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Mocha-Caramel Graham Pudding (An easy, make-ahead summer dessert)

July 5, 2012 3 Comments

One of the things I really love about summer-time is that lighter schedules make it easier to have impromptu get-togethers with friends. Do you ever run into a friend on the street, at the store, whatever and 5 minutes later you’re planning a BBQ or picnic dinner for that evening? Happens to me all the time […]

Grillin’ tips: 3 fresh ideas to top off your hot dogs.

June 25, 2012 18 Comments

Handsome Hubby and I love to cook, and we love having friends over for dinner. Sometimes it is a complicated menu, but there are plenty of times when we just want to have a good old fashioned BBQ and grill some burgers and hot dogs. The nice people at Hebrew National asked me to whip up […]

Easy, make ahead Baby-back Ribs… just in time for your summer BBQs.

June 19, 2012 3 Comments

With summer here and 4th of July festivities just around the corner, lots of people start thinking about BBQs. Burgers and hot dogs are usually the go-to menu, simply because they’re so easy. You know what else is super easy and can be prepped ahead of time? Ribs. Want to know how to give them […]

Bacon Waffles with a Peppered Egg (So bad for you, but SO good!)

June 18, 2012 3 Comments

I had kind of an odd Father’s Day Weekend. Handsome Hubby took the two younger kids and went up to spend the weekend with his parents (they live about 3 hours North of us…) I wanted to stay around to make sure that Devin and Conner got through their first Father’s Day without their dad […]

Brownies with Chocolate-Caramel Glaze: A special moment dessert.

June 11, 2012 Leave a Comment

We had some friends over for dinner Saturday night for an easy BBQ. (It wasn’t a last minute thing, but it wasn’t exactly on the books for weeks either.) I realized that our friends Rick and Rose both had birthdays this week. Not wanting to make this A Birthday Party, but still wanting to […]

Hydrangeas: easy floral decor in just minutes.

June 7, 2012 3 Comments

I love hydrangeas. They are easy to grow, easy to group together in one big arrangement, and they are easy to preserve. I cut several stems and popped them into a champagne bucket. So easy! It is impossible to screw up an arrangement of hydrangeas. These were all from my yard. Clip, strip the leaves, […]

Make ahead, stuffed French Toast

May 22, 2012 12 Comments

One of my favorite breakfast/brunch recipes is for Stuffed French Toast with Pears and Cream Cheese. I serve it every Mother’s Day and have made it for Christmas morning on several occasions. It is delicious, but what I like best about it is that you can put it all together the night before and simply […]

Mother’s Day: The food, the family, and the funny.

May 16, 2012 9 Comments

Our annual Mother’s Day Brunch was a bit smaller than usual, but it was still filled with love, laughter and some really good food. I know some people think it’s a bit unusual that I (a mom) want to have hostessing/cooking duties on Mother’s Day, but I enjoy it. Me and my beautiful mom. Love […]

Baked Eggs in a Polenta Crust

May 15, 2012 8 Comments

My Mother’s Day Brunch was smaller than usual, but was still filled with lots of yummy food. I am going to be sharing a few of those recipes over the next few days. One of our favorite brunch dishes are these little baked eggs in a polenta and bacon crust. They are easy to make […]

Homemade onion rings. They ain’t pretty, but they taste good!

April 19, 2012 6 Comments

I am so excited! I am at the SNAP! Conference in Salt Lake City. It’s my first blog conference and I’m really looking forward to it. Because I was going to be gone for a couple of days I decided to make one of the guys’ favorites for dinner: burgers and homemade onion rings. They […]