We’re veggie fans around here.  Okay, fine, if I’m being accurate: I’m a fan of my kids eating veggies.  So I serve them at every meal.  Probably 2-3 of them.  And my kids do pretty well at eating them.  But I usually keep it really simple: steamed or roasted veggies.  Sometimes raw like cucumber slices Read more

I like pasta salad.  It’s great for bringing to parties.  To potlucks.  To make a batch and have for 2-3 meals in that week.  I really like how simple they can be – some pasta, some veggies and a dressing.  The dressing can be homemade or come from a bottle. Know what I also like Read more

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!  I have a new favorite bread!  And that’s saying something cause I really like breads. I have a new favorite way to eat blueberries too.  And that’s also saying something cause I love blueberries. This is how it all went down. Jayme had a lot of bananas that were too ripe.  You Read more

I love summer and the cooking that goes with it!  Hamburgers, hot dogs, grilling of all kinds.  I find that there are side dishes that are scream summer!  While they might not be unique to summer, there are certain dishes that I just think of when I think of summer cookin’. One of those dishes Read more

Growing up, I wasn’t a big fan of potato salad.  It probably stems from the fact that I’m not a big fan of mayonnaise.  Making a sandwich?  Hold the mayo please!  Tuna salad?  I love it – as long as there is minimal amount of mayo.  Pasta salad?  YES!  As long as it isn’t mayo-based Read more

Have you heard this song by Nichole Nordeman?  If you’re a parent, it’ll hit you hard. If you have very little ones, it seems like time isn’t going fast.  But, one day, you wake up and you have a 5-year-old – even though it feels like you just gave birth to him.  I can easily Read more

I love it when I have almost unlimited time to make dinner.  I can take my time, not rush and have all the ingredients for everything I ever wanted on hand.  Just kidding – I don’t have many days like that.  I have days where I’m just happy that dinner isn’t cereal or popcorn.  My Read more

I feel very lucky that my kids aren’t picky eaters.  Certainly, they have their preferences – they all love apples, but don’t care for pears.  And they’ll always choose watermelon over cauliflower.  But, really, they eat almost anything that I put in front of them.  They’ll eat all kinds of fruits.  And meats.  And vegetables Read more

The Holidays are my favorite time of year because I get to see all my family and eat delicious food. We always have the traditional meal with ham, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, egg nog and of course, scalloped potatoes. I’m going to share my husband’s recipe for the creamiest, cheesiest, most delicious Read more