Homemade Crispy Onion Rings...

Thank you for coming back to visit, Have you signed up for my newsletter to receive business and blogging tips? the sign up box is on the right. Ingredients: 4 large onions, sliced into 1/4 in rings 2 cups all-purpose flour Salt and pepper 1/2 tsp garlic powder Buttermilk Oil for frying Instructions: Place sliced onion in a large bowl, season with salt and pepper and cover with buttermilk. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and...

Eating Healthy on a Tight Budget...

Eating the right foods is essential to good health. Too much fat and sugar in the diet can cause a laundry list of health problems, not to mention that it makes it difficult to maintain a healthy weight. We also need to get in all of the nutrients that are essential to good health. And we must watch out for meats that contain antibiotics and hormones and produce that contains pesticides or has been genetically...

Springtime Pasta with Asparagus...

With today the first day of Spring I wanted to share this yummy recipe easy to make and a great way to bring some color to the dinner table Ingredients: 14 oz of small shell pasta 1 lb asparagus 2 carrots, peeled 1 small onion, diced 1 celery stalk, cut into thin strips 2 tbsp unsalted butter 2 tbsp olive oil Salt and Pepper Parmesan cheese Method: Boil pasta according to packet instructions. Set aside. Prepare asparagus...

Holiday Cinnamon Braid And Bonding...

Here is a fun bread that you can make with your little ones or big ones if you have teens they also love to make this, Yes even boys. I have found that baking helps open both deep and silly conversations with them. To me it is worth the mess they may make. I love the bonding that baking brings with the kids. They grow up so fast and we only have a short time to bond and create these little memories with them. I say take...

Favorite Holiday Treats...

Well with it less then 2 weeks from Christmas I am sure many stoves are warm and kitchens are smelling yummy with the sweet smells of tastey treats. I know mine is. While I was baking I was wondering about you. What is your favorite treat? So I decided to take a poll. To see what everyones favorite treats are.  Maybe if you make your favorite treat you could share your recipe with us so others can enjoy it too.   What do...

Easy Chocolate Covered Pretzels and Peanuts...

If you don’t know my now I love chocolate of any kind. Last year I discovered an easier way to make my favorite chocolate treats, with this stuff called Almond Bark at first I thought I want a chocolate flavor not an almond flavor, to my surprise it does not taste like Almonds at all.  This discovery got my ideas starting and things turning in my head wanting to create more treats. To make this it does take a little...

Mommyfest Potluck...

Ok Over at Mommyfest there are a few cool Contests. I am interested in a few So I am going to be entering a few so a few different type of posts over the next day or so. I hope you don’t mind. Actually this may be a fun way for you to get to meet some expand your blogging buddies. With this its sharing a recipe that we have tried that we bring to potlucks that are hits. Deviled Eggs 18 hard boiled eggs 1/2 cup...