I have seen recipes for years and years where people cook their spaghetti and meat sauce all day in the slow cooker. I have never, ever tried this before. My thing is that it’s really not that complicated to make…
Bundt Cake #62: Chocolate-Caramel Oatmeal
Here’s how my mind works…I wanted to make an oatmeal cake. An oatmeal cake just sounds cozy and warm for fall and winter, right? I went to the store and bought the ingredients…then I came home and started making…
Fireman Jordan
My oldest and very dearest friend is Jordan Massey. We’ve known each other since the day he was born (I was 5 months old at the time). Our parents have been best friends for almost 40 years…we are family. Jordan…
Stella & Dot Give-a-way!!
If you know me, you know that I am a jewelry junkie. J-U-N-K-I-E I’m often mocked for the number of bracelets I wear on one arm at a time (I wear a minimum of 8 and up to 15 on…
Homecoming
After 10 days of being on vacation…it was sure nice to come home to these sweet faces… Be still my heart.
Dinner Tonight: White Chicken Chili
This is a new twist on a slow cooker staple. Every gal needs more than one chili recipe as a go-to cozy night meal. This one is super fast, super simple and super delicious. It’s just plain super. …
Belgium & Holland Days 9 & 10: Amsterdam
We finished off our vacation with one last day exploring Amsterdam. While Andrew studied his map… …I took a few more pics of the front of Anne Frank’s house. Can you believe that in the back of that…
Nutella Rice Krispies Treats
You know how much I love my Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats…and you know how much I love Nutella…,so I thought, why not just make Nutella Rice Krispies Treats? Instead of PB, I used the Nutella and it gave the…
Belgium & Holland Day 8: Amsterdam Suburbs
Day 8 started out with a fabulous breakfast at our hotel. We drank more cappuccinos and ate more food then this blog could possibly handle…it was unreal. Everything was fabulous! We headed out in our car to visit some of…
Dinner Tonight: Fiesta Chicken with Rice
Oh heavens! This was easy, easy and yummy, yummy! I was flipping through one of my Gooseberry Patch cookbooks and saw this recipe listed in the 5 ingredients or less section. Dinner with minimal ingredients and maximum flavor? I’m a…
Belgium & Holland Day 7: Rotterdam & Such
On Thursday, we left our beloved Belgium and drove back to the Netherlands (Holland). It is only a two hour drive from Ghent, Belgium to Amsterdam, the Netherlands but we took our time and stopped in 3 cities along the…
Bundt Cake #61: Chocolate Spice
A fall cake doesn’t always have to be pumpkin, right? All of the chocolate lovers out there need a fall cake too. My official taste-testers had two things to say about this cake…first, several of them said it tasted like my…












