Who can eat a sloppy joe without the classic Adam Sandler song about “shloopy-joes, shloopy-shloopy joes” popping into their heads? Not me. That’s who. It’s nearly a ritual we have, the hubs and I. Whenever we dive in for a “shloopy-joe”, one of us inevitably begins to sing the song. It is inevitable. Inevitably. Of […]
Freezer-friendly
Drunken Taco Soup
Lets face it folks, when it comes to taco soup, you really cannot go wrong. You got your taco spices, choice of meat, and beans and when you put them all together, they taste great. This recipe of mine, however, includes one secret ingredient that makes this soup more than great. In fact, this special add-in makes […]
Honey Wheat Bread (video how-to included!)
After a year and a half of consistent baking of bread, I am so very happy to share with you my knowledge of what I’ve learned over the many many times of making bread from scratch! We enjoy homemade bread because we know what is in it, and because it the taste is not even […]
Simply Granola Bars {freezer-friendly}
Mmmm, granola bars! Why not skip out on buying those store-bought kinds that are full of ingredients that doesn’t sound like they belong in granola bars, and make some of your own? It’s easy to do, trust me! You can make all kinds of granola bars, with the kind of ingredients you like most. All […]
Loaded Vegetable and “Cheese” Soup
There is a secretly beautiful thing about this soup. If you lean in real close, I’ll tell ya the secret(which will now not be so secret, but I trust you’ll keep this between you and me). Are you leaning in? Good, now that your face is up against the screen, here’s the secret: this soup […]
Homemade IHOP Pancakes
Mmm, IHOP pancakes…melt-in-your-mouth, send-you-to-heaven, ever-so-fluffy pancakes. Is it transparent how much I love IHOP pancakes? I will go to IHOP simply for their pancakes. But one day the realization hit me…could I possibly make these at home, and at the fraction of the cost? Why yes, yes I could. And I DID! Thanks to the […]
Fresh Strawberry Freezer Jam
Mmm, tis’ the season for strawberry pickin’! I was hoping to get this post out a few weeks ago when strawberries were truly in their growing prime, but it is still not too late, go out and go strawberry picking and enjoy the fruits of your labor (haha, no pun intended there!) by making some […]
Black Bean Quesadillas {freezer-friendly}
A few weeks before our first baby was due, I went into a cooking frenzy. To you and the rest of the world, this means “nesting” but to my husband, it means “frenzy”. Because that is literally was the last few weeks of being baby-free was to us…an absolute mad house of rushing to get […]
Blueberry BBQ Sauce
One morning, not too long ago, the hubs and I went blueberry picking down the street. It was perfect – the sun was just barely rising, we were alone, and the blueberries were almost as big as your face! Well, not that big but you know what I mean. And the whole time we were […]
Roasted Veggie Sauce with Zoodles {freezer-friendly}
Zoodles. I’m oodles for zoodles! ‘What’s zoodles’, ya say? It’s spaghetti noodles made out of zucchini! At first, I was skeptical, expecting these noodles to be mushy and bland. Oh boy, was I wrong. I love this concept, and whoever invented the idea should be a millionaire. It’s genius. It’s excellent substitute for pasta. No, […]