Fourth of July is a time to celebrate by the pool, watch fireworks, and grill out dinner. But more important than anything, it’s a time to give thanks for our independence…to celebrate the lives lost in battle preserving our rights…
Dinner Tonight: Green Chile Cheese Burgers
Here’s the deal…we have a long summer ahead of us. I can’t be eating the same old burger week after week…I have to spice it up a bit! These burgers were super simple and super yummy…fire up the grill, it’s…
Dinner Tonight: Grilled Pizza
Yes…that pizza came off my outdoor grill. Here’s the thing…at the beginning of the summer, I’m all excited about grilling and not turning the oven on inside. I’m inspired and motivated to create wonderful and unique meals for my family. …
Cake Balls
Everyone needs to know how to make cake balls. Everyone. Cake balls are not only incredibly delicious (sometimes I feel like they’re a drug calling me back to the fridge to eat more again and again) but they’re super simple…
Dinner Tonight: Spinach Burgers
Intrigued? I was. I found this recipe in one of my Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks. Spinach inside my burger? Eating a burger while eating a veggie at the same time? It sounded too good to be true…and it was. This burger…
Dinner Tonight: Tomato Basil Chicken
If you know me, you know that I spent 18 long months sick and pregnant. You know that I had back to back pregnancies and was sick, sick, sick during both. You know that one of my favorite phrases is…
Strawberry Angel Food Cake
This is my 2 ingredient Strawberry Angel Food cake (ok, 3 if you count the dollop of Cool Whip). I’ve been making this for years…six to be exact. The first time I made it was for my dad and it…
Strawberry-Pineapple Ice Cream Sandwiches
You know my favorite little cookie recipe is the Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Cake Cookie recipe. With 3 ingredients, you just can’t beat it. I’ve already mixed and matched it twice before but this time, I needed a summer spin. What says…
Lemon Whoopie Pies
I made these whoopie pies for my brother and some of his friends. They were a huge hit!! One girl told me that she had always lived by the quote, “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” but that now…
Dinner Tonight: Swiss Stuffed Burgers
I love a fancy burger. Ok, I love any burger. I am a burger eatin’ girl!! This is a fun way to eat a burger because the cheese is hiding inside the patty instead of on top. We used Swiss…
Kool-Aid Cupcakes
This recipe is a Mix and Matchers dream come true!! I found the recipe in my Spring 2012 edition of Kraft’s Food and Family magazine. So simple and so yummy! Plus…extremely versatile! I could dedicate an entire blog to just…
Dinner Tonight: Shrimp Carbonara with roasted veggies
Shopping List (For the Carbonara portion) 1 pound shrimp, peeled and devained (and thawed!) 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon pepper 1 pound spaghetti noodles a few tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) 3 slices of bacon…
