Wolfberry banana bread pudding is surprisingly easy and super tasty. We had a metric ton of frozen bananas, so we made a huge batch of banana bread muffins. And, well, to be honest, we were sick of banana bread muffins about halfway through the big batch. So, they got stale. I flipped through some cookbooks […]
Leaky Cauldron Guinness Beef Stew
We took an amazing family trip to Universal and Disney during the fall and something unexpected happened in Diagon Alley. I fell in love with a bowl of beef stew, Guinness Beef Stew. The Leaky Cauldron was my favorite restaurant that we visited on that trip. And we visited some great ones! At the other […]
Grapefruit Curd
Grapefruit curd, I didn’t set out to make it. It just happened. The girls have a new favorite citrus fruit and, I’ll be honest…it comes as a bit of a surprise. It’s grapefruit. We got a big box of red grapefruit as a holiday gift and they went nuts for it. I really love citrus […]
Cuban Black Bean Soup
The girls and I love our Cuban black bean soup. One of our favorite local restaurants is the Cuban Diner and they have an amazing black bean soup. They also have fantastic picadillo, empanadas and plantains. Mom’s a big fan of their cuba libres, too. They’re tasty. Can’t be helped. We make a pretty good […]
Ningxia Wolfberries Trail Mix
Trail mix is our go-to travel snack. This Ningxia wolfberries trail mix is our current love. We enjoy taking various fruit and nut mixes along with us on road trips, to conferences, into amusement parks and on any family outing. You can mix in just about any of your favorite dried fruits, nuts and, if […]
Homemade Ranch Dressing
The girls love homemade ranch dressing to dip their veggies into and pour onto their salads. We never could find quite the right blend from a store-bought ranch, so we came up with the perfect version for us at home. We have one daughter who absolutely loves salads and another who is not a fan. […]
Homemade Italian Seasoning
We love mixing up our own homemade Italian seasoning. We like to make it our own with a little extra garlicky punch. It’s perfect in all our favorites like lasagna, Italian sandwiches and our homemade ranch dressing. Delicious. It’s especially tasty in a simple olive oil dip with some crusty bread with some fresh cracked […]
20 Veggie Fries Recipes (Non-Potato!)
I’ve been collecting Veggie Fries recipes lately, all of which are non-potato recipes. So, I’m not supposed to eat regular white potatoes because they’re bad for inflammation (I have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism) and while I LOVE sweet potato fries, Mr. Meaty does not. I decided I’d throw myself on the task of trying out All the […]
Easy Salmon Salad
Salmon Salad may be my new favorite meat. Yes, bacon has been dethroned. Maybe. It’s definitely my favorite meal meat. Like, I can eat me some bacon, but I have to add things to really make it a meal. And, that’s true for salmon, too. But with this incredibly easy salmon salad, I can just […]
Mexican Fried Rice
Ever had Mexican Fried Rice? You know, like the Asian variety, but Mexican flavors. No? Me neither. I don’t know why I never thought of it before, but this is our first time trying it. We have a really yummy neighborhood Mexican restaurant that we go to a lot. And the girls are weird about […]
