If you're looking for something that's easy and different to add to your holiday dinners, give this recipe a try. Our family has loved it for years! It's so much better than traditional pumpkin pie and it serves a lot of people. The recipe is below - and you can either top it with Cool … Continue reading Pumpkin Dessert
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Making Guests Feel at Home
Hosting friends and family is something that's always been part of my life. It's really important to me that our friends and family feel welcome in our home - I enjoy having a house full! I know that hosting can be a stressor for some people so I put together a few tips to make … Continue reading Making Guests Feel at Home
Easy Energy Balls
My entire family loves this recipe and I included it as part of the Christmas gift I gave my daughter and daughter-in-law last year (a hand-written recipe book). I always double the batch for my husband and I. They're great for breakfast with coffee or a little pick-me-up in the afternoon. They're actually pretty good … Continue reading Easy Energy Balls
Edamame Salsa
If you're looking for an easy and delicious recipe that's also healthy - try this edamame salsa! Unfreeze some stuff, dump it in a bowl, buy some chips and you're done. My (adult) kids like this recipe with pita chips and even on cucumbers. Enjoy! 1 c frozen, shelled edamame, thawed1 c (about 5 oz) … Continue reading Edamame Salsa
My Lasagna
Our family likes lasagna anytime but I tend to make it more in the fall and winter. Fareway has their "our own" ground beef on sale from time to time when you buy five pounds. So, I brown three pounds first and make taco meat (perfect for my taco chili recipe or tacos). That goes … Continue reading My Lasagna
Easy Ways to Decorate for Fall
Decorating for fall can be an easy transition when you add to your existing decor. I started with a trip to my local pumpkin farm, Flat Rack Farms in Garner, Iowa, to get pumpkins and gourds. I like using real pumpkins because I don't have to store them! I take them to the pumpkin pile … Continue reading Easy Ways to Decorate for Fall
Better than Sex Cake
This recipe is old - probably from the 80s when I was in the thick of raising little kids. It's very easy! I like to jazz it up by making it in to a trifle (the trifle thing didn't happen until recently - in the 80s, it was always in cake form). But, as a … Continue reading Better than Sex Cake
Five Outfits with a Target Tee and Jeans
It's the season of pumpkin spice, sweaters and all things fall. For $40 at Target with this A New Day striped tee and a pair of Denizen slim ankle jeans, I built a base that I then styled five different ways with other things from Target. Having a solid base is a super-easy way to … Continue reading Five Outfits with a Target Tee and Jeans
Southern Vegetable Pie
This recipe is absolutely delicious! I like to prep everything before I start, it's easier that way. Fall is a great time for Southern Vegetable Pie because you can get the freshest vegetables at your favorite farmers' market. I love this recipe for brunch, lunch or supper. Yes I said supper, just have never crossed … Continue reading Southern Vegetable Pie
Sour Cream Banana Bread (aka: Banini Bread)
This recipe has become a staple in our home and is affectionately known as "Banini Bread." Our grandsons call me Nini - and that's how "Banini Bread" got its name. The original recipe came from one of my favorite cookbooks, "The Moore Family Cookbook." It was created by my home economics (do they still call … Continue reading Sour Cream Banana Bread (aka: Banini Bread)
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