Have I mentioned how much I love strawberry season? There are so many yummy recipes you can create with strawberries. This simple French toast is one of my absolute favorites. It’s perfect for a special weekend breakfast, and even better as a weeknight “brinner” – it’s kind of like breakfast, dinner, and dessert all in [...]

This recipe is a much requested one in our house.  Everyone loves them – especially me because they are so easy to make!  I’ve had the recipe for years, but I think it might have come from a Kraft magazine.  I make it so often that I do not have to find the recipe – [...]

There are some very picky eaters in my family, which can make dinner time a challenge. But I’ve found that even my pickiest eaters are willing to try new foods if I provide a dipping sauce to go with it. I wanted to make something a little different than the standard chicken strips dipped in [...]

This week I made something that I can not honestly remember ever making!  It seems odd since it seems like such a staple cookie in most kitchen, but I have not ever made Peanut Butter Cookies. Now, because of my love of chocolate I added chocolate chips to the recipe.  Nothing is better, in my [...]

Every year, our family has a little get-together for Cinco de Mayo. It’s a great excuse to eat several of our favorite Mexican dishes in one day. What Cinco de Mayo party would be complete without chips and dip? I decided to experiment with a new recipe this year, and I know it’s going to [...]

A friend hosted a Mom’s brunch recently and asked if I could bring a fruit crumble.  I said sure… then I thought “hmm… I’ve never made that before.”  So I dug through my recipes to see what I could find.  I came across a recipe for Blueberry Crumble but tweaked it a bit.  Putting the [...]

Spring is in the air, and summer is right around the corner. This is the time of year that I start craving smoothies and popsicles, and the abundance of fresh fruit at the farmer’s market makes it easy to indulge those cravings. If you’ve spent any time on Pinterest lately, you may have noticed that [...]