So, this is one of those pasta dishes that is so easy and takes just minutes more than the time it takes to boil the pasta to make.  Ther...

When it comes to scones, I'm pretty much a hoarder.  I've tried all sorts of flavor combinations and I love them all!  When my f...

Last summer my family and I made the long trek to Seattle to visit my brother and his family.  Near the end of our trip I was trying to t...

Have you ever seen Jaime Oliver's Food Revolution?  I love him and what he does with food.  This salad just screams Jaime Oliver; t...

'Tis the season for fresh garden tomatoes.  It's the time I look forward to every year! You can do so much with them.  I usual...

So, now that I've basically taken the whole summer off from blogging, I'm going to cram all the summer-luvin' food in your fa...

I love the simple and tasty.  I've said many times here on the blog that sometimes it amazes me how just a few very simple ingredie...

Silly camera is broken so today I bring you these peppers via iPad photo. That's just how we're rolling today.  Remember these p...

I thought this recipe deserved a re-post.  It has been on my blog since I began, in 2008, but didn't even have a photo or description...

I know, call me crazy, I have managed to get not one, but two posts up this crazy busy lovely summer! It is, however cherry season, and...

I can't believe it's been over a month since my last blog post! I kind of feel like a slacker but not really.  I'm not even k...

A few months ago for date night my husband and I went out to a local Thai restaurant.  We totally loved it!! Well I knew my husband alrea...

  When life gives you lemons you make lemonade right?  Well I say, when life gives you ugly chocolate cupcake you make trifle.  I hav...

Celebrating birthdays is just about one of my favorite things to celebrate.  Although my husband isn't much for...

 Who doesn't love a good muffin for breakfast once in a while? Unfortunately most muffins are so LOADED with sugar they c...

Hooray, it's pizza night at our house! This is one of my most beloved nights of the week.  Today I'm especially excited because I...

There are a few things that I remember eating growing up that will I will always remember my mom making for our family.  One is homemade ...

Although we have a lot of pancakes for breakfast and I pretty much make breakfast every morning,  crepes are still a delicious treat we v...

I remember reading about this soup sometime last year, maybe end of summer or fall.  It's from Mel's Kitchen Cafe.  She called ...

Oats, in some form or another, make their way onto our breakfast table at least 2-3 times a week.  While everyone is perfectly happy with...

So, sometimes I will make a meal just for my husband and I to enjoy, usually something that we don't have often, that the kids prob...

  So, years ago on the blog I did a few "how to" posts.  There weren't very many and it didn't last long.  Teachi...

Now I realize that we have just entered into what is now officially spring and here I am posting about soup.  But spring in Utah is CRAZY...

It's officially spring!!  I can't even convey how incredibly excited I am that winter is FINALLY over!  After being sick and cooped ...

Out of all the kitchen tools and gadgets I have, my crockpot is one of the most severely underused that I have.  I don't know why I u...