Pumpkin Maple Pie with Fresh Pumpkin

Pin itI originally saw this recipe in Cooking Light magazine. Usually the CL recipes tend to be too complicated and expensive for me, but this is a definite exception. Every year, my husband starts to ask for this as soon as the pie pumpkins come to the produce stand. I adore cooking with fresh ingredients [...]

Pumpkin Spice “Cake & Ice Cream” Cup Cakes with Lovin Scoopful Ice Cream

Pin itI love cooking with fresh pumpkin in the fall! My husband loves ice cream! So I am thrilled to be partnering with Lovin’ Scoopful brand ice cream to create this fun recipe for Pumpkin Spice “Cake and Ice Cream” Cupcakes! Lovin’ Scoopful is a great brand that says, “It loves you as much as [...]

Easy Crock Pot Recipe: Coffee Rubbed Pork

Pin itUsually, the ingredients, Coffee Grounds, Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper, and Pork do not grace my lips in the same sentence.  In this case, however, they combine to help create the MOST delicious Pork Barbecue I have ever tasted! I got this recipe from a friend of mine, Rick.  He said he got it from a [...]

Turn Leftovers Into a Healthy Lunch with Mission Tortillas

Pin itThis is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Mission Foods. All opinions are 100% mine. This time of year, one of the biggest questions I hear moms asking each other is “What are some ideas for healthy lunches to send with my kids to school?” I admit, we have occasionally fallen [...]

Easy Coconut Grilled Shrimp

Pin itA couple of weeks ago (was it really that long?) We vacationed at Ocean Isle Inn. Jen from One Mom’s World, and Malise from Carolina Mama were there too!  Friday night, Chele and Heather came over for a Twitter Party with Miss Lori, and later that week, Chele and Amy came over for a [...]

Easy Tilapia Recipes, ala Twitterati

Pin itI love looking for recipes on Twitter!  There are a couple of ways to do this. First, you can search for the keyword “recipe” on Search.Twitter.com.  Combine it with whatever specific food you’re looking for.  Of course, when you do this you open yourself up to every fool tweeting about mama’s sloppy joe recipe.  [...]

Get Real on MomTV: Waste Not Want Not

Pin it Join me today at 1 PM est on MomTV for my live video show, Get Real! We always have a great time on Get Real, but it wouldn’t be the same without everyone who comes each week! Last night, a few friends from twitter were watching an old episode, involving a Hannah Montana [...]

White Bean Chicken Chili

Pin itThis warm and healthy recipe is perfect for these long winter nights we’ve been having lately. (and if you live in Hawaii right now, you’re not allowed to read this!) This particular recipe was originally from Cooking Light magazine, but I’ve added some alternatives and tips! Let me know if you like it! Ingredients: [...]

Shrimp Gumbo: Real Life Sarah vs Alton Brown

Pin it How many times have I looked at a recipe, and been intimidated by it’s perceived complexity? How many times have I lacked one or two ingredients, only to abandon the entire endeavor? Well, this was bound to be the case Saturday morning when I was looking up a recipe for the Shrimp I [...]

The Best Guacamole Ever

Pin it We had a really fun Super Bowl Party this year! Some long-time friends, and some new ones, came over to watch the game projected on the wall, 9′ x 6′. Of course, the highlight of the night for me was the food and fellowship. I thought I’d share my recipe for the best [...]

Healthy Fall/Winter Recipe: Chili from Scratch

Pin itWhen Fall comes around, I always start to crave old- fashioned “comfort food.” The only problem is that much of the comfort food I love is filled with fat and/or simple carbs. So I am trying to think of some great comfort dishes I can make that warm up my insides without all the [...]

10 Top Blog Posts for Autumn

Pin itAutumn is one of my favorite times of year. So this week, I’m linking up to Oh, Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday, with 10 top Autumn posts. I’ve written some that I wish I could resurrect every year, so here are some from myself, and others around the blogosphere. 10. Pumpkin Maple Pie with Fresh [...]

My Favorite Recipe: Homemade CAnned Salsa

Pin it My husband planted about 70 tomato plants this year, since we gave almost all our salsa away last year! Yes, hubby actually makes the salsa these days. He loves to experiment with the flavors, he might add some peach or pineapple, or different kinds of peppers. It always turns out different, but it’s [...]

Easy Chicken Parmesan

Pin itThis recipe Works for Me when I need to put a dish together and bake it on a different day. The day before the National Mom’s Night out, we got a package from Ragu, and a package from Unilever Foods, with some easy to fix items for the dads! That was really thoughtful, considering [...]

Leftovers? Try This Turkey Corn Chowder

Pin itTurkey Corn Chowder To make thicker chowder, blend or process half of the corn until smooth before adding it to the soup. If you want cheesy chowder, add 1/2 cup shredded cheddar with the bacon. For lower fat, omit bacon, and add more salt. 6 fresh medium ears or 3 cups frozen corn, thawed [...]

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