Category Archives: recipes

For me, it just isn’t Christmas unless there are numerous types of cookies littering my countertop. I love to bake and Christmas cookies help to give me the spirit of the season. I just wish I could hand it out … Continue reading →

Last week, I made these yummy refried beans on Monday and incorporated them into several meals and lunches throughout the week. On Monday evening, we had tacos, and these were served as a side. I made myself a bean/lettuce dip … Continue reading →

If you ignore that I took this photo with my phone (no idea where my real camera was!) you’ll see that this salad is delicious! I first had this salad when I was in the hospital on bedrest with the … Continue reading →

This recipe is the second meal Mike and I ever made together. Anything would have been better than our first meal… We found this recipe by flipping through Mike’s Betty Crocker cookbook at his house in Urbana and went to … Continue reading →

Our Sunday supper this week was this chili. We haven’t experimented with white chili much around here, but this was pretty tasty and will be something I make again. We fished a few pieces of the chicken out for part … Continue reading →

This weekend, I attended the 49th Annual IMOTC (Illinois Mothers of Twins Clubs) Convention in Springfield. I left my SLR at home with the kiddos, so I copied these photos from one of my friends. (Thanks, Jody!) I baked several … Continue reading →

Yesterday turned into a “lazy Sunday” at our house – or at least as lazy as it gets with three kids under the age of three!  We were supposed to go to a picnic, but the threat of rain canceled … Continue reading →

  My MIL sent us home with some fresh peaches from their trip to St. Louis when we were visiting last weekend.  Last Sunday, I threw these together for dessert and they were very tasty.  Definitely a great use of … Continue reading →