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Have you ever had those yummy little ranch crackers? You know the ones, made out of oyster crackers? Like Chex Mix, kind of. (For some reason they’re always around the teacher’s lounge and office parties at Christmas time.) They’re so good. They’re an addicting little snack. I love buffalo sauce. Really L.O.V.E. it. I know…Read More
Happy Day After Easter! If you have some lovely Easter-y hard boiled eggs like I have…..Why not whip up a yummy bowl of Avocado Egg Salad? It’s TASTY. :) It doesn’t disappoint. I adapted mine from this Tyler Florence recipe on Food Network. Avocado Egg Salad What you need: 7 eggs. Hard boiled and chopped 1/4…Read More
I made a fun April Fools’ dinner and dessert last year. Check it out. You can do it today!!! The dinner looked like dessert and the dessert looked like dinner. hahaha. The kids thought this was hilarious! And were hopped up on sugar for the rest of the evening. Kevin has to work…Read More
Aren’t these Healthy No-Bake Coconut Almond Joy Truffles so pretty? (And with such a short name.) Seriously, though, these.are.ridiculous. They’re like healthy little nuggets of no-bake joy. ”Almond” Joy! Coconut-y, chocolate-y, deliciousness. Gluten free. Paleo friendly. Now that is a great dessert! They were SO easy to make, too. The kids could do it! They would love…Read More
Recipe Round-up :: Rice and Beans Our church is in the middle of a financial series. They have planned a church wide fast in order to save money so we can invest in some great organizations outside of our church. The families that participate will eat nothing but rice and beans for a week, and…Read More
I love kale. It’s true. I love it in my green smoothies, in Dutch stamppot, I like growing it, the kids even enjoyed it as baby food cubes. But, today I’m sharing with you how to make super quick and easy kale chips. Super chips from a super veggie! Kale Chips What you need: kale olive oil…Read More
Baked Egg in a Biscuit. This is an easy brunch idea or a simple breakfast recipe. The look kind of fancy (yeah, I don’t get out much), but are oh. so. easy. I made these little lovely eggs inside biscuits for the fam for Valentine’s Day this year. I tend to make breakfast for Valentine’s…Read More
Gluten-Free, Grain-free, Paleo and Celiac friendly! (I’m actually none of those things, but I AM trying to limit carbs and gluten.) And since Kevin’s on WeightWatchers and veggies are no points…. I thought I needed to give this a try. I’ve seen these on Pinterest a lot, but was really skeptical that it would work….Read More
These are good. Reaaaaally good!! My five and three year old even gobbled them up. And I love anything with balsamic vinegar. And anything with cilantro. Oh yeah…..and anything with goat cheese! So, seems natural that I would love these. I do like the taste of beets, all earthy and sweet. But, even if you…Read More
the best pizza dough ever recipe and a snowman pizza. My sister always makes her own pizza dough. She’s better than me. We buy frozen pizza, already made. :) And we do like to make our own, but I only when I have the Trader Joe’s dough balls. Recently, we felt like having pizza, but…Read More
I'm wife to wonderful hubby, mom to a bird and a bean and teacher to middle school ESL students. I love Jesus, cooking, bargains and anything crafty.