While half of the country is frozen, I am here today to share some healthy make-ahead freezer meals. Seems apropos, right? Well, it was my plan today to share a favorite family recipe – a layered chicken, zucchini, and spaghetti pie that is prepared in a springform pan. A delicious dish that is fancy enough …
2017 is wrapping up quickly, and it is time to think about the coming year. I look at New Year’s resolutions differently than most. I prefer to set goals. Goals that are planable, trackable, and measurable. Yes, that’s a lot of -ables. Yes, I made one up. It’s Time to Plan Our 2018 Goals The …
These Salami, Cream Cheese, and Pepperoncini Roll-Ups are a family favorite appetizers! In fact I need to stash them away or otherwise my kids eat them as fast as I can roll them! Seriously, I am swatting their hands away from the tray as I try to platter them for my parties. This recipe first came …
Whenever I can find Christmas crackers filled with fun novelettes, I buy them for our Christmas dinner table. Some years I have found some really fun ones. When mustaches were all the rage, I was able to find crackers filled with self-adhesive mustaches. That was a hoot! One year I found crackers filled with little …
We all know that the holidays can get very stressful. I am seeing it everywhere around me. When I ask people people in passing how they are, I am getting a lot of replies consisting of groans and deep sighs of exhaustion. Yes, it is a super busy time of year! It is also a …
If you like ginger, cinnamon and spice – then this is a treat for you! I am all about anything ginger, and this spice cake is steeped with the hot tangy flavor of ginger. This is not a sweet dessert – yes, is has a layer of cooked pear and caramel which is the perfect …
The season seems to ramping up at warp speed. The fact that my students remind me every single day how many days remain until Christmas means that I cannot forget that there are now only 12 days left! Oh my! As busy as it is, I really do enjoy this season. I have turned off …
I am a huge meal planner. I have been for years. This really started out of a need to survive the evening hours – with kids in after-school activities and too many sports to count, working all day, and facing a hungry family – I needed to come up with a plan that did not …
Ohhhh…these Chocolate Coated Krispy Peanut Butter Balls are downright delicious and they melt in your mouth – with a little bit of crunch. They are creamy, crunchy, chocolaty, peanut butterey bites of yumminess. Who would not like these?!? This recipe has been in my repertoire of favorite sweet treats since I was in high school. Lets see… …
Planning a great New Year’s Eve party is really simple! Just think of it in the terms of plan, invite, prep, and enjoy. The first three steps lead up to a final step which is enjoying your very own party. After all, that is why we party, right? I know that’s why I do. I …
