November Challenge. Phew! I made it through my November Challenge. At the end of 30 days, I prepared a total of 36 "new to me" recipes. I found this challenge to be...well...challenging. I'm busy running a household and raising three teenagers and trying to keep a puppy from demolishing every scrap of paper or [...]
Category: Food
Recipes Tried In November – Round 4
Recipes Tried In November – Round 3
Recipes Tried In November -Round 2
Recipes Tried in November – Round 1
30 Days Of…November Challenge
Monthly Challenge. Challenges. Life is full of them. Some we don't ask for. Others we invite, in order to help us grow. If you saw Saturday's post, then you already know that Miss Sunshine woke up ill for her 14th birthday. In fact, today she's home from school and still ill. On top of that...it's [...]
Mimosa? Yes, please!
Mimosa. Sparkling wine....orange juice....and....strawberries. During these long days of summer this sounds like a little slice of heaven. I know, I know... Wait, it's supposed to be champagne. No, there's triple sec. Is that a Buck's Fizz? Are you sure you have it right? I think mimosa sounds nicer whether there is triple sec, Grand [...]
Signs of Summertime
Summertime is basically upon us. My boys are finished with school, having high enough grades and low enough absences to be exempt from finals. My daughter is on the countdown with half days to finish out the middle school year (exemptions are only for high school credit classes). We are starting to make our summer [...]
Chicken Basil Meatloaf & Roasted Cauliflower
Next up on our trying out some new recipes was Chicken Basil Meatloaf. I went to my new favorite go-to recipe source PaleOMG. The recipe can be found here. I did make some changes. It calls for fresh parsley, but I had this amazing basil that my niece had grown in her garden, dried, and [...]
Sweet Potato Meatloaf
I've decided that maybe I'll be Paleo-ish. Yes, I like this term better. You might remember that when I decided to go wheat-free, my husband decided to jump on my healthy bandwagon, but he prefers the paleo version of life. Well, I cook the meals and while I am mostly trying to accommodate (sorry, but [...]