In my family, we have a New Year’s Eve dish that we eat at midnight (it’s supposed to bring good luck…it doesn’t, obviously, but it’s still delicious). I’m fairly sure…

Chocolate makes everything better. Like I need to tell you that, right? You know what else makes things better? Cream cheese. So what if we mix chocolate with cream cheese? Dude.…

Another of my family’s favorite Christmas cookies. These filled sugar cookies–or Surprise Cookies, as my husband calls them–are soft, tender, and filled with various pie fillings.  When I was little,…

On Monday I promised I would share my easy, budget-friendly chili recipe with you…and today I am making good on that promise! Note: It does not need to be made in…

I swear this is the last time I will blog about the clothespins. But I wanted to show you what I did with the tiny ones. And now…what that inspired…

Monday’s decorative clothespins were only the first half of a project. Admittedly, I didn’t do much of the work on this particular half. All I did was customize it. I…

Over the last few months, I’ve been working on a huge project that I have tried very hard not to mention here until now. You all know that Zach received his…

Taco Bell used to be a huge guilty pleasure of mine. But then a couple years ago I went to one and the guy who handed me my food had the…

It’s that time of year when everyone’s obsession with pumpkin suddenly transforms into an obsession with mint. Not that I mind. I love peppermint all year round. I drink peppermint…

Banana bread with cream cheese is a moist dessert bread with a cream cheese filling and brown sugar crumb topping.  Friday morning, I walked into my kitchen to find something…

It’s that time of year again when the sun disappears around 5 PM. I love fall and I love winter (and I love snow). But I hate early darkness. I…

Quick Note: I’m currently running a two-week trial with Media.net. I’ve put up a couple of their ads already and we’ll see how this goes. My main priority is, and…