This week I am attempting organization by baking and cooking lots of things to stick in the freezer for after the baby comes. Last week I made these grain free muffins, which turned out pretty good, but I wanted to tweak the recipe a bit. They are packed with protein and fiber from the coconut ...

Last night I made this apple crisp - it's kind of a mish mash of several recipes, but it turned out great so I wrote down what I did and decided to share (yeah the pic is not great because I had already started eating it then ran into the kitchen to snap a pic before I gobbled it all up).  ...

...or an acceptable way to eat funnel cake for breakfast.  It's not exactly like funnel cake - more like something in between  funnel cake and a doughnut. SO good.  Not sweet so that's why you top it with sweetness.  I know you want to make some.  Just throw your diet out the window for a day.  ...

Today I have a special guest, again named Jessica, who is here to share with us a wonderful Irish meal - Take it away Jess! SO this is not Greek, nor a Big Fat Wedding, but it is Lamb. Thank you thank you  thank you...this is my first ever blog post and I am so excited to share a tradition ...

My mom and sister are visiting this weekend, and Saturday night after we enjoyed some Chicken and Dumplings we were in the mood for something sweet. I had a refrigerated Pilsbury Pie Crust in the frig (those are THE BEST pre-made pie crusts) - so I whipped this simple galettte.  It was delicious! ...

After this and this and this we were all ready for some of this! This is my recipe for Chicken and Dumplings. It's a combination of several different recipes, with my added special ingredient of Red Pepper Flakes.  You don't add so much that it makes it too spicy, just enough to add ...

how can that be???!?!  (you ask yourself)  I present to you... Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies. So - this week I am trying to eat very very healthy - a little detox of sorts - mainly just avoiding all of the common allergens - to give my body a little time to heal after the ...

One of the favorite flavor combination's of the season - now in a bite-sized cupcake version! This is an easy recipe and a sure hit at any holiday party. Here's what you will need: Devil's Food Cake mix eggs oil water small, bite-sized peppermint patties mini cupcake ...

We've been making this recipe in my family for three generations now.  Some of you may have aversions to creamy "salad" type things, but this one is amazing!!  Here are the ingredients you will need: 1 lb fresh cranberries ( chopped) I usually use the food processor 1 cup of whipping ...

You know, by now, that we love football. A large portion of our Saturdays is devoted to watching it. AND we like to eat "football food" while we watch. You know-foods that don't require utensils, like burgers, wings, chips and dip. We really like to make onion dip and eat it with pretzels. ...

This is what I made last night: Apple Butternut Squash Soup and Chicken Salad Sandwiches. It was really hearty and yummy!  The spices in the soup are curry, cardamom, and mace - well all I had was curry so I added a little bit of ground cloves instead of the cardamom and mace.  You could ...

These have become my new favorite fall cookie.   They are slightly crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, and they come out of the oven all crackly and sugary.  This is another one of my m.i.l.'s recipes- she bakes a lot, something I try to do, but I tend to lack the patience and ...