One of the highlights of my holiday is hosting a recipe card swap and I’m so excited to host my 6th annual Holiday Recipe Card Exchange! It's absolutely free to join -- all you have to do is create a digital recipe card with a favorite holiday recipe and email it to me. I collect all the cards and send each participant back a copy of every card submitted. It's so much fun and I would love all of of you to be part of it.
For all the details, please check out my post at Happy To Create: Join
Road Trips, Hot Dogs, Onion Crunch, and Banana Peppers
When our family goes on a road trip and we stop for gas, we often let the kids grab something else to snack on or drink. It's been our long standing tradition and to them, it's always the biggest treat. If you ask Mattie what one of the things he loves most about road trips, he'll say stopping at gas stations and mini marts. No joke.
Recently, we took another road trip and we stopped before leaving at a new-to-us mini mart/gas station. The reason why we chose this particular gas station was
Photo Cube Candle Holder Craft
For Thanksgiving this year, I wanted to make a table decoration that incorporated family photos since there was so many family members that we wouldn't be able celebrate with this year. A photo cube seemed like a perfect way to dress up our table, while also remembering our loved ones near and far. I decided to fancy it up even further by making it a candle holder.
Ways to Preserve Thanksgiving Memories
In 2010, I was just starting to get more serious about food blogging and I had all these grand ideas of making a perfect turkey and side dishes and photographing it all to share. But as the day progressed, reality set in. I was so exhausted from the festivities and all the cooking that I got to a point that I didn't care if my photos were stunning.
In memory of my sister
Edamame Dip Recipe
Mini Peach Pies in a Jar
Mini Peach Pies in a Jar -- cute, personal-sized pies with an easy filling you make from fruit cups!
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My niece, Courtney, adores little things. She loves little forks and little spoons, mini erasers, and tiny kittens. Just about anything that is smaller than "normal" size. Food in miniature is especially
Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken pot pie is one of my top favorite comfort foods. In the early years of our marriage, there was no way I would have made it homemade. Seemed so complicated. We did have it at home, but it was almost always a frozen variety. I ordered it in restaurants too. I remember choosing it during our 3rd wedding anniversary date night to Marie Callendar's restaurant.
I've come a long ways from that time and I think my family is quite happy that I have. If I say we are having chicken pot pie for
Gilcrease Orchard – U-Pick Farm in Las Vegas
When you think of U-Pick Farms, you probably don't think of Las Vegas. I know...I didn't think Las Vegas either. Before we moved here, I was checking out farmer's markets and CSA's in Vegas and I stumbled upon the Gilcrease Orchard -- a non-profit, pick-your-own farm.
I've been wanting to visit the orchard ever since we moved to Vegas, but their hours never seemed to match up well with our own schedules. But, in October, they have extended hours due to how many families visit their pumpkin
Parmesan Crusted Chicken
It's been getting less frequent for our entire family -- including our two adult children -- to be home for dinner. It does happen about once or twice a week, but most of the time David and I and the younger two kids will eat together, with the older two will eat separately at a later time. I do miss all of us eating together on a daily basis, but with work schedules being so varied, it's hard for it to always work out.
This week, we had one of those nights when we would all be together and