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Good morning and happy Friday. Today I am going to share some photos that I took over the weekend in Palm Beach. This will actually turn into a four-part series. The first installment is these photos and the next three installments will be photos taken at Grassy Waters Preserve in West Palm Beach. I must [...]
Good morning! It’s that time again…time to reveal your recipe for the Spiked! Recipe Challenge! Before I get to my recipe, Carrie and I would like to thank you for participating in this challenge! We are excited to see what awesome and delicious tequila recipes you have come up with for our third ever Spiked! [...]
Good morning, folks! My good bloggy friend Carrie from Frugal Foodie Mama is hosting a bake sale in order to raise donations for a friend of hers who has terminal breast cancer. Please find some info below and mark your calendars for May 18th and 19th so you can participate in this bake sale! I [...]
A big thanks for stopping by and a big Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mom’s out there! Thanks for stopping by to link up to Marvelous Mondays! Have you entered the Gift Cards Galore Pre-Summer Gift Card Extravaganza? Up for grabs: a $400 gift card prize back! You can enter via the rafflecopter below! [...]
Hi, I’m Lisa from Cooking with Curls. Julie has graciously allowed me to join you today, and I am so excited to be here! I met Julie during the Spiked! Recipe Challenge and I have totally fallen in love with her blog. I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity, thank you so much! I am [...]
I made awesome coleslaw on Sunday. But before I get to that, let me tell you a little story about coleslaw. A lot of people (I’m mainly speaking of restaurants) make horrible tasting coleslaw. It’s almost as if they think that just throwing some shredded cabbage with some mayo or horrible coleslaw sauce is acceptable. [...]
Good day, folks. How’s this week going for you so far? It’s going pretty fantastic for me. One exciting thing going on is the giveaway I am currently hosting with some fabulous gals. Another awesome thing happening this week is a visit from my mom. She is coming to stay with us for a few days. [...]
Good morning and Happy Monday! Yea, Happy Monday, you are probably thinking “Mondays, Happy? NOT!” Mondays aren’t really that bad but they are a little difficult to adjust to after having two days off from work or having to get the kids ready for school and such. Well, you can turn those Monday frowns upside [...]
Good evening and welcome to Marvelous Mondays! We are so happy to have you join us each week. We really enjoy your recipes and projects and we enjoy giving you the opportunity to share your creations with the blogging world. We’d love for you to spread the word about the party and invite your blogging [...]
It’s no secret that I like healthy foods. But it’s also no secret that I love to indulge in sweets, pastas and breads. But too much of the sweets, pastas and breads isn’t very complimenting to the waistline. It’s all about moderation, folks. And moderation is something I lost around Christmas time. It’s actually pretty rare that I [...]
It is no big secret that myself and my good foodie blogger friend, Carrie from Frugal Foodie Mama love to cook and bake with alcohol. Don’t believe me? Then make sure to check out my recipes for Pina Colada Banana Bread with a Buttered Rum Glaze and Beer Cheese Risotto with Bacon. Or Julie’s Deep Dish Beer Crust [...]
Today I’m sharing a pasta recipe with you, which is quite ironic because I started the low carb diet again on Saturday. But I made this last weekend so I’m ok. There isn’t any carb cheating going on. Why low carb, you might ask? Well, I’m actually a pretty fit individual. I am still what [...]
Casseroles. They’re a wonderful thing. Not only do they taste wonderful, they make meal time easy for busy gals like myself. I love to throw together a casserole on a Sunday evening because I end up having leftovers for part of the week which means I don’t have to prepare dinner after a long day [...]
I often make some type of casserole or soup for dinner on Sunday. Last Sunday was no exception. Making soups or casseroles on a Sunday means less cooking during the week. At my house, a soup or casserole and provide up to three days of dinners, provided we don’t eat any of the left overs [...]
It’s no surprise, I’m a pretty busy gal. With work, school, my second job (which is cleaning my house) working out and blogging, I barely have time to make an elaborate meal during the week. I save those for the weekends. I know there are a lot of gals, and even guys, who have a [...]
