Asparagus Soup
I love asparagus! And so does my three year old. Every time we go to the grocery store he asks for asparagus. He loves it roasted and grilled, but will also will eat my asparagus soup. I’ve made this quite a few times over the […]
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Food
Pumpkin Pancakes
Does anyone else love weekends as much as I do? I particularly enjoy those quiet weekends when you don’t have much planned. It’s a great time to relax and reenergize. For me that means cozying up with a great cup of coffee and making something […]
Baked Penne with Italian Sausage and Spinach
Whenever I have a free Sunday at home I try to get at least a little bit of food prep done to make weeknights a little less hectic and stressful. I usually make things that can be cooked ahead of time and used for leftovers […]
Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Muffins
When I was up visiting Jess last month, she sent me home with a grocery bag full of fresh apples from her tree. I was able to use up most of them in an apple and rhubarb crisp (recipe coming soon!) and a couple of […]
Roasted Squash with Goat Cheese, Cranberries and Candied Pumpkin Seeds
Have you started planning your Thanksgiving menu yet? If you haven’t, you’ll definitely want to include this roasted squash as one of your side dishes. Even if you typically stick to your traditional family dishes, don’t be afraid to mix it up and give this […]
Fall Granola – Pumpkin Seed Cinnamon Spice
It’s fall!! Bring on pumpkin everything, and anything cinnamon scented! I love fall and my house smells glorious, thanks to this granola recipe. We’ve been working on a squash stuffed with goat cheese with candied pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries on top and I couldn’t […]
Best of Bridge Java Jive Pot Roast
As soon as fall hits and the weather starts to cool, I cannot wait to bring out my crockpot. Barbecuing is quick and convenient in the summertime, but I absolutely love using my crockpot come mid-September. I love being able to do a bit of […]
Peach Crisp
Everyone has a good family apple crisp recipe that is an easy go to for dessert, or a quick way to hide all the apples that started going off at the same time because you forgot about them in the back of the fridge. I […]
Rosemary, Dijon, and Lemon Marinade for Chicken
Over the weekend my family was in town visiting and I wanted to make them dinner for when they arrived. It’s already the start of September now and my Rosemary plant is doing really well but without too much time before frost comes I wanted […]
Salted Caramel Blondies
So yesterday I was at the grocery store and Hersey Chipits were on a two for one sale so I thought I’d stock up on few and spotted these Sea Salt Caramel ones and thought, “well I have to try those!” My excuse to use […]
Mushroom Truffle Parmesan Pasta
My husband and I both love mushrooms, and truffle oil of course. I had tried truffle oil on dishes in restaurants before but friends of ours turned us on to truffle popcorn (so, so, so good) so I went on the hunt to find the […]
Oh She Glows Protein Power Rainbow Quinoa Salad
I have followed the blog Oh She Glows for a number of years, so naturally I own both of her cookbooks. I purchased her most recent cookbook back in February and have made several recipes from it since. When I was first browsing through the cookbook, this […]
Mixing up your Oats
About 2-3 years ago my husband came back from his physical and told me, “I’m starting to have high cholesterol.” Truth be told my cholesterol levels had been getting higher the previous couple years. I did a little research and we decided to change our […]
Easy Tiramisu
This recipe is so easy to whip up and can made ahead of time. In fact it needs at least 3 hours to get the texture right and can be made as long as 36 hours ahead of time. It is a great summer no […]
Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding
A couple of years ago my mom, sister, friend Brittany and I went to New York for a week. Before I left a friend and fellow foodie told me I HAD to have the banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery. So one day after a long […]
Triple Chocolate Almond Cookies
I told my husband, ” I may even have time to make cookies today!” Usually he says something like, “Great”, but this time he asked me to make these Triple Chocolate Almond Cookies. I can’t blame him! They are nutty and delicious. When you bake […]
Rhubarb Spice Cake
One weekend when Jess was down visiting, we got together to do a bit of food prep and blog brainstorming. When looking through the kitchen for recipe inspiration we looked outside and saw my over grown rhubarb plant. It wasn’t even the end of May […]
Ten Minute Marinara
So I have two little pasta addicts in the house. If it is pasta they will eat it. Now I love pasta as well and it’s become my go to meal when I am cooking for the kids and I. No need to get too […]
Coconut Oatmeal Muffins
Surprise, Surprise! Another oatmeal recipe. I clearly have a problem. Now these muffins are another heavier, heartier muffin recipe that is definitely more than eating cake. They have this beautiful chewy texture from the coconut and somehow are still a moist muffin. With a little […]
Chocolate Mint Chocolate Cookies
I’ve had these mint chocolate chips sitting in my pantry since Christmas time. I bought them to go in the hot chocolate bar I had set up for my cousins and nephew over the holidays. Needless to say they were passed up for more kid-friendly […]