I am so excited about being able to take part in Around My Family Table’s Popcorn Month. My contribution to the event is a simple yet eye-catching, fall inspired centerpiece. This is so easy that the kiddos can make it all by themselves. Head on over and check it out. Click here or on the teaser picture to [...]
I was recently challenged to make a non-drink recipe using coffee. As you may know, I already use coffee in my chocolate pudding recipe but I had not used it in anything else. The first idea that came to mind was to alter the chocolate cake recipe that I make and substitute hot brewed coffee for the boiled water the recipe calls for. I took myself down to Smart and [...]
Fall is a special time around here. As much as the kiddos love summer, it is just too hot to do much. Maybe that is why I love fall so much; it ushers out summer and brings a return to outdoor activities. It also leads to the holiday season. In celebration of fall I wanted to share some of my favorite fall [...]
Zucchini is a seriously underrated vegetable. I have never met a zucchini that I didn’t like and although I usually eat it in a healthful dish, I simply cannot resist zucchini bread. Even though zucchini is really a summer vegetable, baking breads is something I enjoy doing in the fall since only crazy people turn their ovens on during summers in this [...]
This is the guacamole that made me love guacamole. It is quite delicious. I shared this recipe with you over a year ago but I thought I’d post it again with some updated pictures since my camera skills have improved so much (check out the old post with the scary pictures here). The guacamole is a copycat of Chipotle’s guacamole which I [...]
I love soup. I would eat it regularly if my husband was on board (alas, he is a soup-hater). I think the best soup I make is my vegetable noodle soup which is so very delicious. One day I will sit down and put it into recipe form so that I can share it with [...]
Last year when Celebrating Family was still in its infancy, I shared my favorite homemade salsa and guacamole recipes. That was well over a year ago and I think this salsa is so good that it deserves its own post. This homemade salsa recipe is very easy to make and is a crowd pleaser. This salsa is the result of my [...]
S’mores are a summertime tradition in my family and probably in yours,too. We regularly have a fire in our fire pit on summer nights and s’mores are often a part of the fun. We also love to make s’mores on our family camping trips. What a fun tradition! The summer nights can get quite hot here in the desert, but that [...]
I love cold pasta salads in the summertime. They are so easy to make and so refreshing. I recently made a pasta salad for our Memorial Day dinner and it went perfectly with our red, white, and blue berry dessert. This is a simple recipe that you can whip up fast. Even my pasta-hating husband loved it. Simple [...]
I love most berries and would rather eat them than candy. A perfectly ripe berry is like heaven for your mouth, especially on a hot summer day. When I told my son that I was planning to make a red, white, and blue layered dessert with berries in it, he reminded me that he hates [...]
One of my son’s favorite days at school is the day he gets to bring cupcakes to school to celebrate his birthday. Last year we made Easy Ocean Cupcakes but this year he wanted something different. Check out this fun and simple snake we made. The instructions for these snake cupcakes are below the picture. This is [...]
I truly think that black beans are one of the most underrated foods in existence. I simply love them. As a vegetarian I find black beans make a perfect substitute for meat in tacos, nachos, and they even make a mean burger patty. I especially love black bean soup and I was delighted to find this recipe [...]
