Welcome to the Favorite Treats for Your Sweets Recipe Swap and Blog Hop! Many thanks to Leslie from Once Upon a Time Happily Ever After for hosting and for Liz at Closet Play Image for sending readers my way! My Dad grew up in Southern California and absolutely loves chorizo, but there’s not much opportunity… Continue reading Favorite Treats for Your Sweets Recipe Swap!
Category: Recipes
Beef Stroganoff One-Pot Soup
Welcome to our Soup-Chili-Stew Recipe Swap & Blog Hop! Now that it's cool out, don't you just want something hot and comforting? I can't wait to see what all my friends post so I can add it to my list of recipes to try! You may be disappointed that I don't have anything entirely original.… Continue reading Beef Stroganoff One-Pot Soup
My Family’s Favorite Recipe
So, I’m watching The Chew one day, when Mario Batali whips ups this super simple meal. And it’s truly simple, not a recipe that chefs say is simple but has a million steps. It’s simple enough that I’ve made it a bazillion times here at home for lunch and dinner. The best part? My family adores… Continue reading My Family’s Favorite Recipe
365 Day Happiness Challenge: Plant a Garden
Hey there! Just popping in with another Happiness Challenge Update! Did you make a New Year's Resolution? I did not because I already knew that I wouldn't keep it. Isn't that terrible? Ha! But I saw this 365 Day Happiness Challenge on PopSugar and felt it was right down my alley. Knowing I wouldn't be… Continue reading 365 Day Happiness Challenge: Plant a Garden
365 Days of Happiness Challenge: Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie
Did you make a New Years Resolution? I didn't because I already knew I'd never follow through with it. ha! How's that for being pessimistic? I did, however, like this 365 Day Happiness Challenge posted by PopSugar! It's actually been fun to do, and since I already know that I'm not going to do this… Continue reading 365 Days of Happiness Challenge: Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie
3 New Pinterest Recipes I Tried That Worked!
I've been in a bit of a cooking slump lately. My kitchen has been a wreck, and I've just generally been uninspired. But then Thanksgiving came, and all I could think about was how I didn't want to make the same old thing. Enter, Pinterest. Ah, Pinterest perfect recipes always LOOK amazing but, in my… Continue reading 3 New Pinterest Recipes I Tried That Worked!
Fall Bucket List Update #2
You can read about my Fall Bucket List HERE and my first update HERE. But for quick reference, my bucket list is as follows: So here are the items I've completed: Pumpkin Carving Party Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins Fall Festival Pokemon Go Fall Decorating We did have a nice Saturday breakfast as a family courtesy of… Continue reading Fall Bucket List Update #2
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
Welp! It's officially feeling like fall around our house with the weather cooling way down this week (all the way down to the low-low temp of 64! ha!), my mom's first batch of apple butter on toast for breakfast, and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins in my oven! YUM! Now I can check another item off… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
No Delusions of Grandeur 