Ever since we we moved south, we’ve been eating a ton of Mexican food. We have our favortie restaurants that we go to, and we have our favorite dishes…
Spicy Bacon Corn Fiesta
Sweet corn definitely reminds me of summertime. If you’re from the Midwest, you know what it means when it’s knee high by the 4th of July! My grandpa used…
Garlic Guacamole
I love guacamole that is loaded with garlic! I’ll be honest, I never used to really like guacamole nor avocados for that matter. I somehow started eating sliced avocados on…
Arroz Con Pollo
Happy Cinco de Mayo! I hope everyone’s day has been great! How many of you have had Arroz con Pollo from a restaurant? If you’ve not heard of it, it…
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
As Jon and I were walking to the check-out at one of our favorite grocery stores, we stopped by the cookie-case to pick out a chocolate chip cookie. This week…
Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup
Imagine a tall stack of fluffy pancakes topped with a fresh blueberry syrup and whipped cream. Doesn’t that sound wonderful? Pancakes always sound good to me; they are my favorite…
Hot Cocoa
Hot chocolate and toast are a pretty simple culinary combination. No matter the simplicity, this combination is very near and dear to me. As I’m sitting hear writing this, I’m…
‘Award Winning’ Collard Greens
As I was making my weekly meal plan before my grocery store trip, I remembered there was a pork shoulder in the freezer. I have been craving some pulled pork…
Cookie Swapping
It’s time to get your ovens ready for this year’s sweet swap! When I lived in Indiana, my aunt would host our “candy day”. My aunts, cousins, and our friends…
Pecan-Cranberry Snowball Cookies
It’s that time of year again; time for cookie, candy, and sweet swaps! I love the holiday season because I love baking. When Jon is at work on the weekends,…