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Almond Butter No Baked Cookies

Almond Butter No Baked Cookies

I have been eating No Baked Cookies since I was a kid. Our mom made these for us and they were one of the first recipes I learned by heart. Eventually as an adult I made some alterations to the recipe, like making them in 

Crock Pot Black Bean Pumpkin Soup

Crock Pot Black Bean Pumpkin Soup

Fall is the season for soup. And Pumpkin. Better yet, this Black Bean Pumpkin Soup has lots of ways to change up the recipe to suit your tastes! This was originally a stove top recipe but it can easily be made in the crock pot 

Throw an Easy Halloween Pumpkin Carving This Weekend

Throw an Easy Halloween Pumpkin Carving This Weekend

My husband and I have thrown a halloween party of some sort almost every year that we have been married.  He loves scary gory Halloween.  I am more Charlie Brown / Pottery Barn Kids Halloween but we both agree that it’s fun to throw some 

Crockpot Gluten Free Lasagna

Crockpot Gluten Free Lasagna

Guys, could we all be a little busier this time of year? I mean I don’t even have kids and I feel like all I do is run this time of year! Then I talk to my sister and geez! Running two kids to different 

Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Goat Cheese and Coconut Cream

Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Goat Cheese and Coconut Cream

As the garden is winding down, I am enjoying the last crop of winter squash. I have cooked and frozen the spaghetti squash and cubed and frozen the butternut squash. Now I am in the process of working through my favorite soup recipes to make 

Stone Mountain in the Fall – Go See the Snow!

Stone Mountain in the Fall – Go See the Snow!

As many of you know my family lives in Florida.  And while I love everything about my adopted state, I still really miss fall in the midwest even after all of these years in the south.  Most years we travel to my sister’s house in 

Move the Hanger

Move the Hanger

Recently I realized that over the course of a year I had accidentally overhauled and simplified the way my family dealt with laundry. Doing laundry isn’t my favorite thing, but on a whole I don’t mind it.  It’s better than running the vacuum and way 

Roasted Poblano Mexican Rice

Roasted Poblano Mexican Rice

We are heading into the twilight of gardening season. It is a bitter sweet time for me. By now I am getting a little overwhelmed but the endless cycle of weeding, picking and processing the veggies from the garden even though I will glad I 

Crockpot Moroccan Chicken and Potatoes

Crockpot Moroccan Chicken and Potatoes

Just in time for all of those crazy fall schedules, I will be bringing you lots of meals, snack and desserts you can make ahead. I love my trusty crock pot. I try to convert as many recipes as possible to be made in the 

Where to Eat in Bonaire

Where to Eat in Bonaire

With Bonaire being such a small island with very few Resorts and known mostly for its diving, we didn’t expect to find such so many great dining options. Here are a few that we experienced and can recommend. Brass Boer – Best Overall, Best Cocktails