It seems like the majority of women I know are currently in the process of reproducing. With a weekend visit to a friend’s house with a new baby, and a baby shower for my cousin coming up this weekend, I thought I would post a few of my favorite baby Read more…
These blueberry scones are soooo easy and pretty low in calories also! All you need is Hungry Jack Blueberry Wheat Pancake mix, sour cream, and a little butter and sugar. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Mix 1 cup of pancake mix with 1/2 cup sour cream. If I have Read more…
I have tons of reasons for wanting to get into better shape – one being that I have a doctor’s appointment coming up and I don’t want to get fussed at! I am insulin resistant, so it is important for me to keep my weight in a healthy range (although Read more…
I LOVE cheesecake 🙂 I also love inventing new types of cheesecake by varying different recipes. Here is the Chocolate Turtle cheesecake concoction I created for my brother’s girlfriend’s birthday! First create the oreo cookie crust in a springform mold. While the crust is baking and cooling, mix together the Read more…
For my caramel sauce, I used 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup cream, 4 tablespoons butter, and a splash of caramel flavored coffee syrup. No complicated directions – I just stuck it in a skillet and simmered until it looked done 🙂 This goes great with the Layered Turtle Cheesecake!
I LOVE vacations. Who doesn’t? Our vacations tend to need a subsequent vacation to recover from the primary vacation, but we always have an amazing time! Some of our favorite vacation getaways include Colorado, Arkansas, and Costa Rica. We are always looking for new adventures, and I’m excited to share Read more…
I consider myself to be a pretty active person. I enjoy sports – water sports, snow sports, soccer, hiking, and whatever is going on when I actually have time to participate (which is rare these days). I usually teach Zumba classes once or twice a week (depending on if my Read more…
Shots. No one likes them. Well…technically I don’t mind them because I’m completely mesmerized by watching the whole process, but “like” is a strong word. And if we don’t like them, little babies like them even less. Parker had his 6 month shots yesterday, and the poor guy was Read more…
I have tried to make this cobbler about 16.5 times. One time it was more like peach soup..another time we could have used the apples as apple chips because it was so dry…and then there was the extra blackened blackberry cobbler we attempted to make in a dutch oven… Finally…I Read more…
I am not a hoarder. I swear. Although if you walk into my house right now you wouldn’t believe me. One glance from the A&E television producers, and I’d probably be the star of the next episode of the reality tv show. So…here is what happened.Ten years ago I graduated Read more…