If you were following me on Instagram last week, you may have noticed I most definitely was not in Western New York. There was no snow to be found and temperatures dipped only as low as 65 degrees. Yes, my friends, I was in sunny Orlando, Florida! It wasn’t quite a vacation, but it certainly was […]
Oatmeal Waffles Recipe
I am a fan of most any breakfast food, but for Kevin waffles are near the top. On one of his days off, I decided to find a new recipe for waffles. I came across this hearty sounding oatmeal waffle recipe in a collection of Taste of Home recipes I found at a garage sale […]
Anadama Bread Recipe (Bread Machine)
Anadama Bread was a new term for me, but when I saw the recipe in an old bread machine book I had, I knew I wanted to give it a try. Molasses was listed in the ingredients and though it’s not normally an ingredient I would think of adding to bread, I was almost certain Kevin […]
Rustic Beef Stew Recipe
Lately our weather has been refusing to reach a temperature above the single digits, and often in the negative with the wind chill. Yes, brrrrr. On one particularly blustery day, I decided beef stew was the best solution to warm me inside and out. Normally I would brown the beef and the the rest […]
Being a Fish Doesn’t Make Me a Swimmer
I finally got around to doing what I’ve been thinking about doing for at least a year — swimming laps. credit Apparently the Lord knew it was time for a good humbling, because man ‘o man I am not good at swimming. Being in the pool is never something I crave. I don’t seek out hotels […]
Apple Bars Recipe
At a fun evening with friends, Kevin and I were able to enjoy a piece (or two or three) of this amazing, partially good-for-you apple bars. Molly and her husband are pretty health conscious, but I knew they enjoy delicious foods, which told me I would totally love this dessert. She told me they were […]
Does Isaiah’s Prophecy Apply?
In studying the first week of Beth Moore’s Breaking Free, the central Scripture was Isaiah 61:1-3. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to […]
Iced Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
My Grandma always kept her snack cupboard stocked with sweet, crunchy store-bought cookies like biscotti, windmills, gingersnaps and iced oatmeal cookies. They were perfect for dunking in her mid morning cup of tea or enjoying just before bed. Though most kids probably wouldn’t choose these type of cookies as their favorites, I have to say […]
Tis a Gift to Be Simple
Simple things that have made me smile lately. 1) Kirsten, a senior in our youth group & very near to my heart, coming to a book club filled with 6th and 7th graders after a long college visitation day. 2) Finding this message and photo on my Facebook wall after getting home from a less-than-stellar […]
Salted Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
These may be my new favorite cookie of all time. I can’t tell you how delicious the combination of sweet chocolate chips cookies is with that perfect sprinkle of salt on top. *dreamy* Additionally, the addition of only brown sugar (no white) and the melted butter makes these chewy and irresistible. Thank you, Gaby, for changing […]