A few weeks ago we all went to a new Italian restaurant/market for dinner. The food was incredible- homemade pasta galore- and Tay was fascinated by all the fresh pasta they had for purchase in the market. While she wanted to buy it all, I told her instead of buying it we would try our … More Homemade Pasta
I’m going to take a bit of a social-media break until the end of the year to spend time with the family and just r-e-l-a-x!!! Have a wonderful holiday season!!!
This is my very first blog written entirely by…someone other than me! My 10-year-old daughter, Tay, wanted to get into the blogging game, so here are her suggestions for last minute gifts – Enjoy! Hi this is Tay, and my mom is the creator of this blog! I just wanted to share my favorite ( … More Last Minute Gift Ideas (for kids!)
Happy Friday – and happy Winter Break! Today marks the start of two glorious weeks of vacation and I am so beyond excited… For those of you who love Lululemon but hate the price… I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Lulu – a Canadian company- celebrates Boxing Day (December 26th) in … More TGIF- fun finds
I love a good savory breakfast. Add some cheese and you’ve got a winner for sure! I was searching through Pinterest for some inspiration for a good post-workout, cold morning refuel and I came upon a new twist on waffles. A super savory, non-wheat amazing sounding CHEESY waffle! These waffles are so ridiculously easy and … More Egg, Cheese, and Potato Waffles
It’s honestly embarrassing for me to admit I’ve never made a homemade vodka sauce before. It’s so easy- and so fancy (compared to plain old marinara!) I finally took the plunge into making my own sauce and it was awesome! I was browsing my new Real Simple magazine when I came across the pasta recipe. … More Spicy Rigatoni alla Vodka
Hello comfort food! Who doesn’t love potato soup? Honestly – it might be a perfect food. Once you can come up with a good base, the possibilities for add-ins are endless. Want to add cheese – do it! Bacon? Sure, why not! Corn? Living on the wild side!!! I have tried so many potato soup … More Easy Potato Soup
With my adventure into Chex Mix last week, I needed to get rid of all the leftover cereal in my pantry so I decided to try my hand making Reindeer Chow. What is this, you ask?? Well it’s basically Chex, peanut butter, chocolate, and powdered sugar that is mixed together to create the most addicting … More Reindeer Chow
Yeah! Friday is here and we are in the midst of it all. And by all…I mean the madness that is the holiday season! Ahhhhh-it’s already here! When my mom came down for Thanksgiving, she gave me an early Christmas present in the form of the cutest dachshund mug ever! Apparently she was strolling around … More TGIF- fun finds
My TA loves these little packages of Tex Mix snack mix that you can buy at Target. The other day she was eating one of them in my class, and I made the comment that I bet you could make a better version of them on your own. She looked at me and said, “ok, … More Tex Mex Chex Mix
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