June 19, 2009 •

Herbed Yogurt Chicken with Mango Couscous

I’ve been wanting to make this chicken for months. I found it on Sweet Tea in Texas and thought it looked and sounded so delicious. She paired this with mango rice, but I opted to do couscous since I am like addicted to it lately. I actually used a boxed couscous mix that had pine […]

June 2, 2009 •

Berry Cheesecake Parfaits

Some friends of ours recently had a cookout and one couple made these wonderful berry cheesecake parfaits. I knew I had to try them! She had found them in the Spring Food & Family magazine. I made them this past weekend when my mom, stepdad, & brother came over for dinner. These were so good! […]

April 15, 2009 •

California Chicken Salad with Balsamic Poppy Seed Dressing

Lately, I’ve been eating pretty strict according to Jillian Michael’s Making the Cut, which I raved about a few months ago, here. Thus the reason for me not posting very many actual meals. It’s been mostly grilled chicken with fruit and steamed veggies. I had put on a few pounds since the holidays and just […]

January 13, 2009 •

Cranberry Scones

Scones get a bad rap I think. Everyone thinks of them as dry and hard as bricks, but that’s not the way they are supposed to be. Scones are one of my favorite breakfast foods, but I had never made them before. Then, I saw these cranberry scones on Annie’s Eats and immediately knew I […]

December 9, 2008 •

Apple Galette

I have had a galette on my baking to do list for a long while now. I don’t know why it just intimidated me and I kept putting it off. Well, not this time. I was determined to make this for Thanksgiving. I have no idea why I was so intimidated, because it was not […]

October 15, 2008 •

Apple Spice Cookie Bars

We are leaving today for a long weekend vacation to the beach with my parents. I knew I wanted to take a couple of homemade desserts for everyone to enjoy. So, I made my peanut butter chocolate chip cookies for the healthier option, but I also wanted a dessert using apples, since they are so […]

July 16, 2008 •

Blackberry Cobbler

I got these blackberries at a Farmer’s Market and froze them, and thought the Fourth of July would be the perfect time to bring them out. (This is my last fourth of july post I promise. I got a little baking happy with this party…but it almost all got eaten!) So after much searching, I […]

July 11, 2008 •

Strawberry Hand Pies

I found this great recipe on the Good Things Catered blog here-she has fabulous recipes-and thought it would be perfect for my Fourth of July Party. I was nervous because I’d never made dough from scratch before, but I decided to give it a go. It was a huge success, I don’t think I’ll ever […]