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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This past weekend we got our first real snow in such a long time. You know, the kind you can actually play in. Adam & I took full advantage of it and had a snowball fight, went sledding and even built a snowman with our neighbor. It was so fun. Since it was so cold, I made light chicken corn chowder for dinner and then this comforting sausage casserole for breakfast. I also whipped up … Read More
Since we are trying to get back on track with healthier eating, I thought I would try a lightened up version of one of our favorites, macaroni and cheese. I found this on Cooking Light and it was so good! Very creamy and comforting and you couldn't tell it was lightened up at all! To make this even healthier, you could try using whole wheat noodles, but I just used the regular. … 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.
