Ahhh…love these cupcakes! So cute and EASY! A perfect treat for Halloween. Easy Zombie Cupcakes I made these when my sixth graders choose to be zombies for spirit week. I thought it would be a fun treat to end a rather hectic week, and to celebrate the extra work they had put in planning and …
As you know, I am feeding my family of four on a budget. My goal is to feed nutritious and tasty meals and keep the cost down. To that end, I have been hunting for inspiration. My DVR is set to record Melissa D’Arabian’s cooking show, Ten Dollar Meals. But I must admit, I hardly …
It has been a long time since I have posted a recipe! That is because for the last month or so, there has been very little cooking in my world. With a two week trip to Ireland, followed by a week-long, cross-country drive with my daughter – I had zero access to a kitchen! Then …
How lucky am I that the other day my good friend Melinda called me and asked if I wanted some fresh caught ling cod? Her husband and brother had spent the day fishing in Santa Cruz, and they had plenty of fish to share. Fresh caught fish? Sure! We would love to have some! Before …
Pickle Dip?!? Who has ever heard of Pickle Dip? I never had – until last summer when one of my girlfriends brought it to our ladies’ pool party. OMG – where had this concoction been all my life? Really – as strange as pickle dip sounds it is amazingly good! OK, so I really like …
I love to entertain, I love to cook, and I love easy! I firmly believe that entertaining is meant to be time spent with friends and family – not time spent prepping and working. And to that end….Here are some of my favorite tasty and easy summer appetizers. Best Ever Deviled Eggs Deviled eggs really are …
Are you a blue cheese fan? Well, for anyone that looooves blue cheese – this is a die for delicious appetizer! The tangy blue cheese mixed with a little olive oil and vinegar, lemon juice, chopped red onion, garlic and parsley – Wow! Amazing flavors mixing and melding together to just the right tangy and …
Scotcharoos first entered my life about ten years ago. We had been hanging out at my parent’s cabin at the lake having fun doing all the usual lake activities: water-skiing, jet-skiing, bike riding, fishing, and best of all laying in the hammock with a great book, when my cousins popped over from next door with …
I love chocolate! Really, I have an insane love affair with chocolate. The gooey, sweet, dark chocolate – something like you would find in a warm just-out-of-the-oven brownie! Chocolate is heaven! Then I saw the movie Fed Up, and ever since I have been reading food labels for sugar content like a hawk. Trying to find …
This meal is not only delicious, it is easy, fast, and healthy! What more is there to ask for? Oh yes, very little clean up! How about everything made in one pan and under 20 minutes? Yes, it is possible… The other night it was just my husband and I home for dinner. A night …
