School has started, the weather is cooling off and that means we are quickly approaching October. Halloween will be here before we know it. My boys have three parties during the school year with their class, Halloween, Winter and Valentine’s Day. I usually try to put together a little gift for the teachers that they can take during the party. I always try to think outside the box and send ... Read More about Halloween Teacher Gift Idea
Homemade Enchiladas Recipe
Homemade Enchiladas is one of my absolute favorite dishes to have in our house. My whole life, I have been in love with Mexican food, and now that I am learning to cook more and more enchiladas was one of the very first things that I really wanted to learn how to make. There's a funny story behind my love of Mexican food. When I was about 7 or 8 years old, I started going to visit my family in ... Read More about Homemade Enchiladas Recipe
Cinnamon Crumble Maple Cheesecake
If you are looking for the perfect fall recipe that doesn't use pumpkin, then you are reading the right post. Last year we did a lot of pumpkin recipes, but this year I got to thinking there are a lot of fall flavors that tend to get neglected when the cooler months come around. One of the activities I love doing with the family during the fall is to watch them tap the Maple trees. In ... Read More about Cinnamon Crumble Maple Cheesecake
101 Items to Keep in Your Pantry
One of the easiest ways to do a pantry challenge is to have a well stocked pantry. That way no matter what you have meals to make at any time. Now that begs the question what to keep in your pantry?! That's where this list is going to become your best friend. Though I may not have been the best cook over the years, I have always been great at stocking my cupboards and my pantries. We always have ... Read More about 101 Items to Keep in Your Pantry
Cheesy Potatoes
Tired of having the same side dishes all the time? Yup, we are too. That's why we wanted to try something a little bit different with things that we had around the house. I have a secret confession to make. Ever since my parents showed me a TGIFridays I have had a secret obsession with potato skin appetizers. They were just the perfect combination of cheesy, bacony goodness. To this day they are ... Read More about Cheesy Potatoes
My Kia, My Family and our Family Adventures
When I was a young parent, I vowed to NEVER own a mini van. I was the cool young parent, too hip for the suburban soccer mom look. This momma would never own the mom wagon! This was my vow! Now fast forward 14 years and three kids later, and you know what I drive? Yup, a minivan! I held out for as long as I could, but when you had three kids in the back of a sedan and you were having Alice in ... Read More about My Kia, My Family and our Family Adventures
Parmesan Italian Meatballs
One of the things that I have known since I was a little girl was that eating meals as a family is really super important. My family growing up didn't always get along, but we did eat dinner together almost every night. (That was unless my dad was working the night shift) That's why in our family Mr. Crunchy and I do our best to have dinner with the family as much as we can. It's a little tough ... Read More about Parmesan Italian Meatballs
Homemade Dill Pickle Recipe
Did you plant a garden over the summer and are now reaping the benefits with all your fresh vegetables? If you are like may people, you are canning and putting all those crops that you worked so hard to grow up to use in the winter months. I will always remember my Mom canning every day in August and September because she had a huge garden and wanted us to have veggies that lasted us through ... Read More about Homemade Dill Pickle Recipe