Good Mondays morning! Are you ready for the coming week? What will you be doing this week? Working? Vacationing? Finals? I will be doing two of those activities; unfortunately, vacationing isn’t one of them. However, after Wednesday, I will be free of anything to do with school for a couple of weeks so I will [...]
Good evening and welcome to Marvelous Mondays! Carrie, Paula, and I are so happy to have you join us each week. We really enjoy your recipes and projects and we enjoy giving you the opportunity to share your creations with the blogging world. We’d love for you to spread the word about the party and [...]
Good Friday morning, folks. Boy am I glad the weekend is almost here. It’s been a BUSY week. I started a blogging schedule to make things a little smoother in my life. Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays (and sometimes Fridays, if time permits) are designated blogging days. Emails, posts and parties will be addressed on those [...]
You may be asking yourself “Guinness Turkey?” Sure, it may sound funny but the name really does justice to this dish. You see, I made shepherds pie but I used ground turkey rather than ground beef. Where does the Guinness come in? I used it as an ingredient in this fabulous, easy to make recipe. [...]
I know what you’re thinking. Pot pies usually have the crust on top of the filling, not the bottom. But this delicious pot pie has the crust on the bottom. You could call it a reverse pot pie. Which is absolutely fine. Why the crust on the bottom? So you can top the pie with [...]
Good Monday morning! Have you been yearning for a new DSLR camera? If so (and who hasn’t?!) you’re in luck! Today through April 30th, a few awesome blogger gals and I will be hosting this fantastic giveaway. What exactly is up for grabs? A Canon Rebel T3 DSLR Camera! All of these wonderful blogs have [...]
Good Sunday morning to all of you! Today I am doing the usual chores, grocery shopping and school work! I think I am going to make a beer infused shepherds pie for dinner tonight. What is on your dinner menu for today? If you need some ideas for your meals today, check out my meal [...]
It’s time for another breakfast recipe! Instead of a savory breakfast recipe, I am going to share another sweet one with you (don’t worry – you’ll be able to see a couple of savory recipes at the end of this post!) French toast. Yep. My take on a simple, sweet breakfast recipe. I made this [...]
Making homemade marinades is always fun. And it’s usually results in a much tastier marinade than those store-bought marinades. One of my favorite fruits to use in marinades is lime. Chipotle Lime, Cilantro Lime, Mint Lime. You can get pretty creative with limes when making marinades. Citrus usually mixes well with seafood. Over the past [...]
This past weekend I was browsing my Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook in hopes of finding a sweet treat to make. A recipe for a peanut butter cake jumped out at me so I decided to give it a try. However, I didn’t want to make a huge 9×13 cake for only two people so [...]
Good evening and welcome to Marvelous Mondays! Julie, Paula, and I are so happy to have you join us each week. We really enjoy your recipes and projects and we enjoy giving you the opportunity to share your creations with the blogging world. We’d love for you to spread the word about the party and [...]
Do you ever throw together a quick, simple meal that ends up being extremely delicious? I did that the other night with some leftovers, some cheese, some chipotle ranch dressing and a piece of flatbread that I had. The leftovers that I had were pretty minimal; corn and black beans. I stuffed them in the [...]
Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables. I enjoy it grilled, baked and fried. When I went through my vegetarian phase, I ordered vegetarian gyros that were filled with eggplant, roasted red peppers and feta. Have you ever tried Moussaka? It’s a delicious Greek dish that you must try if you haven’t. I want to [...]
I love a good salad. When I say good salad, I mean a salad that has delicious toppings and dressing, not a salad with meat, cheese and dressing. Well, I could go for meat, cheese and dressing if the meat was extraordinary in flavor, such as the meat used in the salad I am sharing [...]
I love making simple sweet treats. Cake mixes make it easy to prepare simple desserts. Don’t get me wrong, I love baking from scratch. But cake mixes do taste good and you can do some fun things with them! Yesterday I decided to experiment with one of the boxes of cake mixes I recently bought. [...]
Good evening and welcome to Marvelous Mondays! Carrie and I are so happy to have you join us each week. We really enjoy your recipes and projects and we enjoy giving you the opportunity to share your creations with the blogging world. We’d love for you to spread the word about the party and invite [...]
