Another Good Year: 2013 Recap

your favorites: 10.  Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie – Mmm mmm! 9. 10-Minute Granola – That’s right, only ten minutes! 8. Homemade Pizza Pockets – Kid Friendly! 7. Mini Fruit Pies – A Healthier Dessert! 6. Chick Pea Tuna Salad – An Alternative to Boring Tuna! 5. Homemade Applesauce – Better than store-bought! 4. Peanut Butter […]

Microwave s’mores

Graham crackers + nutella + 2 large marshmallows 1. Assemble open faced on a microwave-safe plate (spread nutella on both sides, place half a marshie on each cracker) 2. Microwave on 40% power for 20 seconds 3. Sandwich graham cracker & melted goodness together. 4. Enjoy!! Like it? Share it!

Shepherd’s Pie

Well, guess I’m a little late for New Year’s sooooo, happy almost new month, guys! I would say my excuse for not writing is school and work, but to be honest it’s truly been a unmotivation to blog. Bloggers go through phases, right? All I’ve felt like doing after homework is watching Netflix, knitting and […]

Merry Christmas! Cinnamon Rolls

I don’t know about you all but I am pretty convinced that Christmas this year sneaked up a little more sneakily than in the past. Seems like yesterday that Cobalt and I were cruising across the country, exploring deserts and cities we’d never ventured to before. Also doesn’t seem long ago that we shared our […]

Tis the Season to be Chilly: Homemade Wassail and Hot Chocolate

Merry Almost Christmas, friends! Today was my last day of classes/exams for the semester. I am absolutely overjoyed, as this semester was especially challenging. Celebrated with Christmas music, cleaning my kitchen, dressing up, walking around downtown Chattanooga with Cobalt, honoring my sister-in-law’s birthday and baking turkey “sausage” biscuits for breakfasts this week. It was a […]

Updated: Recipes from Our Backyard: Applesauce

- – – – – Originally written July 17, 2012: My husband and I are blessed to have a very fruitful apple tree in our backyard in Chattanooga. Unfortunately, we missed the peak season in June because Cobalt was  in Johnson City getting ready for our wedding. But once we returned to Chattanooga after our […]

Dinner Tonight: Bean, Potato and Guacamole Burritos

Flour tortillas — toasted slightly in oven Homemade oven-fried potatoes Homemade refried beans — dried pinto beans cooked overnight in the crockpot…then reheated w/ butter on stove Homemade Guacamole — avocados, canned minced garlic, salt, pepper, lemon pepper, diced tomato Sour cream Hot sauce Hungry Belly — most essential ingredient! :) Like it? Share it!