Several years ago I went to Don Pablo's (LOVE!) with a few of my girl friends and saw they were featuring their carnitas. I had never even heard of that before, but I love pork and it had lots of fresh toppings (red onion, avocado, cilantro) so I rolled with it. They were amazing!! To this day, if carnitas are on the menu I'm probably going to be ordering them. They just have such a deep … Read More
So Cinco de Mayo is coming up and this week I thought I would share a couple of Mexican recipes to get you ready! You can also check up this round up I did last year for some great ideas as well. I love refried beans! I especially love to dip chips into the beans and then into sour cream. I always buy the canned kind but I found this awesome recipe so I thought I would try and make them at … Read More
I just want to thank everyone for your outpouring of love, thoughtful comments and support when we announced our big news last week that we are expecting. We are so excited, and I wanted to share with you all our journey to get to this point. We had been married for a little over 5 years and felt God lay it on our hearts that we were supposed to expand our family and have children. So I … Read More
Finally a recipe!:) I mentioned on my Big Announcement post that I have been obsessed with cheez-its. I do get the reduced fat kind, but they still probably aren't the best snack ever, so I thought I would try making them at home. These didn't quite taste like the boxed cheez-its but they were really good. They were cheesy and flaky and crispy all at the same time. I think the cheesiness … Read More
We have a big announcement and this is where I would normally say, and 'no I'm not pregnant,' except this time I am!!:) We are so thrilled and excited to meet our little macaroni & cheesecake this fall. I'm 13.5 weeks along and have felt pretty good for the most part. I've had a few days of nausea every week but it's been nothing too bad and I've not actually gotten sick so that's been … Read More
Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband Adam!! Today is his birthday and this is the cake I made for him to celebrate. I sliced it up and sent it to work with him today so that he would have cake to share with his coworkers and then also some to keep here at home. I've mentioned it before but we love the cakes from Nothing Bundt Cakes but don't live near one (we could've had it delivered but … Read More
We went to Easter service at our church on Saturday night this past weekend, so Sunday morning I decided to make breakfast (which is a rare occasion for me)! I've made pancakes several times but they are usually a healthier wheat version. This time I decided to go all out and do the traditional buttermilk route since it was a holiday, after all. These pancakes were fabulous! They were … Read More
How do you like your bananas? Do you like them super ripe, slightly spotted, or under ripe? I like mine under ripe where they are bright yellow, just past the green phase and I won't eat them once they get a spot on them. So I had 3 bananas on my counter fully spotted and definitely not going to get eaten in my house and I came across this recipe for banana bread cookies and it called for 3 … Read More
Easter is quickly approaching and just in case you haven't finalized your menu, I thought I would share some ideas for Easter Brunch or some homemade treats to enjoy. Banana Slush Punch Chess Bars Monkey Bread Muffins Juicy Strawberry Scones Mini Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins Cheddar Bacon Muffins Ham & Cheese Frittatas Sausage Breakfast Casserole Done Buttered … Read More
Have you ever had Amish Cinnamon Bread? It is out of this world! My friend recently gave me a starter and I was so excited. You do have to do something with it every day for 10 days (knead it, add flour & other ingredients, etc.) so it's a bit of a process and somewhat time consuming, but it's so delicious! I made my bread from the starter and then had the other starter leftover (I did … Read More
Welcome! I'm Stephanie, a thirty something girl loving life with my husband Adam and our two little miracles living in gorgeous Southeast Tennessee. I'm passionate about Jesus, traveling, sports (Go Titans!), and of course food! Read more about me HERE.