Last week while in the checkout line of the grocery store I was checking out the magazines. Do you ever do that? Browse the covers of the magazines, searching for anything good? I’ll admit, I even scour the cover of the tabloid magazines; they either make me laugh or make me grunt in disgust. But [...]
It didn’t take long for me to get creative with macaroni and cheese again. It’s only been about 3 week’s since my last creative macaroni & cheese endeavor. If you missed that recipe, Lobster Macaroni & Cheese, you can see the recipe here. A couple nights ago we grilled hot dogs. We had 5 leftover. [...]
In a quest to make another delicious bread recipe during the past weekend, I turned to my beloved Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook. That cookbook has some amazing recipes in it and it doesn’t lack an abundance of bread recipes. It was Sunday. I was making clam chowder for dinner (recipe to come later [...]
Good morning and welcome to the Spiked! Recipe Challenge reveal day! You all made this so hard for Carrie & I! Again. Not that we are complaining, but there was some serious email deliberations happening between her and I over the weekend. This month’s Spiked! ingredient was Irish Cream. So many of you came up [...]
Cookies and M&Ms are two of my favorite sweet treat indulgences. It’s hard for me to say no to a cookie and it’s hard for me to pass up a few M&Ms. One of my favorite types of cookie is a cookie with M&M’s in it. Mmmm. Don’t those look delicious? And quite festive, I [...]
I have a few boxes of pudding at my house and wanted to make something that deviated from usual pudding recipes that I make, which consist of pudding pies or using the pudding in cake or muffin mixes. I’ve seen a lot of trifle recipes online lately and thought it would be fun and easy [...]
A couple of week’s ago I decided to make a two beer infused recipes in order to have two recipes to choose from for my GYCO recipe submission. I made a Deep Dish Beer Crust Pizza, which you can see here, and the fantastic recipe that I am sharing with you today. What’s so fantastic [...]
If you love simple recipes, raise your hand! Today I am sharing a super simple recipe with you. This recipe is pretty versatile so if you don’t have the same meat or vegetables that I used, you can substitute them with something you do have, however, I do recommend a green vegetable such as zucchini, [...]
Good Tuesday morning to you! Today is an awesome day. Why is that? Because today is the day of the GYCO recipe reveals! What is GYCO? It’s a bi-monthly recipe challenge hosted by Julie from White Lights on Wednesday and Jen from Four Marrs and One Venus. This round’s secret ingredient is beer, which is [...]
Good morning and welcome to the Irish Cream Spiked! Recipe Challenge reveal day. Carrie and I cannot wait to see what you created with Irish Cream! Carrie posted her recipe on Saturday. You can see her delicious Irish Coffee French Toast Casserole recipe here. You can link your recipes up below. Please be sure to include a Spiked! Button [...]
Good evening and welcome to Marvelous Mondays! Julie and I are so happy to have you join us each week. We really enjoy your recipes and projects and we enjoy giving you the opportunity to share your creations with the blogging world. We’d love for you to spread the word about the party and invite [...]
Last week I found an amazing cheesecake recipe by Dorothy over at Crazy for Crust. This delicious cheesecake was made with Baileys Irish Cream Coffee Creamer. I’ve seen recipes made with coffee creamer, and I always said I would one day try out my own recipe made with coffee creamer, but I didn’t really get inspired to [...]
Good morning and welcome to Saturday Dishes! I am pleased to be co-hosting with Paula from Call Me PMc, Savannah from Hammock Tracks and Linda from The Tumbleweed Contessa. I hope you will stop by and say hello to them after you link up and check out a few of the other recipes! This week’s [...]
Pizza is one of those recipes that you can get creative with. So is pasta. So if you want to get really creative, you combine the two together. And that’s exactly what I did for dinner last night. I wanted to create a recipe with ingredients that I had on hand. Earlier in the week [...]
Psst, I have a secret to tell you. Well, it’s not really a secret anymore but it’s something exciting; something fantastic; something that will make you jump up and down for joy! Drumroll please…Skinny Cow now sells spectacularly tasty and low calorie candies! Yes, I said candies! The company that brought you delicious low calorie/low [...]
