Last Friday, I went with my friend Jill to one of my favorite places, Ikea. I love that store. Even though I didn't really need anything, I still managed to spend like $150.00! I can't ever get out of there without buying something. These are my great finds. I got a set of 8 glasses to replace ours since ours are beginnging to crack, a zester, napkin rings, a bamboo bin to match the one I … Read More
After watching the premier of the new season of Ace of Cakes on Food Network last week, Adam proposed that we try to sculpt and ice a cake ourselves. Not having ever done this before, I was a bit skeptical of what we would be able to create. He came up with doing a watermelon...like an entire watermelon...I thought we could just start with slices and build up to the whole watermelon. So we … Read More
Smucker's Creamy Natural Peanut Butter has become my new best friend. I LOVE it so much! I didn't eat PB for a few years because I thought it was bad for you, but through a new eating lifestyle change, I discovered that Natural PB has good fats that help your body process food. Yeah!! This PB is a part of my daily intake...might as well make it it's own food group in my opinion!! I eat it at … Read More
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 found this Blackberry Cobbler recipe on Pioneer Woman Cooks. It was so yummy-the blackberries combined … Read More
I found these on Noodle Nights & Muffin Morning's Blog, but they are from the Hershey website. I decided that there's not much more American than S'mores, so I also made these for my Fourth of July party. They are so melt in your mouth good! All the sights and smells and sounds of camping came rushing back to me with just one bite! So scrumptious! I could hardly stay out of them! The best … Read More
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 by bought pie crust again! It's so easy, and so much more delicious! The hand pies were the perfect … Read More
On my actual birthday, my husband took me to eat at one of my favorite restaurants, Tony's. They make their pasta fresh everyday and you can even make your own combinations. Adam had Chicken Tetrazzini (pictured 1st) and I had Spaggetini Con Crudo (pictured 2nd). Both were amazing and so fresh tasting. Then we walked around downtown and I couldn't resist taking pictures even though I've been … Read More
This is my first blog entry ever! I am so excited to have a blog. This is also my first official day as a 26 year old, as my birthday was yesterday! The name for my blog is inspired by my all time childhood favorite, macaroni & cheese, as well as my husband's favorite, cheesecake. Macaroni Grill is also one of our favorite restaurants, as is the Cheesecake Factory. It's also the name of … 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.
