I don't know about you, but as a kid I have a memory of those big tin buckets filled with three different kinds of popcorn- cheesy popcorn, butter & salt…
ShandraOctober 2, 2010
How did my hopes of an "easy" meal turn out to be so gourmet? I often ask myself why do I do this when my kids don't even appreciate…
ShandraSeptember 28, 2010
This past few weeks I have spent many hours in the kitchen doing some yearly canning. My garden tomatoes have become ripe, so it was time to bottle several quarts…
ShandraSeptember 21, 2010
I am a HUGE fan of anything lemon. Since I was a young girl I have always loved anything with a lemon flavor or sour twist. In fact, as a…
ShandraSeptember 7, 2010
WARNING! This post may cause you to gain a few extra pounds! The yogurt syrup is SO good you may just have to drink it...causing you to consume more calories…
ShandraAugust 29, 2010
One of my all-time favorite restaurants is Texas Road House. They have two side dishes that I equally LOVE! Smothered Sweet Potatoes and Smothered Mashed Potatoes. I am a mashed…
ShandraAugust 24, 2010
Is there anything better than garden tomatoes and fresh basil? In our house my husband is an "Italian food man" and he has trained us all that those two items…
ShandraAugust 21, 2010
My father-in-law LOVES oatmeal raisin cookies so every year I search for the very BEST recipe to make him for his birthday. I think I ound it perfectly this year!…
ShandraAugust 19, 2010
My friend Jamie has one of the cutest food blogs around! She began blogging not very long ago but her personality and food pictures are just adorable!! Here is one…
ShandraAugust 18, 2010
This salsa is amazing and pairs perfectly with this recipe for Mexican Crescent Squares! Healthy and delicious. Black Bean Avocado Salsa 2 cans black beans (drained and rinsed)2 avocados2 c.…
ShandraAugust 11, 2010
I have been on the hunt for the last several years for my all-time-favorite-chewiest-softest-delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe. Thanks to my sweet Aunt Kath, I think I have found it!…
ShandraAugust 4, 2010
Quite a few of our followers requested the Chicken Pot Pie recipe from a previous post. This was slightly difficult for me because I never use a recipe to make…
ShandraJuly 26, 2010
Do words like maltodextrin, guanylate, inosinate, monosodium glutamate, scare you? I am far from the healthiest person in the world, but I have to admit ingredients like these even scare…
ShandraJuly 14, 2010
I am a sucker for a good breakfast. It could be part of my sweet tooth problem, but breakfast food is some of my favorites! It is kind of sad…
ShandraJuly 12, 2010
Do you ever buy cereal that you know darn well your children won't eat, but it is such a good deal you buy it anyway? Knowing my addiction to getting…
ShandraJuly 9, 2010
The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays! Our family packs the weekend of the 4th with some of our favorite traditions--parades, fireworks, plenty of BBQ's, 4th…
ShandraJuly 7, 2010
On Friday night last week I received a text message from my husband that said, "Did you have time to make a yummy treat for my party tonight?" I laughed…
ShandraJune 30, 2010
Happy Birthday to Papi! (Does anyone else have an eight year old boy as happy as mine?? Hehe! Teenage years, here we come!) It was my Dad's 57th birthday the…
ShandraJune 18, 2010
Hawaiian Haystacks is a family tradition that I remembered being started from my Grandma. The reason this meal was so loved by all of the grandchildren was because of the…
ShandraJune 8, 2010
