We recently went on a went long vacation – which was amazing! However, we knew our garden would really go crazy while we were gone. Sure enough, we came home to zucchini about the size of our 15 month old! Seriously… the biggest zucchini I’ve ever seen. SO, I’ve been on the lookout for some Read More
Gluten-Free Kentucky Derby Pie
I was on the hunt for a new pie idea and ran across a recipe for Kentucky Derby Pie in one of my Grandma’s old cookbooks. The original recipe called for lard, corn syrup and other gunk SO I modified it to clean up the ingredients. Man oh man, this is a winner! I mean Read More
Gabriel’s Birth Story
The anniversary of the best (yet scariest) days of my life is coming up soon – July 21st. That is the day that I found out I was pregnant with our sweet Gabriel. Two years prior to this, we were told more children were very unlikely for us as I would ‘never be healthy enough Read More
ToH Tuesday – Cheddar Corn Dog Muffins
The middle kiddo is a picky one…. the pickiest I’ve ever seen. Sometimes I even let her decide what we are having for dinner – she’ll pick a favorite – and then decide she doesn’t want it. I’m not sure if it’s because she loves to make me crazy or the fact that she’s 6 Read More
ToH – Creamy Braised Chicken
Happy Tuesday friends! If you’ve followed me for very long, you’ll know that I LOVE Taste of Home magazine. I grew up reading it and continue to read the magazines, the cookbooks and enjoy the subscription boxes! A few of my fellow VFE (volunteer field editors) put together a review of a Taste of Home Read More
The Post-Holiday Reset
Oh holidays…..while I love celebrating and enjoying much needed time with loved ones, it is always a guarantee that I need a good health reset. I jokingly refer to the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas as my ‘cheat month’. For the past few years, I haven’t allowed myself to indulge much during the holidays for Read More