I love reading a good book anytime, but during the summer is great! You can sit outside, sip your beverage of choice and get lost in the pages.Here are my top 5 favorite books, lately: Alicia: My story. This is my all time favorite book that I have read 7 times. It is about a […]
72 Plants For Under $10 Bucks, Total.
When I say “72 Flowering Plants For Under $10 Bucks!”, I mean TOTAL $10 bucks. Yes, total. What’s the catch?? Well, you have to plant them…from seed. Don’t be turned off, it’s so easy! I have been grounded from going to the nursery this year with the %$@!! economy being the way it is. It’s […]
Saturday Chicken ~ A Favorite Family Dinner!
Well, what do you know? It’s Saturday and this recipe is called Saturday Chicken …how special is that? So, my mom used to make this when I was little, it is one of the favorites in our house! It’s incredibly simple. It’s so simple it seems like it couldn’t possibly be good, but is is […]
Chicken Pot Pie, Oh So Easy!
I love me some comfort food! And chicken pot pie is no exception! This recipe is so easy, so versatile, and so good! I actually make 3 pies with this recipe and freeze two of them for another day. One pie comfortably feeds 4 adults and a couple picky children. You will need: 4 boneless […]
Cajun Chicken Pasta
This Cajun Chicken Pasta is sooo good, even my kids will eat it (and that’s saying a lot!)(Adapted from a recipe I found on Recipe Zaar’s site a while back…got rave reviews!) To make this you will need some B.S. chicken breasts (sliced into thin strips), linguine noodles, Cajun seasoning, green onion, heavy whipping cream, […]
10 April Fool’s Day Pranks for Parents
So, I recently gave you the scoop on who the schmell St. Patrick is (was). Now we are faced with another holiday that is at least equally mind-boggling. Where did April Fool’s Day come from?? Way back when, in France, about 1582, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Ha! Wouldn’t you like to think I was […]
Red Raspberry Jello
This one is for you, She One.. Mariel keeps asking me to do a post on this Jell-O. It is soooo good and easy! Here are the ingredients: This is my Momma’s recipe. Red Raspberry Jello
Dating Your Kids (she: Reb)
I’m Reb. Mother of four wild and wonderful (young) sons. I never imagined myself fostering and nurturing four male offspring. It’s takes courage to try to turn these little men into respectable Men some day. But here I am. My partner in this journey is my Shmoopy. I keep a daily record of our hilarious […]
Soft Pretzels (St. Patrick’s Day Style…)
There are some carb-splurges that are totally worth it. One of them being soft homemade pretzels (others: chocolate molten cake, maple donuts, and fettuccini alfredo) How ’bout turning these fellas into clovers to jazz up St. Patrick’s Day! Remember to start making these at least a couple hours before you need them because they have […]
EASY Key Lime Pie
In honor of St. Patrick’s day, (thanks to Mariel, we now know who he is) I made a green key lime pie. I told you I don’t bake and desserts aren’t my forte unless you can make them in under 20 min. This one took me 7 min from start to finish! Im serious! Here […]
All About St. Patrick’s Day
The other day, I was lying in bed wondering why we celebrate St. Patrick’s day in America…and who exactly is this St. Patrick fellow? I fired up the laptop and read about St. Patrick’s Day until I turned blue (wished it was green). Wanna hear the scoop?? (Mariel style…) So, this dude Patricus (otherwise […]
Chinese Chicken Salad
In honor or Jessica’s post about eating healthy foods (cabbage being one of them), and St. Patrick’s Day (I know it’s a stretch but cabbage IS green…) I thought I would share my recipe for Chinese Chicken Salad. And, I must say…I think this recipe is better than the similar ones out there. I like […]