we made peanut butter
i love pinterest! there are endless ideas and inspiration to be found. and they all are accompanied by plenty of gorgeous photos. the photos are probably the biggest draw for me to want to try to do or...
View Articlelinked 52 | summer
what i love about summer… beach days blowing bubbles ice cream cones corn on the cob grilling swimming tank tops lazy days sno-cones fireworks farmer’s markets watermelon staying up late summer books...
View Articlelinked 52 | spice
cinnamon rolls. fresh out of the oven. they call them cinnabuns. and they get them on thursday mornings when daddy is home for breakfast. he makes them from a roll out of the refrigerator, but at least...
View Articlelinked 52 | in the kitchen (scenes from an everyday dinner)
i don’t have my dream kitchen. the one with all the pretty white cabinets and white counter tops. the one with the shiny stainless steel appliances. the one with tons of natural light pouring in to...
View Articlelinked 52 | on the shelf
i love cooking. i love recipes. i love simplicity. i love food photography. i love everything martha stewart. and this includes her everyday food magazine. i have a stack on the shelf in my office....
View Articlehomemade hummus
shhh, please don’t tell quinn that hummus is really a healthy food. we call it dip – as in chips and dip. the chips are plain crunchy pita chips and the dip is hummus. yep, the stuff made out of...
View Articleroasted pumpkin seeds
there are things that remind me of halloween from when i was little. like carving pumpkins with the whole family. the kids cleaned out the pumpkins, my mom separated the seeds and my dad carved the...
View Articlemerry christmas
i am hugging my boys a little tighter today. so very grateful for all that i already have in my life. wishing you a very merry christmas!
View Articlelinked 2013 | fresh
i am starting my new year with a commitment to healthy habits. some of these things are new to me. and some are things i should have been doing all along. but they are mostly just simple things that...
View Articlepotato + white bean soup
today i made a quick + easy soup in my crock pot. i’ve been thinking a lot lately about eating more veggies (and fruits) and eating less meat. so i tweaked a baked potato soup recipe that I found on...
View Articlesimply french fries
i am getting rid of the crap that i eat. the processed, artificial + unnatural ingredients are now gone. along with the gluten. and instead of seeing all the things that i cannot eat, i’m seeing a...
View Articlelinked 2013 | simple
i am returning to the simple things when it comes to food. all-natural ingredients. unprocessed food. things i can pronounce. fewer boxes + packages and lots more fresh fruits + vegetables. simple and...
View Articlepecan pie muffins
just in time for thanksgiving, a super simple + yummy recipe for pecan pie muffins. i found this recipe last year on the girl who ate everything’s blog so i made them for thanksgiving. and they did...
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