Layered Taco Dip – Perfect for Parties
I’ve been making this dip for years. I actually got the original recipe from my SIL many, many moons ago. She would make it for family parties and then when I moved on my own and started to entertain I...
View ArticleRoasted Tomato and Basil Shrimp Orzo
This year our garden is overflowing with cherry tomatoes. I personally could just sit out there and eat them off the vine, like candy. They are so sweet and delish. Besides eating them like candy I...
View ArticleButternut Squash and Sausage Pasta
One of my favorite things to cook during the cool fall and winter months is butternut squash. I mainly use butternut squash for soups and breakfast items but I wanted to try something new. I mostly...
View ArticleSunday Favorites – Keeping it Real Throughout the Week
How was everyone’s week? I actually had a chance to get out of the house and spend time with friends. We get so busy throughout the week that we tend to forget about ourselves. Sometimes it’s hard to...
View ArticleHomemade Apple Cider
Once the cool weather arrives I am all about backyard fires, comfort food and sipping on apple cider. At least a few times during the fall we make big batches of apple cider, big crock pot full of...
View ArticleLow Stress Dinners: Make Your Own Pizzas
It’s Friday night, and you are done! Done with the week, done making dinners, pretty much done with life. All you want to do is pour a big glass of wine. Ok, it might not be you, but it’s me……EVERY...
View ArticleSummer Fun with PrAna and Stonyfield
I have to say our spring kind of blew! OK…it really was crap. Tons of rain and it was freezing up until 2 weeks ago. We recently purchased a new lounge set for our patio that I’ve been dying to show...
View ArticleReal Fruit Healthy Slushies
We went right from winter to summer, not any sort of spring. When you already have many days in the 90′s before June you begin to think what the rest of the summer will look like. The kids are already...
View Article10 Easy Summer Salad Recipes
When it’s 100 degrees outside, no one wants to cook, and my favorite go to meal on days like that is a salad. Recently on one of those steamy hot days we were invited to a friend’s house for lunch. I...
View ArticleHow to Choose the Healthiest Turkey for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is around the corner. If you are hosting, this could mean a very stressful time for you, because everything needs to be perfect. Especially that turkey. Some feel it’s the most important...
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