Better Hamburger Helper

Better Hamburger Helper

This recipe is a more personal one to me, as this was something my mom made when I was a child. It was a big favorite of mine! It’s one of those meals that when I smell it, I’m flooded with happy feelings.  I finally decided 

Healthier Double Chocolate Muffins

Healthier Double Chocolate Muffins

One of my 5 year olds favorite breakfast foods is chocolate muffins. Particularly McDonalds (yes, they do have muffins at ours!). I don’t blame him one bit. They’re good. But not exactly something I want him eating often. So I save those for special treats. It 

Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate Cookies

I discovered this amazing recipe during winter of 2017 when I saw a bag of Sno Caps in the baking isle of Target. I had never seen them in that form before, just the movie theater style boxes. I always look at the recipe on 

Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

This is probably my favorite traditional side dish for the holidays. Like most, I grew up eating the version using canned cream of mushroom soup. I realized though, just how easy it is to make myself! I’ll never go back to using the canned stuff 

Meatloaf

Meatloaf

Can I say I sometimes struggle with what to title posts? And not to mention how I struggle with photographing dinners! Desserts are easy. Meats and meals? Ugh. There’s just something about photographing meals that I just really struggle with. I guess I find it 

Creme de Menthe Cookies

Creme de Menthe Cookies

Can we talk Christmas cookies for a moment? There are so. many. recipes. out there it can be a bit overwhelming. If I was told that I could only make one cookie for the holidays ever, it would be these Creme de Menthe cookies. Why? 

Almond Cake

Almond Cake

If you’re looking for a recipe to wow your friends and family this holiday season, this is it! The flavor, texture and presentation of this cake is stunning! I love Nordic Ware items. The link to the specific item is below. They are durable and 

Apple Pork

Apple Pork

  Every fall we go apple picking. Living in New England, it’s a must. There are countless orchards in Massachusetts! I prefer the smaller orchards, as opposed to the large ones geared towards families that have a farm as well. Which, I’m not against, I 

Apple Chicken

Apple Chicken

    Wanring, this is not my prettiest post! I love a good roast chicken. Apple is a really great flavor pairing! This recipe is incredibly simple and the flavor is amazing. We always seem to have a lot of apples on hand. This time 

Autumn Quinoa Salad

Autumn Quinoa Salad

  You may notice that I love quinoa salads. Salads aren’t just for the summer, though! We had what seemed like an endless amount of apples from apple picking, so I wanted to use them before they went bad! It just so happened my husband