Brussel Sprouts & Bacon Salad

I used to think I hated brussel sprouts. I’d never eaten one, but they are the stereotypical “evil” vegetable that everyone is supposed to gag over when they are forced to view them, never mind eat them. So, for years, I stayed far away from them. Steamed sprouts? Ew. Grilled sprouts? Give me a steak, [...]

Getting down with the sickness.

I have had it up to HERE with being sick (I know you can’t see me…just imagine me waving my hand way above my head in a manic fashion). Last night, I sent out a distress call on Facebook. “Hot toddy recipes, please?” What I got was an amazing response to wonderful friends who are [...]

Only the best meatloaf ever (Yes, I realize “best” and “meatloaf” don’t usually mesh. Trust me on this one).

This past week has been a testament to “pantry meals.” You know the kind. It’s 6:30PM, babies are screaming because they’re hungry. You forgot to go to the store, but you have a pound of meat and a pantry full of odds and ends. What to do?! Throw it all together in some mess of [...]

The day the hummus took over the kitchen.

We love hummus around here. It’s something everyone in the family will eat. But we rarely buy it. That shiz is expensive. So, when I stumbled across some dried chickpeas in the grocery store, I thought…”Hmm, why not?” For $.96, I could get a whole pound of chickpeas. That’s deceiving. Have you seen a pound [...]

Slutty Orzo

You know those meals that are so cheap and easy that you just want to do them every night? Let me introduce you to “Slutty Orzo.” We’ve been working really hard at cutting down our food budget. We were spending upwards of $200-$250 a week on groceries, which is ri.dic.u.lous. So, we sat down, searched [...]

Independence Day Mac ‘n Cheese

The Fourth of July has always been a huge event in my life. It’s a bigger holiday than any of the others, which I guess is what happens when your daddy runs a fireworks franchise. The nature of work meant that we were at one of the stores from about 8:00AM-10:00PM on the Fourth (and, [...]

Seriously the best pasta dish ever made.

Taylor called it “Pasta Stir fry,” so that’s what we’re dubbing it. But it’s not really a stir fry. It is the most amazing, yummy, healthy pasta I have ever made, and I highly recommend it. I wish I had pictures of the process to help explain the recipe a bit, but it was kind [...]

Pumpkin Lactation “Bread”

Remember last Christmas with the two ingredient pumpkin bread recipes were floating around the interwebz? It was all over Pinterest, and my friend Blair at Wild and Precious turned it into something super yummy looking here. Well, last night I got a craving for it. It’s made from a box of cake mix and a [...]

I cannot be blamed for this: Lacataion Cookie Recipe

After you eat and entire plate of these because they’re “good for you,” and may even help with your milk supply, please do not come hunting for me. These things are incredibly addictive and oh-so-yummy. The first batch I made with the intentions of freezing are already gone. So, I made a second batch last [...]

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