Recipes

I am pretty much an Italian food junkie.  I love the stuff. All that cheesy goodness – it calls to me.  However, my baby has food allergies. That meant a major dietary adjustment for me during the year that...

I tend to be a person who thinks "I can make that!" or "I can cook this!" when out to eat, shopping, or simply watching TV. Sadly, I rarely follow through with these thoughts. It is much more convenient...

Summer and birthdays just go together like cake & ice cream. My husband’s birthday is coming up, which led me to Pinterest to search for cake ideas.  …And then I started thinking about ice cream cakes. By this point I was...

Summer is here, local fruit is ripening, and that means one thing: Pie! Pie is on the short list of things that will compel me to turn on my oven in the humid Iowa summer months. Pie is the...

When the air starts to warm, and the daylight stretches past bedtime, my thoughts start to shift toward s'mores! Don't you think they are the quintessential summertime treat?  I love the smell of the bonfire you roast the s'mores...

I’ve got a recipe for you to try that will save you money, is good for the earth and your health, helps clean out your fridge, and expands your palette! Don’t believe me? Read on! My family is not vegetarian,...

Do you like to save money? I'm sure you do. Do you have time to cook? Likely not. Do I have the post for you? Definitely! I have been a huge fan of the crock pot since college. Now that...

Make-ahead meals and being more frugal, avoiding processed foods and weird ingredients, clean Mason jars with white labels on front, these are a few of my favorite things! *** And it just so happens that I’ve got a nifty thrifty...

I've often wondered how much more effective my dinner prep would be if I could complete it early each morning when my sons wake me up before the sun. While I may not always be peppy in the morning,...

*This is one of my go-to recipes for many reasons.  One, it only has 6 ingredients.  Yup, just 6.  And sometimes I don't have quite enough of one ingredient, but honestly it still works out just fine.  Also, it is...