• Life

    Weekend Highlights

    June 29, 2023 - By 

    I got back from Texas on Wednesday, but has already put in for time off on Thursday and Friday as well. Thursday to recover and Friday to take Rob for another epidural. When I got home I was excited to see Rob had installed our new smart lock and new handle. Here’s the outside…we really need to replace the entire door. I have never been a fan of the red, but I guess haven’t cared that much since I’ve never painted it. And the inside Friday morning, I took Rob to the pain center for another neck epidural. Then, we…

  • Life

    Winter Recipe Bucket List

    January 21, 2021 - By 

    Hey yall! Well we’re already a month into Winter and here I am just now posting some lists for Winter. That’s ok. We still have about 2 months left of winter. Today I’m going to recap a few things I made from my Fall Food Bucket List and then list off recipes/foods to try during Winter! Fall Food List Recap I had a lot of lofty goals when I made my Fall Food List! Here’s the few things that I did make with links for anything that I have posted about. — Apple Walnut Oatmeal Muffins — I tried these…

  • Life

    Fall Food Bucket List

    October 8, 2020 - By 

    Raise your hand if fall is your favorite season. Raise your hand if you are in a cooking rut like me. My friend, Leslie over at Once Upon a Time Happily Ever After asked me like a month ago to join in on the Autumn Bucket List fun. I finally had some time recently to think more about fall and really just the fact that we’re still in COVID season, too and what would be better than making a regular bucket list, but making a fall food bucket list! And that’s what I did! Here’s a list of 22 fall…

  • Enchilada Stack
    Beef - Mexican - Recipes

    Enchilada Stack

    April 20, 2018 - By 

    Cinco De Mayo is just around the corner, so I’m rolling out a few Mexican recipes for you to consider for your Cinco De Mayo menu. My family doesn’t like casseroles, so I came up with the fancy name of Enchilada Stack, because it’s kinda like a Mexican Lasagna. I love everything about this dish and I think you will too! How can you not love beef, tortillas, and cheese stacked up? Yum!! Servings: 6-8 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 12 small tortillas cooking spray 1 tbs. olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 lb. ground…

  • Life

    My Happy Plates

    April 14, 2016 - By 

    One of the biggest things in my daily life I struggle with is knowing what to cook for dinner. I think for most busy folks we’re constantly on the go and meal planning is something that gets pushed aside. I’ve had a few stretches where I’ve done a good job with it, but I get burnt out with thinking through it and making a grocery list. I know have lot of friends in the same boat. They hate when the dinner bell is ringing and they are still trying to figure out what they can throw together based on the…

  • Travel

    Atlanta to San Juan

    February 16, 2016 - By 

    The day we left for San Juan, we got up with the kids and saw them off to school before finishing up with our packing and running a few errands. We left around 11 and headed up to Rob’s Mom’s house where we would pick up Rob’s brother, Nick, who was driving us to the airport. Before going to the airport, we stopped at one of our favorite places to have Chinese, Fire Dragon. From there it was off the airport, where we were dropped off at Delta curbside check with no line! We got through a long line of…

  • Travel

    Pirilo Pizza Rustica – San Juan, Puerto Rico

    February 12, 2016 - By 

    The night we got into San Juan, it was just passed 11 pm after we got checked in to our hotel and everything. Pretty much all the restaurants near us in Old San Juan were closed. We were pretty hungry, so we were happy that Pirilo Pizza Rustica was still open. We weren’t super excited about having pizza in San Juan, but at that point we weren’t going to turn it down. Pirilo is a quaint little spot with a bar and a few tables. I think there was an upstairs to the restaurant, but we didn’t go up there.…

  • Life

    Newton’s Fruit Thins

    June 19, 2011 - By 

    My most recent taste test item was the Newton’s Fruit Thins. They sent me the Fig & Honey flavored cookies. They have a really good taste, nothing overwhelming. These thin cookies had a nice smooth texture, not grainy like I had expected, with the perfect hint of honey and tiny chunks of fig. Although, I’m not a fan of fig newtons, I really enjoyed these! Click here to see the other flavors available. As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program, I received Newton’s Fruit Thins to create this post.