Hug For Your Belly
Make your own healthy homemade granola cereal and skip the box! This is the best granola recipe that you can easily customize! Raising my family meant our budget got stretched often. I had three very active kids, who were in taekwondo. Their classes were 3 hours long, 5 days a week. To say that they ate a lot was an understatement. In order to keep our grocery budget under control,… Continue Reading
Enjoy the minty fresh flavors of this decadent, rich, peppermint mocha any time of year! When the days start getting shorter, the hubby, Frenchman and I love to enjoy hot beverages in the evening. The kind that make you want to curl up with a good book, soft blanket and just forget that the world exists for a while. You too? What is it about a hot cup of our favorite… Continue Reading
This easy spiced cranberry sauce is a healthy holiday recipe can be made as a side dish, or as a naturally sweet dessert. Having a big turkey dinner with all the trimmings usually means a lot of cranberry sauce in my home. When I was growing up, cranberry sauce was slid out from a can and just laid on the plate, looking sad. It was even worse when my mom… Continue Reading
A little tangy, a little sweet, a little spicy, and a little smoky. This easy homemade barbeque sauce has all of that in an easy to make recipe! You’ll never need bottled sauce again! Grilling season is a year round thing in our home. We love the smoky, tangy taste of all things barbeque. Hubby and the boy could almost drink barbeque sauce, they enjoy it so much. The bottled… Continue Reading
This traditional Scottish shortbread is light, tender, flaky and is perfect for dipping in sweet coffee or tea. My Grandfather was born in Scotland, and came to the States as a young child. My mother remembers his accent, his love of sweet coffee and this traditional Scottish shortbread. While munching on a light shortbread cookie, my grandfather would sip hot coffee or tea that was uber sweet. He would pour… Continue Reading
Easy pancakes for camping or just a weekend brunch meal are yours! Make up some of this homemade pancake mix for a quick, easy meal! We go camping at least once a year. More often if at all possible, honestly. I love the outdoors and the slower pace of being in nature fully. Making a warm, satisfying breakfast can be a challenge when you are cooking over an open fire,… Continue Reading
Rich, creamy, and fully of pumpkin flavors, this easy pumpkin mousse is the perfect dessert for your holiday table! When you need a quick dessert for the holidays, and you don’t have time to bake, what do you normally reach for? In the past, I would run to the store and buy a pie. Now, that’s not the worst thing you could ever do. Honestly. I think that there is… Continue Reading
Are you ready for your holiday cookie baking? When it’s time, you will want these tips to help you bake your very best! Plus, over 150 cookie recipes to get you started today! Working in the restaurant back of house in the bakery area was probably the most fun part of my job ever. I learned so much about cakes, muffins, cookies, and pies in those years. Here are some… Continue Reading
Perfect for hot chocolate or smores, you can have your own Kosher marshmallows with this easy marshmallow recipe. Most commercial brands of marshmallows have a couple of things in common: they are soft, fluffy, melty, and are made with pork gelatin and corn syrup. Both of those things are items we try and avoid in our diet. However, we love making smores and having marshmallows in our hot chocolate in… Continue Reading
Buttery rich, with a savory crunch, these everything bagel cashews are perfect for snacking! At our local grocery store, we found a snack that we felt we had to try. Everything bagel cashews. I mean, wow! We love cashews and we love the savory crunchiness of everything bagel seasoning, so what could go wrong? As it turns out, not a thing. They are so delicious! The biggest issue is that… Continue Reading
