
When I was pregnant with my first baby, I experienced the JOY of cravings for the very first time. I am talking ravenous, “I want it now, pretty please” cravings. One thing I craved A LOT was nacho cheese sauce. There was something about that yellow (or is it orange?) cheese that made me smile. But…
“Peppermint bark after Christmas?” you ask? Well, why not? What else are you going to do when all the decorations are put away (not yet at my house!) and you take down the tree and realize you still have lots of candy canes left hanging on the tree. Don’t throw them out just yet. I…
I remember when I was a kid, I loved Hidden Valley Ranch dressing. After all, ranch dressing makes everything taste better (or is that butter???). I was in love with this dressing…I mean addicted. I remember one night when my cousin slept over, we decided to make a salad after everyone went to bed. We…
Have you ever been to a Japanese restaurant and ordered a Bento Box lunch? When I was in graduate school in Michigan, my hubby and I visited a Japanese restaurant that was right across the street from campus. It was a nice place for an affordable, yummy Bento Box lunch. I had no idea what…
Last year, we grew our first patch of pie pumpkins. We froze tons of pumpkin. I was looking for a quick, nutritious way to use up our pumpkin inventory. I love making pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin cream cheese muffins. But with a newborn baby and my 5 blessings, I just didn’t have much…