Scarborough Fair Dressing

Sage from my garden Dressing is something that defines a family. A simple comfort food made from leftover bread to stretch an expensive meal (typically using what type of bread you had available so in the south- cornbread, in the north- wheat bread.) You can almost...

A Sweet Pairing (Recipe & Giveaway!)

*Disclosure: I am required by the FTC to tell you that this post is sponsored by the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company  and Josh Cellars Wine for their #asweetpairing campaign.  Of course, I always keep a stash of Ghirardelli chocolate and my hubby is loving the...

On Warm Bellies on a Snow Day (Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe)

My kids are picky. I mean seriously picky. A lot has to do with sensory processing issues, and the rest from sheer stubbornness I think.   I really don't understand it at all because as a kid I lived to try new foods.  My brother and I would beg for octopus or...

On Generous Fun (or Holiday Gifts Kids Can Make!)

Disclosure: This is a post in a series of sponsored posts as a Brand Ambassador for the ARKANSAS BETTER BEGINNINGS program.  I believe in their mission and everything expressed will be my own honest opinion! #ARBB How many times have you heard "I'm bored!" during a...

On Panamanian Tamales

Check out my post on Arkansas Women Bloggers about Tamales!   I've done this recipe before on my cooking blog... but I tweaked it to include actual measurements! ¡Buen provecho!

On Oatmeal Cookies

The weather is beautiful here today  and it made me feel sunshiny and happy Like an Oatmeal Cookie.  So I made some!  Sunshine Oatmeal Cookies Preheat oven to 375.  Mix: 1/2 cup of salted butter (softened at room temperature) 1/4  cup of brown...

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With Ten Minutes and $1

What can you do with a ten minutes and about $1 (or so?)  Make 12 quarts of laundry detergent and 1 quart of *tub scrub!  *Today I deviated from my "Rub a Dub 3 Men in the Tub Scrub" recipe and added Citric Acid instead of True Lemon (because that's what I...

Oh…. Tannenbaum

Oh!   Christmas Tree? Oh... Christmas Tree! My strong boys and their tree The kids did all but the lights this year! We finally managed to make it to the tree farm on Sunday.   They did mention that was their last day to be open, so we just...

Homemade Marinara

Some good friends of mine have a tomato farm and raise phenomenal heirloom tomatoes.  They were cleaning out their hothouses and gave me some of the spoils...Yay! I peeled and seeded the tomatoes last night and made some homemade marinara sauce. To peel...

Ready for Rigatoni?

Emily Making Rigatoni with Our New Pasta Machine! Raw Rigatoni! Ready for Sauce!  Homemade PastaThis is supposed to make 6 servings, but I tripled it for my family and ended up with leftovers.  I could have doubled it and we'd have been fine.  1...