Once cool weather sets in, I'm quickly pulling on sweatpants and dusting off my slow cooker. I start poring over my recipe books and Pinterest Menu Boards for my favorite cold weather favorites like Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread and Mom's Homemade Tomato Soup. In fact, that creamy, organic tomato … [Read more...]
Food
What’s on your Kid’s School Lunch Tray?
Thank you to the School Nutrition Association for sponsoring this post about our school lunch tray. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Red and I both survived the first full week of school! Scarlett didn't make it past Thursday without a double ear infection that left her whimpering on Friday, … [Read more...]
Frozen in Summer DIY Ice Cream Cake Decor
Our family was given a free Ice Cream Cake to test our decorating skills to celebrate National Ice Cream Month. I can hardly believe Scarlett is two! It feels like she was just born yesterday, but to see her is to be loved, entertained, and hugged. She has developed her own personality, and … [Read more...]
Stormy Night Martini Cocktail
The night is dark and full of terrors. Killers. Usurpers. Knights and Kings. Prophesies, Princesses, and Dragons. Despite the page-turner books, the high-budget spectacle and the ultimate in character payoff, we still crave more from Game of Thrones. The newest episodes are set to debut during this … [Read more...]
Frozen Fruit Salad
This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Rubbermaid®. When I married my husband, I got an extra set of grandparents in the process. Granddaddy and GrandMartha became as close to me as my own Nana and Papa. We visited them all the time, since they lived in our home state, and I had the great pleasure … [Read more...]
Homemade Tomato Soup
If you have a hankerin' for comfort food, then there are few things better than Homemade Tomato Soup with a crusty grilled cheese companion. This hearty, easy to make, veggie-packed soup is the perfect dipper for a sandwich or buttery bread and pleases even the fiercest veggie hater. I got this … [Read more...]
Easy Football Brownies
Are you ready for the big game? Television mounted, invites delivered, smorgasbord prepped? In case you don't have dessert down, or if you've got some rumblies in your tumblie (Pooh Bear!), these easy football brownies will get you a touchdown. Coming together in a snap, a simple … [Read more...]
20 Delicious Recipes for Christmas Morning Breakfast
Our family loves to creep down the stairs on Christmas morning, listening to the fireplace channel on the TV and filming the kids' sleepy-eyed stares at the wares Santa left behind. There's nothing better than being surrounded by your family and hundreds of glistening lights on the tree, but … [Read more...]








