Category Archives: Recipes

The one where I redeem myself with Strawberry Rhubarb Pie!

I made a pie.  From scratch.  For the first time.  And it turned out.  I still can’t get over it.
The best part of last week’s cooking disaster is knowing that it just can’t get any worse than that.  Which is comforting to me actually, knowing that I could try making anything now and not have [...]

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

I haven’t posted a cookie recipe lately because it seems like my family is always requesting the same old chocolate chip cookies week after week after week.   I thought it was about time I broke them of their staid and complacent attitudes.  This Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie recipe did the trick and it passed their stringent [...]

Menu Plan Monday - Dec 29th + Surprise Spread recipe

Can it really be the end of December already?  This month flew by and I can’t believe Christmas has come and gone for another year.  I hope everyone had a nice Christmas.   For me I had another episode of what I like to refer to as Laura’s Holiday Meal Gong Show.  Seriously no matter how [...]

Quick and easy homemade pizza crust recipe

This recipe is so fast to make and you can literally whip up a homemade pizza in no time flat.  It’s absolutely delicious!  I originally got the recipe from Crystal of Biblical Womanhood but a big thank you to reader Lynn who found the recipe on the Taste of Home site for me.  They call [...]

10 Minute Fettuccine

Hi Again, Org Junkie’s little sister again. Our dinner last night was fantastic, Laura even had seconds!!!
There was some interest in my 10 Minute Fettuccine recipe, so I thought that I would include it. I have this fantastic recipe book called Low-Calorie Cookbook from the American Heart Association. This cookbook has all my go to [...]

Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ever since my friend Leigh Anne from Your Homebased Mom posted about these amazing cookies awhile ago I’ve been wanting to make them for my family. This week I got that chance and it turns out Leigh Anne was right, they are delicious!
Go get the recipe for these Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip [...]

MPM ~ June 23rd + Rhubarb Crumble recipe

Hello happy menu planners! Welcome to another week :)

I was a super busy girl yesterday and made three different recipes trying to use up some of the rhubarb my in-laws left on my doorstep. My favorite dessert of all time is a crisp, of any kind really, but strawberry rhubarb is right up [...]

Makeover Garlic Chicken Spaghetti

Okay I just realized I don’t have a picture of this delicious entree which makes for a very boring post, oops. Anyhoo this dish was too good not to share so I’m posting it anyway and hopefully I’ll remember to take a picture next time I make it. Thank goodness I’m not a [...]

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Looking to do some baking today? This cookie recipe was recommended to me by Emily at Little Home. They were really good and were enjoyed by everyone.  Thanks Emily!

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Click on the above link for the recipe. We rated this cookie a 4/5 on our very scientific scale [...]

MPM ~ May 26th and Ham ‘n’ Cheese Pasta recipe!

We’ve enjoyed some amazing weather here this weekend! It’s unusual for us to have three full days of sun in a row like this, what a blessing. However the down fall is my new lazy attitude of not wanting to cook. So I’m going to go pretty easy on my self this week and have [...]