Last week I thought New Year’s resolutions were cliché. I wasn’t even going to make any because I knew I was going to fail miserably. In the past I would make a ton of resolutions and after a day or two I realized I couldn’t keep it up and so I completely gave up. So…
winter
Kernel-less Carmel Corn
WARNING!!! This caramel corn is extremely addictive!!! Some nice ladies brought some into my work for us and as soon as I ate the first bite, I knew I just had to make it. I went straight to the store after work and picked up the Pirate’s Booty needed for this recipe. What’s Pirate’s Booty?…
Nutter Butter Reindeer Pop’s
Last minute Christmas post for ya’ll. Don’t you just love how the little one with the pupils is rolling his eyes at his brothers. He is probably thinking that he is better than everyone else because he has pupils and they don’t. Little does he know, in the end everyone’s just sticks. Ingredients: 1 package…
Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Three Ways)
How do you like your sweet potatoes? If you are like me, you like them smothered in butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows. Now, sweet potatoes are full of nutrients, but you can hardly call them healthy smothered in sugar and butter. Save the sugar and butter for dessert. Here are three ways to prepare roasted…
Valentines Day Conversation Heart Sugar Cookies (and my broken heart)
I decided something this year. I don’t mesh well with Valentines Day. I love holidays and I love being festive, but I have problems every Valentine’s Day. Its not that I hate the holiday because it reminds me of how lonely I really am (because I am not lonely and I have been happily married…
Enchilada Soup
I grew up in the frozen tundra of Sugar City, Idaho. It is COLD there. It is FREEZING! It wouldn’t be so bad, except that the wind is bitter and is almost always blowing. Even just a half hour away is so much warmer. The other day when I was visiting, it was one of…
Daring Cook’s January Challenge: Cassoulet
Our January 2011 Challenge comes from Jenni of The Gingered Whisk and Lisa from Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. They have challenged the Daring Cooks to learn how to make a confit and use it within the traditional French dish of Cassoulet. They have chosen a traditional recipe from Anthony Bourdain and Michael Ruhlman….
Christmas Red Velvet Whoopee Pies
Have you ever had “one of those days?” A day where nothing seems to be going right? A day where everything ends up being so much harder than in should be or needs to be? Well that was how my day was when I made these really easy cookies. The recipe for these cookies…
Candied Citrus Peel
I know we had a little celebration on this post because I finished my student teaching, but we need to celebrate again, ok? Tomorrow my husband is graduating! He will have his bachelor’s degree! I am so proud of him. He will be so mad when he reads this, but I need to brag for…