This recipe comes from a 1985 Pillsbury Classic Cookbook. You know those little paperback cookbooks you can pursue while waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store? Well, this is from one that I bought 31 years ago! Wow – I have had this one a very long time. I made this elegant dessert …
The holidays are here! The toy catalogs have been delivered, the wish lists have been made, and I have been busy shopping galore! With six kids, numerous nieces and nephews, family members and friends – I have been clicking away online and hustling through the mall. I also have a budget to work with. I am …
This time of year it seems like there are just not enough hours in the day! I don’t know about you – I imagine that most of you are equally busy – but the to-do list is much longer than there are hours in the day right now. One thing I can always count on …
Snuggling up on the couch with fuzzy blankets while enjoying yummy treats is one of our all-time favorite family Christmas traditions. We enjoy this so much that we do this a few times throughout the holiday season. Really who can not get enough of watching Christmas movies? We can’t. Two Fridays ago, I had my …
This post was sponsored by JORD Wood Watches. #WoodWatches #JORDWatch As always, all opinions are 100% honest & completely my own. Recently my husband took his watch in for a band repair. We have a shoe repair/watch repair shop here in town that we have reliably used for years. Unfortunately, when Gavin headed over two weeks …
Thank you to Evite for sponsoring this post. #BeThere #ad #PaidPost #PartyOnTheFly #LifesBetterTogether #Evite As always, all opinions are 100% honest & completely my own. We have hosted an annual Christmas party for years. Last year we went with a Danish Themed Party as we had recently visited Denmark. This year however we decided not to have …
Easy is good. Easy is great, but only if easy is also delicious. Well, this salad is oh-so very delicious. On top of all of that? It is a beautiful! I love how simple it is to put together this Bruschetta Salad, how delicious all the flavors are as they layer together in every bite, and …
The fall weather in Northern California has been simply wonderful! We are finally getting a bit of much needed rain, but two short weekends ago the sun was shinning and the ocean breeze was blowing warm in Monterey. My husband and I got away for two short days and one night to celebrate his birthday. …
November is National Caregivers Month, but for my friends that are caring for aging loved ones, it is a way of life all year long. Luckily my parents are doing great and while they, like me, keep on celebrating birthdays each year, they are living a very independent life. But that does not mean that I …
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! Thanksgiving is my husband’s all-time favorite holiday! Gavin really loves Thanksgiving the most because he loves the large meal, the table surrounded by loved ones, and no gifts to be bought, wrapped, and dispersed. I don’t have a favorite – I simply enjoy them all. To me it is all about being with family …
