There is just something about comfort food. It gets me. Every. Time. Apparently, it also gets my four-year-old. He marched into the house today and loudly announced “Wow! It smells REALLY good in here.” This was quickly followed by “If…
Potato Chip Cookies
Did my title catch your attention? I know what you’re thinking – potato chip cookies?? Absa-stinkin-lutely. If you’ve perused this site at all, you have probably already realized that I have a serious dessert problem. More specifically, I have a…
Black Magic Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream
Birthday gifts can sometimes be a tricky thing. We have, because of this, settled on themes in our house. You know – becoming pseudo-famous for a particular style of gift that you give? For example, my husband went through a…
Scotchie Monster Cookies
I had my two littles this past weekend. Just Momma and the boys. Make no mistake, my 11-year-old sincerely wishes I would stop referring to him as one of “the littles”. Which is probably fair, since he is nearly my height….
Quick and Easy Veggie Pizza
Little known fact about me: late college, early adult existence, I swore off of red meat for about 5 years. I basically ate vegetables en masse, with some occasional fish/seafood thrown in for good measure. It was glorious. I had…
Caramel Cookie Bars
Mmmmm. Caramel. It really has always been one of my favorite things on this earth. I used to go through bags of those Werther’s candies when I was in college. Back when I could eat anything without consequence. When I…
Smoked Sausage and Quinoa Stir-Fry
I must admit that when I found the original version of this recipe, I thought – Really? Smoked Sausage Stir-fry, huh? I mean, it has things my kids would like. Maybe it’s one of those dishes that you coax them…
Oven “Fried” Chicken Chimichangas
My husband loves Mexican food. Loves. As in, when you see those memes that say “I love you more than cake”… This is his cake. Though I’m sure if I look hard enough, someone has created one that says “I…
Krumkake Waffles
My middle child’s reaction to this recipe was priceless. I: What are you making? Me: Krumkake waffles. I: What the heck is Krumkake? (Accompanied by a very skeptical look that clearly said “Seriously? Why can’t we have normal breakfast?”) Through…
