Hospitality

Roasted Vegetables

“Eat your vegetables!” That phrase has stricken many children with fear and disgust throughout the generations, so I’ve heard. Vegetables have gotten a bad rap for a long time as something not to be enjoyed, but rather eaten only because…
Read more

Homemade Syrup

This syrup. Is. Delicious. And so easy. And it can taste like anything you want it to. We eat a lot of waffles and pancakes at our house. I am not of fan of the syrups from the grocery so…
Read more

Chicken Corn Chowder

Soup, I would venture to say, is the ultimate comfort food. It comforts us when we are cold, tired or ill. It comes in so many varieties and flavors – it is universal. I can’t think of a culture that…
Read more

Nailed It: Volume I – Featuring Desserts

In case I’ve failed to mention it to this point – I am a Pinterest junkie. I guess it helps that I am a cooking-baking-crafting-gardening-decorating-shoe junkie. So, despite the fact that I already possess enough recipes to never cook the…
Read more

Not-Your-Mama’s Mac and Cheese

Who doesn’t love mac and cheese? I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t. I do know, though, that everyone has a preferred recipe. I think we are all mac and cheese snobs on some level. At least that would…
Read more

Banana Chocolate Chip Bars

Oh, the brown-banana-dilemma ….. no matter how well we plan, there seems to be at least one in the bunch that ends up too ripe. As much as I enjoy a nice slice of banana bread on occasion, eventually I…
Read more

Chicken Bundles

One of the all-time most requested meals from my kitchen – chicken bundles. In fact, the last time I made these, my husband mentioned that he could eat these every meal and be happy. I’m going to credit that statement…
Read more

Black Bean Salsa

Black bean salsa is an all-time favorite of ours year-round and always a hit with a crowd. Fresh, flavorful, crisp. Actually, I love the black bean-tomato-corn combination and use the trio in a lot of dishes. This salsa is a…
Read more

Sweet Mustard Sauce

One of my family’s favorite ways to eat ham is with this sweet mustard sauce. During grilling season, it can be brushed onto a ham steak on the grill. In the colder months, I make it a little thicker, slather…
Read more

Almond Apple Pie

I would like to blame it on the fall season – this strong desire I suddenly had for pie. In fact, I would like to blame all my dessert issues on some season or other. Alas, I cannot. The season…
Read more

Bird-on-a-Branch Inspired Baby Shower

Awhile ago, I had the privilege of hosting a baby shower for one of my older daughters. Actually, we planned it together because I wanted her to have a lot of input. She was leaning toward some sort of bird…
Read more

And So It Begins ……

Hello and welcome – I’m so glad you’re here. I am just diving in to this blog. I will be ramping it up and adding new content soon and regularly – so please, pop back by and check it out…
Read more

Roasted Vegetables

Like this:

Homemade Syrup

Like this:

Chicken Corn Chowder

Like this:

Nailed It: Volume I – Featuring Desserts

Like this:

Not-Your-Mama’s Mac and Cheese

Like this:

Banana Chocolate Chip Bars

Like this:

Chicken Bundles

Like this:

Black Bean Salsa

Like this:

Sweet Mustard Sauce

Like this:

Almond Apple Pie

Like this:

Bird-on-a-Branch Inspired Baby Shower

Like this:

And So It Begins ……

Like this:

Hospitality

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: