Avocado banana ice cream

OK, bear with me here. When I first heard about this dessert I was pretty cynical. I like bananas. I LOVE avocados. But together? Frozen? Um, not exactly appetizing. But because I have been known to eat an entire vat of guacamole all by myself, and I have been known to do this often, I just had to try it. A friend told me about it earlier this week and was raving. She said she couldn’t

Easy peasy banana bread

Helloooo there! I’m back today with a very quick, YUMMY, very easy recipe – and I just had to share it because for years I thought it was way harder than this. I love when I think something is difficult for so long and then do a quick search on the net and realize it’s not hard at all. Or maybe I hate when that happens, because I’ve denied myself of awesome all that time. Whatever. This one

Thank you Pinterest!

OK peeps…I had a whole other post planned for this evening. But then fate stepped in, in the form of our old buddy Pinterest. A few days ago I pinned a simple little recipe for easy apple dumplings: Source: oneshetwoshe.com via Thrifty Decor Chick on Pinterest   Tonight I made them. And my life has been changed forever. OK, I may be going a little overboard here. But for the love

Comfort Foods

Can someone check my temperature? For real – I have been a cooking fool over the past week. Like, using my crock pot more than I have in the past year. In a week. And this, the week we have no kitchen. Well, we have one, but it’s kinda half of one – I have to walk across the house to get to the fridge in the garage. Which makes cooking way more exercise than usual. Maybe I’m burning off the

For the love of basil

Hello hello! I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Some of you (my family) may know that I’m not the biggest cook. I know how to cook, I just choose not to. Or something like that. :) Actually, I do cook, just not as much as I should. I enjoy it when I do it. It’s the whole planning thing I have a problem with – I kind of fly by the seat of my pants with most meals, using what we have on hand.

Peanut butter bliss

OK, peeps – I don’t claim to be a fantastic cook or baker. I mean, there was the cake fail of last summer, ifyouknowwhatI’msayin’. Well, even that one tasted good. I just looked all wrong. :) But every once and awhile I open my recipe binder (it creaks and a cloud of dust poofs out) and find one I love and I just have to share. You will thank me. :) I’ve made this “pie” for years, but for

Cake FAIL

Many of you know I share the good and the bad on this little ‘ol blog. I have shared my house at it’s worst, as well as many projects I deem “science fairs” (translation = they don’t go well). Well this one is in the science fair category for sure. One of the many things I love about blogging is that I will now try things that I may have never attempted, because if it turns out I’ll want to

Before and After Party: Strawberry Jam!

Geez Louise, you could practically pull my fingerprints off that picture! ;) I have to start off this post by letting my Dad everyone know that yes, yes I CAN cook. I can bake. I can make dinner. And I can even pour milk into a cereal bowl. All of the above. (The last one I do very well, thankyouverymuch.) I just don’t cook and bake very often. With hubby’s crazy work schedule and a

How I throw a Christmas party

I LOVE to entertain – it is my joy sharing our home and having friends and family here, eating great food, drinking good drinks and laughing. Lots of laughter. :) This year, we will host three parties this month, and the first was this past weekend. A few of my girlfriends and I get together every year for our annual ornament exchange. It’s been six or seven years now – none of can remember how

Pfeffer HUH and I need HOW many cookies??

WARNING: You will want cookies after reading this. Don't say I didn't warn you.So my other new BFF, Lori, posted at the Favorite Things party about their love of pfeffernuesse cookies. HUH? What the? I had never heard of these things, but I was intrigued to say the least. They have spices in them, as well as peppermint, but they are cookies? I say it again...HUH? I guess you love them or hate