Sugar cookies are one of Cole’s absolute favorite desserts. He loves them so much, but I have never been a fan of them. However, this fall I had a spark of inspiration. I am crazy about all pumpkin spice desserts, and I decided that I would probably enjoy sugar cookies if they had an extra […]

Let’s just settle in and have some full blown honesty here: There is no better chip dipping snack or taco topping than queso. Full of creamy, cheesy goodness, queso, hands down, rules the kitchen. It doesn’t matter what time of day it is, I could always eat a bowl of queso that is set in […]

Even though I love spending time in the kitchen, occasionally it’s nice to have a simple, easy pasta recipe to fall back on. One of my favorite cuisines to work with is Cajun cooking, and luckily, Cajun flavors taste amazing when combined with pasta. Many times people view Cajun cooking as super spicy, and whileContinue […]

I don’t cook with ground round very often because Cole isn’t a huge fan of red meat, but occasionally, I crave a good juicy burger. Even though people typically envision a grill filled with flames when making burgers, my favorite way to cook them is in a pan on the stovetop. Not only is thisContinue […]

Okay, I’m going to start out this blog post by saying that I am by no means an expert on this topic. I am simply a person that loves to cook, who wants my dream kitchen. However, I am also a very frugal person, so I know that I will never be able to justify […]

Before retirement my mom was a teacher, and one of my favorite cookie recipes is from the school cook at her elementary school. Pudding cookies are a spin on the regular chocolate chip cookie, but instead of using just the traditional cookie ingredients, a pudding mix is added into the batter to make the cookiesContinue […]

Cole and I are a poultry family. Almost all of our meals are chicken or turkey. This isn’t because we are trying to live a certain type of heart-healthy lifestyle, but it is simply because we prefer the taste. Cole would probably be completely okay if we never had red meat in the house, but […]

Growing up, my parents used to take my sister and I to Chicago once per year. We would see the sites, and go shopping at stores that we didn’t have around us in Wisconsin, but best of all, we would get to try out new and unique restaurants. One year, we decided to try outContinue […]

When most people think of a tomato they automatically label it as a healthy food, and for the most part, they would be right. However, there is one flaw when it comes to tomatoes and tomato products sold in the store – sugar. For a person with fructose intolerance this is not just a problem,Continue […]

After I was diagnosed with fructose intolerance, my family started focusing more on using fresh and local ingredients. This meant that when summertime rolled around we would make a weekly event of going to the local farmer’s market. In my opinion, the best part of this excursion was that my mom and I would always […]

I was in first grade the first time I ever tried a buffalo chicken wing. I remember this clearly because it was the same year that I joined the YMCA swim team. The decision for both my sister and I to compete on the swim team meant many long hours at the Y after school. […]

One of my husband’s favorite sides to have with a meal is a twice baked potato; unfortunately, while they are delicious and not overly challenging to make, twice baked potatoes take an abundance of time to make. Every time that I make twice baked potatoes, Cole comments and asks why we don’t have them more. […]

Cole and I started dating when we were both in high school, but we lived in separate towns 45 minutes apart. This meant I only got to visit him on the weekends. However, one of the huge perks of weekend visits was that his step-dad always cooked large family meals, and he usually was inventiveContinue […]

My slow cooker is one of my most used kitchen appliances. It’s so convenient to be able to dump everything into the pot and magically have dinner ready in the evening. I make a lot of soups and stews in my slow cooker, but I’m gradually trying to branch out to make other dishes inContinue […]