This is how busy I have been lately. Like, as in the last week. No, month. Today was the first time I looked at my Real Simple magazine. That came 3 weeks (?) ago. Normally, I have the entire thing read after 2 days. I’m just that excited about this magazine. And I’m still thrilled. […]
Oatmeal Cookies
I have always preferred a “pure” oatmeal cookie to one including raisins…or even chocolate chips. I love the texture of the oats combined with the spice of the cinnamon. De double licious. I have just one “plain” oatmeal cookie recipe so I wanted to try a new one–especially since I think the recipe I have […]
Harvest Soup
I found this recipe on Stephanie’s famous blog–A Year of Slow Cooking. If you ever need ideas for what or how to cook in your crockpot, you must check this site out. She has just recently published a slow cooking cookbook–way to go, Stephanie! Anyways, I was searching for (wonderful) ways to utilize the massive […]
Spicy Homemade Salsa
This is an incredible use of your garden tomatoes! I found this salsa recipe over at Annie’s Eats and as I’ve mentioned before, she never fails me. :) I had all the ingredients on hand–though I did substitute a few items (like lemon juice for the lime juice). You’ll want to be very very careful […]
Banana Bread
I’m not sure I’ll ever stop trying new banana bread recipes. I just love almost every results and each of them is slightly unique. Therefore I cannot stop. So if you have a favorite banana bread recipe please please share it with me! I would LOVE to try it! I whipped the up the other […]
The One with the Poll
I love to win things.Any little old thing really. I got so totally stoked when Kevin and I won a $10 gift card to Pizza Hut last summer.I was excited to hear my number called at the family camp softball game.I won a rain poncho.And I was still excited.Just because I won.Today I want to […]
The One where I Never Steal a Cookie from the Cookie Jar
It’s that time again.And I’m totally pumped.Check out the whole “Not Me! Monday” gang over at My Charming Kids.And now, won’t you please join me on a journey of brutal honesty on this bright sunny Monday? I would never accept a challenge to memorize I Corinthians 1.No! People who can memorize whole chapters of Scripture […]
Chocolate Chip & Pretzel Cookie Bars
I stumbled across this recipe as I was browsing the Brown Eyed Baker’s recipe blog. She has some amazing photographs and even better recipes and I never doubted that anything I tried by her recommendation would not fail to impress. When I showed Kevin the picture of these cookie bars he immediately declared, “You have […]
The One with the Working Stove
I can hardly decide what to write about first.So many fantastic things in so little time.I will attempt to start at the beginning.I’ve heard it’s a very good place to start. This morning we woke up at 6:30 with plans to take a walk together.Instead we told hysterical accounts of our dreams from the night […]
The One with the Answered Prayers
Have I ever mentioned how much I love popcorn?Or how unbelievably happy I am that it is a gluten free snack?I can down a bag of Act II butter lover’s in no time.And I am not ashamed of that.Mmm Mmm good.I’m eating popcorn right now if you must know.As we watch Lord of the Rings: […]