For those of you who missed the announcement, I’m expecting baby number two! Which means I have been having lots of cravings. It also means my husband has been having lots of cravings. Just as he did throughout my first pregnancy, he is going through sympathy pains, morning sickness, and intense food cravings. Where I…
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! One of our family traditions is to go around the table and say what we are thankful for. Of course, I said I was thankful for my beautiful family, my incredible husband who supports me in every way possible, for having such a close-knit family that…
I got a taste of Christmas today. I have always been a sentimental one. And something about baking cookies with my baby girl in her footie pajamas and pigtails…got me kind of choked up. She is at such a wonderful age to really understand and appreciate the joys of Christmas this year. I anticipate this…
I can never resist the urge to take an everyday classic and turn it into something new and fun. Its what I do! In this case, I decided to twist two popular meals into one! Chicken Parmesan MeatballsIngredients: 1 lb ground chicken 1 tsp italian seasoning 1 dash garlic powder 1 egg, whisked 1 C…
I am pretty infatuated with ginger. I love it in my tea (hot or cold), in my cookies, and especially in my carrots. The way these carrots are cooked, the tiny shreds of ginger get nice and crispy, and I absolutely love them! Pan Roasted Ginger Carrots Ingredients: 4 C baby carrots 4 TB olive…
Fall is here. But rather than obsess over pumpkin and spice, I have been drawn to cranberries so far this year. They are beautiful, and I love their sweet tartness. They were a wonderful accompaniment to this pork tenderloin I picked up at Kroger for under five bucks. Made for one easy, low budget Monday…
On one of my cheat days, before I realized that cheat days are intended for those of you who do NOT suffer from an auto-immune disease, I decided to make a trip to Arby’s for some of their spectacular jalapeno poppers. The only kind of poppers I will put my gut at risk for are…
For the majority of my life, breakfast has always been some deadly combination of grains and sugar. Cereal, Poptarts, Pancakes, Waffles… I have never really been a bacon and eggs kind of gal. Don’t get me wrong, I love bacon, and I love eggs. Unfortunately, habits are hard to break. I am still gradually trying…
I love experimenting with fresh ingredients. It is so refreshing to come back to my kitchen after a weekend of eating away from home. I just open the fridge, grab whatever I think will taste good together, and start playing. Sometimes I wish I could compete on an episode of Chopped, just so I could…
I love spicy. I don’t mean the kind of spicy that has you choking and crying and gasping for water….but the good spicy. The kind of spicy that sets your tongue on fire, but makes you keep coming back for more.When I went on road trips as a kid, my brother and I would race…