When we first moved into our house, it had three separate compost piles in the backyard. Brad cleared away two of those piles, but we kept one. We don’t do anything fancy. We just dump our organic leftovers in a pile. At one point, I decided that the pile was getting unsightly, and turned the […]
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Crockpot Chicken Tacos
August 22nd, 2012 
Jessica Recently I was looking for some summer crockpot recipes because our house is hottest during the late afternoon hours when I am cooking dinner. Cooking in the crockpot keeps me out of the kitchen during that time of day, and keeps the house cool. I found this recipe on Pinterest, from a website called Chocolate […]
Fresh Tomato & Basil Pasta
August 20th, 2012 Jessica For the past few weeks I’ve been cooking from the Simply in Season cookbook again, and enjoying many delicious recipes! This is one we just tried, and loved! It reminded Brad and I of a recipe his mother used to make every summer when we would come to visit. It’s so easy and it only […]
Rolled Chocolate Sugar Cookies
April 12th, 2012 Jessica As a rule, I generally will not purchase junk food for our home, because Brad and I would eat it immediately! However, that does not mean that I do not have the urge to eat sweets. When that urge becomes too strong, I go to Supercook and look up recipes using what’s already in my […]
Grandma’s Chocolate & Butter Cream Easter Eggs
April 4th, 2012 Jessica As a child, my favorite Easter treat was a slice of one of my grandmother’s chocolate and butter cream Easter eggs. Years after she passed away, I asked my parents for the recipe and I was so glad that they were able to find it! It has become an annual favorite for my family as […]
Freezer Cooking for a Vacation
January 18th, 2012 Jessica In the next week or two, I will become and Aunt for the first time! My sister Kerri is expecting a little boy, so Brad and Naomi will fly home to California while Oliver and I will stay to meet the little guy. Brad and Naomi will be on their own for about a week. […]
Toddler Tuesday: Easy “Gingerbread” House
December 27th, 2011 Jessica ‘Tis the season for making gingerbread houses, and I have never made one before! So I decided that we would try making our first one this year. I recently saw a friend on Facebook using graham crackers instead of gingerbread, so I thought that would work for us. Our simple “gingerbread” house mostly used ingredients […]
Christmas Tree Brownies
December 24th, 2011 Jessica I spotted this Christmas Tree Brownie recipe from Betty Crocker recently, and had to give it a try! On December 16 we hosted our area’s annual Christmas party, and the brownies added just the right festive touch to our snack buffet. It’s a very simple recipe, so I would encourage you to try it yourself!
Birthday Pancakes
December 22nd, 2011 Jessica Last week we celebrated a very special day in our household. Yes, it was Oliver’s FIRST birthday! It seems like only yesterday we were speeding through the driving snow and praying we’d make it to the hospital in time. But, I digress… To celebrate Oliver’s birthday, I decided to make birthday pancakes. I’d spotted these […]
Toddler Tuesday: 10 Fun Things To Do Outdoors
December 20th, 2011 Jessica Toddler Tuesday: 10 Fun Things to Do Outdoors Unlike our recent winters in China, Minnesota, and Maryland, our family is really enjoying the beautiful California weather! Yesterday the kids and I played outside in t-shirts, with the warm sun beating down on our backs. In honor of the gorgeous weather, here are ten things to […]
