Shamrock Pizza Lots of traditions have holidays. Have you ever had a St. Patrick’s Day tradition? We had a couple really fun ones, as my kids were growing up. Of course, we’d wear green! No pinching here please! We took green fun and ran with it. Every St. Patrick’s Day I made homemade pizza for […]

Meaningful Christmas Ideas It seems this year has gone by with lighting fast speed, and here we are just a little over a month away from Christmas!   Last year I was able to make so many gifts, and it made Christmas so much more meaningful and special.  So this year, I couldn’t go back to  […]

Pumpkin Spice Granola for Fall Ahh fall! My absolute favorite season! I love nearly everything about fall! Bath and Body Works wonderful collection of fall scents! Sweater weather Soup season The beauty of the changing leaves The deliciously crisp cool mornings. And so many pumpkin spice offerings! I’ve got the perfect fall recipe for you!  […]

Ma’s Hot Fudge Sauce Friends we’re in the dog days of summer.  Heat, heat  and more heat with humidity thrown in for good measure!  Days like this make me want to be a kid again, spending the day by the pool and the enjoying some ice cream.  While I can’t help with the pool, I […]

Grandma’s Recipe We all have a favorite recipe from Grandma.  The first thing I thought of when I thought of  Friday Favorites, is of sharing one of my own favorite grandma’s recipes.  Ironically, the recipe isn’t from my grandma’s kitchen but from the kitchen of Sheridan High School.  My grandma spent many years not just […]

Turkey Shepherd’s Pie Rachael Ray has a fabulous recipe for Smokey Turkey Shepherd’s Pie.  I love Rachael Ray and several of her recipes are staples in our house.   Like most recipes though, I like to make my own modifications that as a result, make it a better fit our family. Add nutrition,  and keep the […]

Roasted Asparagus I love this time of year when asparagus is returning to the grocery stores!  The definitely means on of my favorites, roasted asparagus is returning to our table!    We are extra blessed during this season because our sweet neighbors a  grow and sell asparagus.   If you haven’t tried Mayer’s asparagus, you definitely […]

ALMOND GRANOLA I love homemade granola!  Ok, I love store-bought granola, too.   When I saw this recipe for almond cranberry granola I just had to try it!  Homemade granola is more nutritious and more economical than store brought granola.  And here in the middle of the COVID-19 quarantine,  homemade is the obvious choice.  The Healthy […]

Stuffed Peppers Since we are all at home for a couple of weeks and won’t be eating out, it’s a great time to try out new recipes! Roasted stuffed peppers are one of my favorites!   The recipe I’m sharing with you in this post (and some cell phone pictures just for fun)  is a variation […]

Pumpkin Spice Granola A few years ago I found this amazing pumpkin spice granola recipe on The Healthy Maven.  It quickly became a favorite and staple in our house. When I first got married, I wasn’t a great  cook.  Add to that I was a vegetarian and my new husband was more a meat and […]