I remember the days of Boston Market and their lovely cinnamon apples (it left Seattle quite a few years ago). The apples were always one of my favorite sides to have along with the grilled chicken main dish. A few years ago I came across a recipe to duplicate those apples and make them every […]
side dish
Honey Glazed Grilled Pears – Recipe Wednesday
One of the things I love about summer is that we can cook many of our dinners on the grill. We’ve had a few days this year where this has been possible and it is glorious. One evening while we had steaks cooking I decided to throw some pears on there. The pear halves cooked […]
Ham & Potato Casserole – Recipe Wednesday
Who doesn’t love a good potato casserole with creamy sauce and tasty ham in each bite? Creamy casseroles are one thing that love but never make because I figured they needed cream in order to taste good. I decided this week that I wanted to try and make one with a dairy alternative and see […]
A Mad Scientist Birthday Party
My Inner Nerd – A Mad Scientist Birthday Party Saturday I brought out my inner nerd and hosted a Mad Scientist Birthday Party. It turned out AMAZING! Many of my friends listened to the invite and came dressed as their own version of Mad Scientists. I channeled Penny from Big Bang Theory with a cute […]
Recipe Wednesday – Pasta & Cucumber Salad
I have decided to bring back Recipe Wednesday! Recipe Wednesday began as New Food Wednesday back in June but was discontinued after two posts when I got injured. I am going to bring it back, but instead of being ALL new recipes to me, I’m going to make them new to you! Today’s recipe is […]
Canning Apricots
Friday Afternoon Brad picked up 20 pounds of peaches and 20 pounds of tomatoes. Since Apricots are at the end of their growing season, we got 40 pounds of apricots free! We have been munching on them; however, there is no way that we can eat them before they go bad so I’ve been looking […]