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Motherly Musings {Mingle Monday}

This afternoon was filled with a baby shower for one of my dear friends, Sarah. She and her husband are expecting their first baby whom they having lovingly nicknamed Fred. They have an idea what they plan for his real name, but until the day of his birth they are keeping it close to their [...]

Coconut M&M® Cookies Recipe

  The Easter Bunny included a bag of Coconut M&M’s in Little Buddy’s Easter basket this year. To say that Little Buddy was a bit perplexed at the inclusion would be a huge overstatement. You see, he is strictly a plain M&M’s fella and isn’t interested in trying the peanut, peanut butter, or any other [...]

Frozen Cherry Pineapple Pie Recipe

  Okay, so remember that Frozen Fruit Salad that I talked about the other day? Well, if you even half-way thought about making it, this is going to send you right on over the edge. You should just go ahead and write this down on your Recipes I Have to Make Immediately list. Don’t you [...]

Mingle Monday Highlights {March 16th}

Cherry Cobbler from Pint Sized Baker | Spring Brownie Bites from A Farm Girl’s Dabbles Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies from Alli-n-Son | Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts from Crazy for Crust   I’m loving all of the delicious treats, cute crafts, and practical tips that have been shared already in this week’s Mingle Monday. I’ve highlighted [...]

Frozen Fruit Salad Recipe

There is a frozen fruit salad that my aunt always made when I was growing up. It was far from my favorite. Green with pecans and pineapple bits, she would serve it on a lettuce leaf alongside a plate of chicken salad during the summer. I would eat a few bites and then hurriedly drink [...]

Each Day is a Gift {Mingle Monday}

I hope you had a great weekend! It flew by much too quickly, didn’t it? We spent both days this weekend visiting with a dear friend who is battling cancer. His cancer is rapidly advancing, causing his doctors to only give him a short time. As soon as we heard, our hearts knew exactly where [...]

Spring Asparagus and Tomato Pasta with Feta Recipe

spring asparagus pasta

“>   What is it about pasta? I could eat it every day of my life and be a very happy girl.  You’ll always find a stash of great pasta in my pantry including lasagna, linguine, angel hair, fettuccine, farfalle, elbow, fussilli, and penne are the most common you’ll see on my shelf. Each type [...]

Recipes for Using Leftover Ham

Yesterday, Connie asked a question on Facebook about recipes for using leftover ham from Easter that didn’t include ham and bean soup. She really got my wheels turning and I thought it would be great to share a few of my favorite ways as well as asking you to include some of your own as [...]

Buffalo Chicken Salad Recipe

I hope y’all had a great Easter! I’m still full from all the glorious food we had yesterday – ham, potatoes, salads, you know… the really good stuff. Today, I’m sure I’ll be making egg salad with bacon for lunch and I’ve already scarfed down my fair share plus a little of ham and gruyere [...]

Ham and Gruyere Crustless Quiche Recipe

Since we’re camping for a little over a week, I knew I wanted to plan meals that were not only easy to prepare, but also used similar ingredients so I didn’t have to overstuff the RV refrigerator or worry about missing any the fun activities we’d planned to dash back to the grocery store for [...]