Bourbon Chicken

You know in the food court at the mall when they hand out those tasty samples at the asian restaurants? I always love to get the sample of the bourbon chicken. But at the mall they are eaither fried or made using tons of butter. So when I came across this recipe on You're Gonna Bake It After All (a fantastic blog...check it out if you haven't already), I knew it was the perfect way to have my … Read More

Raw Chocolate Coconut Bites

So the past few weeks I have really tried to get back on track with eating healthy. I am working to start cutting back on the amount of processed foods that we eat and try to eat more cleanly. In the next couple of weeks, I hope to post some healthy options, starting with these raw chocolate coconut bites. My mother-in-law's neighbor brought these to her and she shared some with me after … Read More

Classic Green Beans

I just want to say I'm sorry for my lack of posting the past several weeks. I haven't cooked or baked as near as much as I would like. I've either been out of town or under the weather! But I'm hoping to get back in the kitchen next week. Until then, I just wanted to share this basic recipe for green beans. Some might say, why would you post such a basic recipe, but green beans were a … Read More

NYC Sweets

On our trip to New York, Adam & I decided we would do a bakery crawl of sorts. By that I mean visit as many bakeries as possible in our three short days there. We didn't make it to every one that we wanted to, but that gives us reason to go back, right?:) So, as promised, here are the NYC Sweets. We had so much fun exploring different areas of the city, as some of these were harder to … Read More

Chocoalte Eclair Crepe Cake

When looking for a dessert recipe to make for our olympics party, I came across this chocolate eclair crepe cake I had pulled from my Everyday with Rachael Ray magazine. I have always wanted to make crepes but had always strayed away since you need to serve them hot most of the time and that is a lot of work when guests are over. Since you made this cake ahead of time this would be the … Read More

Fresh from Scratch Guacamole

Recently, we had an opening ceremonies party for the olympics, much like this one we had for the last summer olympics, where everyone had to bring a dish from another country. I had gone to our new Earth Fare grocery and been given a sample of guacamole and it was so good! And as a bonus they were handing out the recipe! So I decided to make that for our party. I have made this easy guacamole … Read More

NYC Eats

So it's always been a dream of mine to visit the Big Apple during Christmas time. Well, this past December I finally got the opportunity! Adam had some hotel rewards to cash in and we got a great deal on flights, so we decided to go for it. We went the first weekend of December. The weather was great, except right before we left it rained...but it wasn't super freezing cold so that was nice. … Read More

Stuffed French Toast

My mom's friend, Anita made this stuffed french toast for my bridal brunch when I got married. I've had the recipe for a while but have just never gotten around to making it. This past weekend my bible study had a surprise brunch for one of our friends and I thought I would make this. Everyone immediately asked for the recipe! It was so delicious!! This is definitely great for a brunch … Read More

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

I was looking for something to make for a youth retreat this past weekend and saw these red velvet whoopie pies that I had starred a while back in my google reader from Runs with Spatulas. They were a huge hit and several people said they were their favorite thing they ate all weekend. I made mine from a cake mix, but you could also make them from scratch using the cookie recipe from these … Read More

Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberry Sauce

I first made this recipe about a year and a half ago for our 2nd wedding anniversary. I had found it in my Best of Cooking Light Magazine and thought I would try it out for a romantic dinner. I wanted to have a nice dessert, but without all the calories. It was fabulous! I didn't realize that it had been that long since I had made it, but thought of it the other day. I had found a ton of … Read More