Happy New Year! Starting it off right with a new recipe– Super easy slow cooker pulled pork! Yum! I made this last year for our Super Bowl party, then again, then again, then again…haha! It’s so delicious! And perfect for a big gathering! Here’s what you will need! Ingredients Print this recipe! 2-3 lb pork roast (I have used a boneless picnic roast, a bone-in … Continue reading Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Happy Holidays everyone! I hope everyone had a nice Christmas! As my title implies, we stayed home, and didn’t have any company this year! I still did all the usual decorating and baking, I just didn’t have many people to admire it! Ha ha! You might have noticed the absence of a mantle or decorating blog like last year’s Holiday Home Tour , but everything was … Continue reading Home for Christmas
Welcome to Arlington! This has been on our “must see” list since we moved here! We just have never ventured out to see it. But with the Wreaths Across America being laid, I thought this was the perfect time to go! We went the day they laid the wreaths, but they were finished by the time we got there, so we didn’t lay any ourselves. … Continue reading Discover: Arlington National Cementary, DC
Happy Holidays everyone! I have been so ahead of myself this year that I actually have all by baking done and have time to give you a recipe post! Yay! Every year I sit down and make a list of what treats I want to make. Peanut Brittle is always on the list (Recipe here!), and J always requests white chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies (Recipe … Continue reading Christmas Treats: Fudge, Cheesecake Cupcakes, Coconut Ganache Bars and some old favorites!
Just in time for Thanksgiving, I have this amazing recipe for you! I think sweet potatoes must be a Southern thing. We never had sweet potato pie growing up, and rarely did I ever see candied yams on Thanksgiving! It’s not something I grew up with, so it’s not something I eat much of. I have slowly been acquiring a taste for sweet potato laden … Continue reading Sweet Potato Pie Cupcakes
I have no explanation for why it has taken me so long to post this recipe. I make it all the time! This is my most requested recipe by people who have actually eaten it! It is also the recipe I give out the most, and the recipe that no one makes for themselves the most. Hmmm…. ha ha! I make this differently almost every … Continue reading Chicken Penne with Aspargus
Winner is Kelly Schoeps! Pick your prize! 🙂 I started this blog years ago…years ago! It started as something small. Just a way for me to share some of my most asked for recipes. Then some of my favorite recipes. Then some of my favorite music. Then on a day when it just seemed that a Facebook post was not sufficient, it began to include … Continue reading Holler If You Hear Me *and want a giveaway*
I’m reading Dave Ramsey’s book The Total Money Makeover. Has anyone read it? Has anyone applied it? It’s basically a self-help book to get out of debt and start making your money work for you. He says that your finances are like marriage, a career, raising kids, or anything else in life…you have to put time and effort into it in order to have success with … Continue reading Working the Budget
Who doesn’t love a hot breakfast? Especially on those cold mornings! Some egg, sausage, cheese! Sounds wonderful, right? Great! Now who wants to make it? Definitely NOT me! Breakfast is the one thing I am horrible at! I never want to take the time. I want something quick and easy, or I’ll just fill up with coffee until lunch. No bueno! So I decided to … Continue reading Make-Ahead: Quiche Breakfast Muffins
When life hands you mushy bananas….you make banana bread! Well, I didn’t have enough for banana bread, so I decided to try out some cookies instead. Result: Amazing! These are super soft and taste like something grandma would make! Definitely a keeper! Here’s the recipe! Ingredients Print this recipe! dry2 C. flour 1 C. oatmeal (I had quick oats, but steel cut whole oats would … Continue reading Banana Bread Oatmeal Cookies
Tuck & Sundry 