Ever go through your freezer and discover things you didn’t know you had? That’s me. Almost everyday. I make so many baked goods and dough that I’m constantly wrapping it up and throwing it in the freezer thinking I’ll eat it later. Later, I find my treasure trove and am either pleasantly surprised that dinner […]
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If I smell tacos, I want tacos. If you mention tacos, I want tacos. Tacos. Tacos. Tacos? The same thing goes for pizza. This is a terrible, terrible problem when you’re at work and people are always doing things like eating lunch. A week or two ago, the beautiful smells of tacos and pizza were […]
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So. On top of the bad weekend I had, I got hit with some sort of virus that’s been going around. Bad luck seems to come in waves, eh? Cheer me up by heading over to Monday’s post and entering the giveaway. You can also cheer me up by not mentioning how I flaked out […]
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Third slow cooker oatmeal recipe in a row! We did it guys. We made it through a week of my eating nothing but oatmeal. Just kidding. But seriously, I’ve eaten a lot of oatmeal lately. This happens when it gets cold out. I want a hot breakfast but I want to sleep in and do […]
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If you don’t count my sweetpotato quesadilla, this will be my first Recipe Redux challenge. This month, t he challenge was a non-casserole dish made in a slow cooker. If you scroll through my archives, you’ll see that I don’t really use a slow cooker very often, despite loving the convenience more than anything. Normally, […]
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A couple of weeks ago, my mom dropped off 3 half bushels of apples. Incase you are unfamiliar with how many apples that is, I’ve used 20 pounds of peeled and cored apples and haven’t used a whole half bushel yet. These apples were fresh from the trees in their backyard and I’m not one […]
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If this is the first pumpkin butter recipe you’ve seen this year, then bloggers are doing fall wrong. There should be apples and pumpkins as far as the eye can see (and I promise I’m bringing you an apple butter recipe ASAP). If you’ve already seen a million recipes, the main difference with mine is […]
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As fall gets into full swing with chilly mornings, I find myself staying in bed later and waking up wanting warm, comforting food. In fact, I accidentally slept in until almost 11 am on Saturday, after going to bed at a pretty decent time on Friday. Blaming the weather. I’m definitely not just super lazy […]
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Confession: When I make soup, I sing that shots song, replacing shots with soup. So. Basically, I run around the kitchen yelling Soup! Soup! Soup soup soup soup! Why am I telling you this? I don’t know. Soup makes me happy. When I’m feeling sick or sad, I turn to soup. Happy yet? Eat more […]
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By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the California Sweetpotato Council and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time. I’ve always found the difference between yams and sweet potatoes confusing, especially because so many people use the names interchangeably. When […]
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