Family, Fun, Food, and Home Design
Whole30 week 1 is done and I'm pretty proud of ourselves. It was hard but it's worth it so far. If you missed it, you can read why we decided to do the Whole30 Challenge here. This post contains some affiliate links – meaning if you click through the links and buy anything, the retailer [...]
This 4th of July Dessert was a staple in our house growing up. It's quick and easy and somewhat on the healthy side - unlike our family favorite Pistachio Delight. The Jello, fruit and Angel Food Cake makes this a light, refreshing summer dessert. Patriotic, festive and perfect for any holiday BBQ. This post contains [...]
This post contains some affiliate links - meaning if you click through and purchase, I receive a small commission from the retailer at no additional cost to you. I would never link to anything I don't actually use. I have a giant love affair with avocados so it's only natural that I have an easy, [...]
This post contains affiliate links. Pistachio Delight dessert was a childhood favorite in our house. I still get texts from old friends asking me for my mom's recipe. Just like my chili and chicken soup, this dessert is super nostalgic for me, it's a great treat to bring for an Easter or Mother's Day brunch, [...]
Cheesy stuffed meatloaf is one of my family's favorite dinners. Growing up, our comfort foods where soup and chili but meatloaf was always a good comforting meal. I know I've stumbled on something good when even my Mom calls me to make sure she's making my recipe right. I'm a bit of a traditionalist when [...]
This post contains affiliate links but they are all products that I use in my daily life. One of the things that I think my husband and I have gotten pretty good at is meal planning. He likes having the week planned out and I like having a full fridge - especially now that I'm [...]
Last weekend we hosted our annual Christmas party. Each year our friends gather, bring unwrapped gifts for a local toy drive and even Santa pays a visit. It's one of my favorite parties that we throw. It's such a hectic time of year, it's nice to get our close friends together for one night to [...]
Thanksgiving was always a BIG holiday in our family. Our house was filled with family, good food and even better stories. There was always a pot of chicken soup on the stove (get that recipe here) and plenty of my family's signature stuffing. A Thanksgiving Tradition My Dad was very involved in the Detroit Thanksgiving [...]
We have all been fighting colds and coughs in this house for the last week. Even though it was 84 degrees IN our house yesterday, I still had the urge to make my mom's chicken soup to help kick these colds to the curb. There is always a big pot of this soup on the [...]
I was never on the overnight oats bandwagon until I made these apple pie overnight oats. Then I realized how much easier they made my morning. I'm a morning person. I love the stillness of the house when I can read the news, have my coffee, go to the gym, watch the sun rise. I'm [...]