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Totally Addictive Cinnamon Roasted Pecans

Don’t you just love it when you find a recipe that everyone begs you for?  I’ve made these addictive pecans for neighborhood gifts, teacher presents, and holiday parties and I always get requests for the recipe.  I love to make them because they’re incredibly easy, they make my house smell fantastic, and I can make [...]

Easy and Delicious Chicken Noodle Soup

My entire family has been sick at one point or another this week.  Judging by the attendance rates at church and school lately we’re not alone.  It seems like everyone’s family is getting slammed by the flu this season.  So this seems like the perfect time to share one of my favorite recipes – a [...]

Scrumptious and Simple Honey Wheat Bread Recipe

Sorry, guys.  I know I promised this post yesterday but life got in the way.  For those of you anxiously waiting, here’s the recipe I mentioned in my last post. I tried out and adapted several different wheat bread recipes and finally settled on this one for three basic reasons.  1 – It’s made entirely from [...]

How to Make a Giant Hostess Cupcake

This month marked my son’s first birthday.  As tradition holds in our family, this big milestone entitles him to his very first super-chocolatey cake.  I wanted to make something fun but I also wanted it to be inexpensive and easy (because I knew that most of the cake was destined to hit the floor).  After [...]

Talk to Me Tuesday: Turkey Day Tips

I love Thanksgiving.  Well, actually that’s not exactly true.  I love the idea of Thanksgiving – the boatloads of rich foods, the decorations, the traditions, the leftovers.  Unfortunately, since I live several states away from any extended family, I’m kind of on my own when it comes to pulling off this massive, potentially stress-inducing meal.  [...]

Talk to Me Tuesday – Crock Pot Recipe Request

Sorry this week’s Talk to Me Tuesday post is a day late.  My internet was a bit patchy last night and I fell asleep waiting for the connection to stabilize.  Sorry guys, I’m pregnant…late-night energy bursts are a little hard to come by these days. Generally, there are two crazy parts of my day.  The first [...]