There are many recipes that invoke powerful memories by their mere taste and smell, homemade granola is one of those recipes for me. The scent of homemade granola whisks me back to childhood and bare feet, kiddie pools, crayons and laughter. I’ve shared my own somewhat adapted homemade granola recipe with y’all before and…
I’ve been to New Orleans several times. The first was with Nathan when I was pregnant with Princess. The second was for Mom 2.0, where I had my first experience with a John Besh Restaurant. Oh. Em. Gee. I do not say that lightly. Oh. My. Good. Giddy Aunt. If you have an opportunity to…
You know those days when you’re roaming through an airport and you feel completely and totally lost? If you travel a lot you know what I mean. You start to forget where you are, which state, which airport, which day of the week it is. This past week in the Portland airport, I had a…
iPhone only photos in a dark kitchen in the evening, I promise to make and photograph these nachos when I get back from Oregon next week! Have you heard of Italian Nachos? I’ve seen them mentioned on restaurant menus before, but I’m a Texan.. and to me, Nachos are crisp deep fried tortilla chips smothered…
SOOOO I don’t have a new recipe for y’all today. But I have an excellent reason! Nathan was on vacation last week, and it’s summer, so we spent 7 days making our kids’ eyes sparkle Making Memories with friends And spending as little time as possible inside our house…
So many of my childhood memories involve stained fingers and full bellies from berry picking out behind our house, and my mom’s dewberry pies. While I don’t have berry patches available to my kids, I still feel compelled to fill their summer days with fresh berries and delicious desserts. When we had…
Green Smoothie recipes are popping up all over Pinterest and on some of my favorite blogs. I decided to throw out every pre-conceived notion that I had about drinking spinach and make my own ‘Green’ Fruit Smoothie This Green Smoothie recipe from Maria, Two Peas and Their Pod, was my inspiration. I grabbed some…
Summer is here. BBQ season is on. One of my favorite things about summer is impromptu parties and get togethers. Like tonight, my friend Kellie invited us over and then delighted us with a yummy avocado pico paired with ice cold beer, fresh squeezed lime and good music – really, could you ask for…
This May, we said goodbye to 2nd Grade We honored the year anniversary of the passing of my sweet Father in Law Danny May is now also known as the month that we had to say goodbye to our Adrian Dear May. I am beyond over you. Truly and Sincerely,…
Y’all – that picture up there is filled with madness. But I can’t tell y’all about it yet. I’m truly – honestly – heart wrenchingly sorry that I can’t, but I can’t post the recipe until 11 AM CST. Loaded Baked Potato Grilled Cheese recipe is live!!! Sorry – those are the rules. I…
If you follow me on facebook, you know that there hasn’t been a lot of cooking going on in my house because for the past 3 weeks we’ve been dealing with some health issues with Monkey that have taken up a ridiculous amount of time. This past Wednesday – we (he) finally found answers and…
This Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders recipe is so good (as is the giveaway) that I’m not posting a new recipe today, but re-linking them so that all y’all wonderful Mouthwatering Monday linkers get to see it, too. Seriously, y’all – the chicken is juicy – the ‘breading’ is crispy and they’re BAKED. Get…