Turkey Meatballs for Now and Later

I understand the hoarding instinct. Freezing dozens of delicious meatballs for easy, future meals made me feel incredibly satisfied and safe. Life has been hec...

Kid-Friendly FoodMain Dish11 Comments

Radish and Apple Salad

I have definitely been under appreciating radishes for much of my life. For the past weeks I've been slicing them on other salads. Now, I'm giving them one of t...

Salads9 Comments

Love Goddess Cake Mix from Vosges Haut-Chocolat

A revolution in baking mixes! I finally tried the Love Goddess cake mix from Vosges Haut-Chocolat. This is no Betty Crocker cake. Since I went all out with the...

CakesDesserts & Sweets11 Comments

Triple Pink Cupcakes

Pink Power! For Mini Whipped's third birthday, we pulled out all the stops to create a pink paradise for her special day. Clearly, nature has beat out nurture ...

Buttermilk LoveCakesDesserts & Sweets32 Comments

Dita’s Spiced Mice Butter Cookies

I love finding recipes in surprising places, like a kid-friendly mouse cookie recipe in an InStyle Magazine article featuring a famous burlesque dancer. There a...

Christmas CookiesCookiesDesserts & Sweets19 Comments

Double Chocolate Cookies with Sea Salt

Just a few coarse crystals of sea salt catapult the intense rich flavor of these dark chocolate cookies into a new realm. When my pal Kathy came over to meet B...

Christmas CookiesCookiesDesserts & Sweets25 Comments

Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

Bacon is the cherry on top for every dish these days. So, I figured why not roll some up into the soft, warm folds of cinnamon rolls? Are we on the downward sl...

Breads & Breakfast20 Comments

Navy Bean Soup

It is nice that I am still learning things about my husband after being together for 15 years. He recently commented that he loved Navy Bean Soup. So, I made it...

Soups9 Comments

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Consider this the first guest post from Mini Whipped.  Just a few months from her 3rd birthday, she is ready to share her favorite recipes with the world. Whi...

SidesVegetarian18 Comments

Hot Cereal with Blueberries and Granola

Though there is nothing all that special about this breakfast, but it made me so happy this morning that I am inspired to share it with you. Hot cereal has bee...

Breads & Breakfast15 Comments

Trees with Cheese

Though for many of us food is serious business, it is also wonderful how playful it can be. After all, from a very young age, we all have a tendency to "play wi...

Kid-Friendly FoodSides29 Comments

Finally, The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Soft on the inside, crunchy around the edges. Buttery, vanilla scented dough. Cranberries mixed in with the raisins. Inviting texture from rolled oats. Perfect....

Christmas CookiesCookiesDesserts & Sweets47 Comments