Delicious Maple & Bacon Cookies

Hmmmm, I’m not sure how maple and bacon cookies are going to taste but they sure look good! If you make these, please let me know. I would love hear how they turn out for y’all.
Things have been crazy around here but hope to have things back to normal soon! Thanks for bearing with me… [Continue Reading]

Help Control Diabetes with Healthy Food Choices and a FREE Meal Planner

EDITED: You can get a FREE pair of diabetic socks!  My grandmother used these ALL the time and they really helped.
Knowing what to eat when you have diabetes can be confusing but there are some basic principles that have stood the test of time. Here are a few tips on making healthful food choices for… [Continue Reading]

Chocolate Cinnamon Bread

I enjoy making different kinds of quick breads. The flavors you see most often are pumpkin and banana. But have you tried chocolate bread? It’s so good – moist and a great combination of chocolate and cinnamon. The other thing I really like about this recipe is that it makes 2… [Continue Reading]

Coffee Lovers Unite

There are few things we need in life to survive…food, water and coffee.  Where would we be without that morning cup of joe?  It gets me started in the day, keeps me running past that late after noon slump, and helps me burn the midnight blog-oil.  One of the few accepted addictions, I proudly believe… [Continue Reading]

Cinnabon’s for the Bread Machine

This recipe comes from my mom!  She’s helping me out while I’m in Florida at SeaWorld!  Thanks Mom!
INGREDIENTS
Dough-2 pound ingredient

1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
4 Tbsp. Melted butter
4 Tbsp. water
½ box instant vanilla pudding (3.4 oz box)
4 cups Bread flour
1 Tbsp. Sugar
½ tsp. Salt
2 ½ tsp. Bread machine yeast

FILLING

½ cup butter, softened
1 Cup brown sugar
2… [Continue Reading]

Beef SweetBreads (Mollejas) on a Tortilla

Sweetbreads (Sweetbreads are the thymus (throat sweetbread) and the pancreas (heart or stomach sweetbread), especially of the calf and lamb (although beef and pork sweetbreads are also eaten), can be cooked just about any way you can think of. They also happen to be prized by gourmet chefs because of their velvety texture. … [Continue Reading]

Some of Grandma’s Best Recipes

She was fiesty, hard working and I loved her grin.
She was a great cook and my most favorite food memory is her fixing us (me & her) the famous Honey Butter Cracker Sandwich!  All it was was peanut butter and honey mixed together slapped on some crackers but it was so good and was our… [Continue Reading]

Cooking Light and Living Well

It’s been a struggle for me to eat healthier here on the ranch but one thing that has made it a little bit easier, is the Cooking Light magazine.  I started getting the issues a couple of months ago and am so thankful I did.  I found that you really can make very good meals… [Continue Reading]

Creamy Cajun Shrimp and Chicken Pasta

I’ve been very overwhelmed lately so I have to give a huge hug and thank you to my mom who stepped in and “submitted” this recipe.  She’s actually the real foodie between us and I hope that one day she’ll start her own blog!
My mom said this is to die for!  It’s a little more… [Continue Reading]

The Frigidaire Mother Load – Team Dishwasher!

Frigidaire is gonna have this mother loading something alright, dishes!   I’m excited because I’m participating in a Test Drive campaign with Frigidaire and the appliance they are asking me to try out is a Frigidaire dishwasher!  Not just any dishwasher, a beautiful stainless steel one. *drool*

Frigidaire wants Moms to do less work to have more… [Continue Reading]

How Much Water Do Your Drink?

Go tell me on my Water Way Challenge post and be entered to win $50. There’s also a way to enter to win $250 at Divine Caroline!
Just thought you’d want to know!

Walnut Dusted Oven-Baked Apples and Pears

It can be said that a mom rules over her home like a queen over her kingdom. This Mother’s Day, give mom the royal treatment with walnuts, (yeah, I said walnuts!) the nut once deemed “Jupiter’s Royal Nut” (juglans regia) by the Romans, in a delicious meal topped with a SMART Walnut Dusted Baked Apples… [Continue Reading]

Food from My Nestle Visit

I know, you’re saying, “Gah, where are all the recipes??”.  I’m sorry, I’m swamped at the moment and haven’t had time to get anything prepared.  I promise I’ll catch up and get back to normal soon.  In the mean time, enjoy some good food that was served to us during our trip to Stouffer’s, which… [Continue Reading]