Old Fashioned Banana Pudding Ice Cream is like having your favorite pudding as a cool, frozen treat! First of all today, I’m going to tell you that this is probably the most amazing homemade ice cream I have ever tasted. Ever. In my life. It was so good that I had to have neighbor kids…
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Heat it Up {Recipe: Beer Bread}
“>Pin It You’ll have to excuse the inappropriateness of this post. I fully understand your position.. it’s 100 zillion degrees outside and the last thing you want to be tempted with is something that requires you to turn on your oven. Baking. In the heat of the summer. Who does that? I do! And you…
Weekday Breakfasts {Recipe: Protein Packed Breakfast Scramble}
It’s that time of year again… the time where if you’ll look back over my blogging history, you’ll notice a little dip in emotion in August. I seem to enter a sort of depressed stuporish state of mind. Why oh why does August seem to come out of nowhere, each and every year? Seems like…
Family Vacation Road Trip Snack Kit for Kids
“>Pin It We’re going on a road trip… Actually, we’re headed out on our family vacation at the YMCA or The Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado with a stop at The Four Seasons in Denver along the way. This equates to fine times ahead, but a long, 10+ hour car ride to get there. Long…
Recipe: 4 Ingredient Oreo Ice Cream
Oreo Ice Cream recipe from the Savory Sweet Life Cookbook. I’ve been sitting on this cookbook for a couple of months now. Not because I don’t like it. Quite the contrary. The Savory Sweet Life Cookbook is a gorgeous book, full of wonderful stories accompanied by family-friendly, unique recipes.
Then There Were Two {Recipe: Cherry Poke Cake Cocktail}
Nick and I just got back from enjoying a kid-free vacation in Park City, Utah… the first we’ve shared in over 6 years. In 6 years time, it is pretty easy to forget all the reasons you fell in love with your spouse in the first place. I definitley knew I still loved my husband,…
Homemade Root Beer Flavored Sno Cone Syrup Recipe
It’s about this time each year that I start to get that uneasy feeling about summer being close to over. We have one month left before my kids go back to school, and I know and don’t like how fast that last month of summer speeds by. We’re doing an ok job getting through our…
A Month Long Pancake Party {Recipe: Bananas Foster Pancakes}
It’s no secret that I am a fan of pancakes (even more, the different syrups that go on top of pancakes!). When Rachel from the blog Rachel Cooks announced that she was devoting the entire month of July to pancakes and asked me to participate, I knew this was one event I didn’t want to…
FoodieCrush Magazine – Summer Issue Feature!
You may remember a few months back when Heidi, from FoodieCrush, had a little video interview with me on her site. We had so much fun, Heidi asked if I would be interested in being featured in the summer issue of her magazine. Of course, I said yes! I’m excited to announce that the FoodieCrush…
California Avocado 4th of July Blast Recipe Roundup
Dara and I asked for your best California Avocado recipes and you all delivered! With over 100 California Avocado recipes linked up, we say this was one successful party. Thank you to everyone who submitted a recipe… as someone who craves avocados just about every day, I am excited to have some new recipes to…

















