Can’t Sew? No Problem!
I am a sucker for a good deal. Especially when it comes to clothes. I love clothes but I do not love playing an arm and a leg for clothes. Consequently, I always have my eyes pealed for a good… Continue Reading
Coralie!
Enchiladas! Enchiladas! Enchiladas!
There was a time in my life wherein I did not really love to eat Mexican food. It just was not my favorite but those days are long gone! I love Mexican food! If I get to pick the restaurant,… Continue Reading
Clean, Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
So. I have been sticking to my menu-planning and I have been trying to keep our week from becoming monotonous. I have been trying out a new recipe here and there and we have also enjoyed some of our old… Continue Reading
Happy Love Day!
[spotify track=”spotify:track:4Ki2zXoAdjI74zPeJvUTHS”] Happy Valentine’s Day! I have had a lifelong love/hate relationship with Valentine’s Day. On one hand, I realize that it is a holiday totally marketed to our over-spending culture to spend some more money and… do we as a… Continue Reading
Fake Meat. Did You Get That?
Last week I posted a wonderful lasagna recipe that I described as clean. And then we had a few questions that I answered in the comments. And then my mother and I were talking about it- she and my aunt… Continue Reading
Mug Cake- Come and Get it!
Let me just tell y’all. I have a sweet tooth that can be very mighty. I have struggled to resist sweets my entire life. So, you might wonder how I have managed to get a hold of that sweet tooth… Continue Reading
Clean Lasagna That Will Make Your Heart Sing!
I was cruising the information super-highway looking for some menu planning inspiration when I came across a clean recipe for lasagna. The recipe had my full attention. With all this cold weather, hearty meals have been right up our alley.… Continue Reading
Winter Storm Leon, Live from Gulf Shores
I guess it was some time last week that they (you know the powers that be) started talking about us getting snow in Gulf Shores. And then they (those same powers) started saying it was only gonna snow on the… Continue Reading
Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Cubes
So, menu planning was one of my goals for the year and so far so good. I will expand on that in another month or so but, it has made not only grocery shopping but cooking so much easier! It… Continue Reading
The Art of Thank You Letters
Think about it for a second. When was the last time you got a for real and real letter? Not an email, not a bill, not a catalog, not a text message, but- a real, handwritten letter? I got one… Continue Reading
Cabbage Soup that will Knock Your Socks Off!
I have a cabbage soup recipe that is nothing truly spectacular. Generally, I make it about once a year. It makes enough to feed Pharaoh and his entire army- which is way more than I can eat before I get… Continue Reading
Quinoa Salad- a 1-2 Punch!
I am always looking for some new something to add to our culinary home life. I mentioned briefly in my goals that constantly trying out new recipes has killed my menu planning goals in my past. That is not to… Continue Reading
Board Games: Fun for the Whole Family!
I have played board games for as long as I can remember. I have great, great memories of playing games with my Stepmom and Daddy as a child. We would seriously play certain games all day long! It was wonderful fun. I briefly mentioned… Continue Reading
January 2014 Vacation Recap-
Y’all. Bub, Baby Bub and I are home fresh from vacation. Who takes vacation in January? Well, we do. And we really had a wonderful trip. Did we go to Disney? No. Did we go to New Orleans? Nope. Did… Continue Reading
Step into My Arena… Have I Got a Couple Books For You!
I have been pushing these books for the last month! Anybody that gave me the time of day, I was chatting up about these two books. They have made a permanent mark on my way of thinking and looking not… Continue Reading
Personalized Digital Photo Books- One for the Ages!
I have fallen head over heels in love with personalized digital photo books! I mean for reals! It began as a crush at the end of 2012 but by the end of 2013 it was full-on love. As I have… Continue Reading
Poached Eggs 1-2-3!
I love eggs! I love scrambled eggs, fried eggs, deviled eggs, egg salad, quiche- pretty much any incarnation of eggs, I love. Poached eggs are no exception. Eggs Benedict is one of my all-time favorite breakfast dishes but I rarely, if ever,… Continue Reading
Goal for the New Year: Wholehearted Living in 2014
There have been years that I did not have some New Years resolutions. My resolution was to have no resolutions so I wouldn’t fail at keeping my resolutions… Wow! Now, looking back on those years of my life when my… Continue Reading
Happy Anniversary Bub or Why Eloping Rocks!
Saturday was Bub and my fourth wedding anniversary. Now, for those of you that have been married more than four years, you are probably thinking that 4 years is just a drop in the hat and that may be- but. These past… Continue Reading
Pinecone Ornaments!
So, I have a few shows that I watch throughout the day semi-regularly. Like, I rarely see any one show five times a week but I generally see each of them once or twice. One of these shows is The Chew. I have… Continue Reading