This quick and easy Dirty Rice recipe makes a filling side dish or it can be served as a main dish too! This Dirty Rice recipe was originally posted on Dine & Dish October 2010. Photos and some text were updated April 2021. I have a confession to make. Let me tell ‘ya…if I didn’t…
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A Messed Up Life (Recipe: Southern Buttermilk Biscuits)
If you are looking for an easy yet tender and flavorful southern buttermilk biscuits recipe, this is the one for you! Throwback post: Originally posted May 12, 2010. Pictures updated March 8, 2021. The post and buttermilk biscuits recipe remain the same. Well, it’s official. That future therapy fund for my kids that I have…
Crispy Chickpea Pantry Pasta Recipe
This Crispy Chickpea Pantry Pasta recipe is a simple, vegetarian dish full of wonderful flavors and textures. This week I’ve become hooked on the Bon Appetit TV channel. Leah and I are cat-sitting for some friends and this is the only channel we can figure out how to watch on their complex TV system, and…
11 Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump
October 2020 was the BEST reading month ever for me. If you are looking to get out of a reading slump, check out the book reviews below! 2020 hasn’t been my best reading year so far. I’ve been distracted and have had a hard time connecting with a lot of the books I’ve read. I…
Copycat Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe
Pumpkin Pancakes, just like the ones they serve at your favorite local pancake house. But now you can make them right at home with this recipe! This pumpkin pancakes recipe was originally posted on Dine & Dish on 12/23/2008. I gave it new life with fresh photos on 11/5/2020. I seem to be out of…
5 Must Read Books August 2020 Part 1
August 2020 was a great reading month for me. Here are reviews of the 5 of the 9 books I read this month, all 4 and 5-star reviews, which is really unusual! Part 2 will be coming soon. Since the pandemic began, I’ve had such a hard time concentrating on books. I’m reading a lot…
Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie Recipe
This Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie Recipe is an incredibly easy breakfast using fresh fruit. Kid favorite! It’s that time of year where the kids are wanting to eat ALL THE THINGS. Home for the summer, they have expectations to be fed breakfast, lunch and dinner. Often times I can get away with telling them to grab…
Double Strawberry Donuts Recipe
Strawberry Donuts with Strawberry Glaze are a wonderful way to use up some of those ripe and juicy spring strawberries! Our very first “no longer in shelter in place activity” was to go strawberry picking! There’s a local farm we love that has a great reservation system in place to keep social distancing possible. We…
Chocolate Sheet Cake with Fluffy Chocolate Frosting
A delicious and easy chocolate sheet cake recipe with fluffy chocolate frosting! Dear friends, I’ve been needing to write, wondering how you all are doing and holding up during this crazy time in history. We are currently at 1 month of “shelter in place” and my kids have been amazing. I, on the other hand,…
January 2020 Book Reviews – 11 Books of Different Genres
Here are detailed reviews of the 11 books I read in January! January was a great reading month for me. I read 11 books – and although they weren’t all 5 star reads, they definitely kept me interested in turning the pages. From fantasy fiction (which is definitely not a genre I read much) to…
