When I was 12 years old, my mom let me loose in the kitchen to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies on my very own. I followed the classic recipe on the back of the Nestle Chocolate Chip bag. I mixed the wet ingredients together and as the directions said to do, I sifted…
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Boredom (Recipe: Southwest Black Bean and Corn Dip)
Boredom… one of the many things that kids complain about during the summer months. When I was growing up, I said the words “Mom, this is boring” so often that my mom threatened to ground me for life if I said it again. Being the clever kid I was, I got out the Thesaurus and…
Keeping it Sunny (Recipe: Blueberry Sunrise Muffins)
Would you like to know what happened to me while I was at church yesterday? I was sitting in mass when my 3 year old told me she needed to go potty. I took her back to the ladies restroom, she did her thing, I bent down to help her pull up her panties and…
Lazy Days (Recipe: Eggadilla Breakfast Quesadilla)
This Eggadilla Breakfast Quesadilla recipe is a simple breakfast for those mornings on the go! I am typically an early riser. Not necessarily because I want to be but because I have been forced to be by a husband who chooses to go to work at 5:30am and kiddos who somehow inherited some insane…
Meet the Bloggers Interview #1 (Recipe: Effortless Egg Rolls)
This is the first in a series of interviews that will be running a couple of times a week on Dine & Dish. In conjunction with Adopt a Blogger, I will be introducing you to the Adopt a Blogger #3 matches and giving you a little peek into their adoption experience. I hope you will…
The Need to Feed (Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits)
I love summertime…absolutely love it. I love having my kids home. I love the warm weather, the sunshine, and the impromptu neighborhood gatherings that happen when we are all hanging outside. I love not having to be any place in particular by 8am…lazy mornings of snuggling in bed and reading books before we all get…
Wishes Growing Up (Recipe Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry)
When I was growing up, we lived in the country, 3 miles south of a very small town. Most all of my friends lived in town. I was always so jealous of the conveniences my friends had because of the fact that they lived in town. They could walk to each others homes to hang…
Tasty Tilapia Recipe
This tasty Tilapia Recipe can be your ultimate “fast food” on a busy weeknight! Make it today and turn even your pickiest of fish eaters into fans! I’ve been blogging for close to 3 years now and apparently I haven’t learned a darn thing in the time that I have been doing this. One of…
Music Slideshow – Pictures from the Week
Welcome to the World! from Kristen Doyle on Vimeo. Remember, if you are in Kansas or Missouri, I’d appreciate your vote!
Leah Katherine – Welcome to the Family!
For those of you who don’t already know through Facebook or Twitter, Leah Katherine joined our family on Monday, May 11th at 7:47pm. She weighed a healthy 8 pounds 12 ounces and is 20 inches long. The best words we heard that night was that she was a “healthy” baby girl. Such a relief and…
