are one of those people who like it untouched or unsweetened I salute you, but I am…

The BEST Carrot Cake EVER!!

In the interest of mixing up the sweet and savory recipes from my Christmas dinner menu, I will save the potato gratin recipe for the next post.  So we are jumping ahead to dessert for today, and ooooooh MAN!  What a dessert it is!  Maybe not exactly the kind of holiday dessert…

Oatmeal Raisin Snack Bars

For several years now, a friend of mine has been dealing with issues in relation to food.  Like, major stuff that would totally bum me out if I was her.  Heck! Lets be honest.  I would cry if I had to give up the things she has had to give up.  Cry…

Rum Raisin Rice Pudding

One of my great pleasures in life is when I turn to my husband and say, “What do you want for your Father’s Day dinner?” I love to make food for the people I love and making something that they have requested is even better.  The satisfaction of preparing something for them…

Oatmeal Pancakes

First of all, I want to clarify that we love these pancakes.  No matter what you read in the following paragraph, know that we think they are awesome and there are numerous exclamation points written in the margin of the recipe.  I wouldn’t post it here if I didn’t think that you would…