Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Flowers in the Park, Perfect Weather, Hair Washing, Paid vs. Unpaid Work Hi Friends! Happy Labor Day Weekend! I hope you are all having a glorious weekend, spending it with friends, family, and loved ones. That’s what it’s all about! I have been working and am pretty beat but did trek around Balboa Park with Scott and Skylar. The weather has been perfect. 76F with a light breeze and the skies have been crystal blue...

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Great Grub Here’s some of the great grub that caught my eye this week in bloggieland. Jenna’s Homemade Chai Lattes Ari’s Layered Cous Cous Eggplant and Zucchini Casserole Adriana’s Peanut Butter Popcorn Helen’s Rosemary Roasted Radishes Marla’s Avocado Scones – Vegan & GF Kath’s Grilled Asparagus Frittata White on Rice’s Rhubard Strawberry Crumb Bars Jenn’s Chicken Fiesta Tacos Maria’s Strawberry Mango Salsa Jessica’s Mango Guacamole...

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Happy Fourth of July Happy 4th to everyone celebrating and a belated Canada Day to all those who just celebrated that holiday. I wrote a 15 Red, White, and Blue Recipes post a few days ago. Today I don’t have anything earth-shattering because I’m not throwing any parties for the holiday or making any more red, white, and blue food today. However, I bet if you made Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies and added a couple drops of red food coloring to the dough before baking them, you’d have a perfect red dessert for the holiday....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Hemp in the Mail, Protein Powder, Free Time Hi Friends! How is your weekend going so far? It’s a gorgeous day here and I plan to get outside and go for a nice power walk with Scott and Skylar. Can’t wait to hit publish and get off my computer! Ever gotten any hemp in the mail? Not that kind . If you missed the Medical Marijuana post , check it out....

Home › Recipe Index › Soups Loaded Baked Potato Soup Loaded Baked Potato Soup — In this loaded baked potato soup, potatoes are baked until tender before being simmered with garlic, milk, cheese, sour cream, bacon, and green onions. Stovetop Loaded Baked Potato Soup Loaded Baked Potato Soup Ingredients How to Make Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe FAQs What to Serve with Baked Potato Soup Storage Instructions Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe More Easy Potato Soup Recipes: Stovetop Loaded Baked Potato Soup This easy baked potato soup has everything I love about baked potatoes, but in soup form....

Home › Recipe Index › Dessert Loaded Unicorn Bark Loaded Unicorn Bark – Forget about that drink you missed out on and make this EASY white chocolate bark in 5 minutes!! It’s LOADED with pretzels, peanut butter cups, marshmallows, and sprinkles! Guaranteed to put a SMILE on everyone’s face!! Did you try the unicorn frappuccino? My daughter was dying to try it and while I thought it was ‘okay’, both she and both agree that this unicorn bark is much superior....

Home › Recipe Index › 30-Minute Meals Mandarin Orange Chicken Stir Fry Mandarin Chicken Stir Fry — An EASY Asian stir fry with tender chicken, juicy oranges, and veggies!! Skip takeout and make this ONE skillet recipe that’s ready in 15 minutes and perfect for busy weeknights!! One Skillet Mandarin Chicken Stir-Fry When I was a kid I used to love mandarin oranges. I haven’t eaten many since childhood, but this easy orange chicken stir-fry recipe that’s ready in 15 minutes brings back great memories....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Pina Colada Dip I love it when I can drink a pina colada. Or eat one. This dip tastes remarkably like a pina colada and it takes two minutes to make, has three ingredients, and it’s vegan and gluten free. Do I have your attention? In a sea of pumpkin cakes , pumpkin cookies , roasted vegetable soup , and other fall-inspired food , I figured I’d turn seasonally appropriate on it’s head and make this dip....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Powder As I mentioned in my last post, I received a lot of mail and packages in the almost 3 weeks we were away in Aruba. Including many magazines and catalogs. Here are just a few. I know I’ve turned into a photography geek when I’d rather look at my (first) B & H Photo Video catalog with all things camera stuff than VS stuff....

Home › Recipe Index › Dessert › Candy & Treats Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Cups Happy Monday Bloggie Friends! How are you today? How was your weekend? Mine was great! Let me count the ways. Some of the cool things included getting together with fellow blogger Madeline, like I mentioned I would be . Here’s a few pics from our coffee outing. Skylar with me today and 2 year olds generally last about 3....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Rising Food & Grocery Prices The week flew by in a blur-like state since returning home from Aruba . The combination of almost 3 weeks away, let lag, returning home and starting work on a Friday last week, which is an odd day to start work again, all made this week seem surreal. However, I’ve had a few great runs outdoors this week....

Home › Recipe Index › Entrees › Slow Cooker Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Slow Cooker Pulled Pork — 😍🙌🎉 The EASIEST recipe for pulled pork, because your Crock-Pot does all the work for you! Set it and forget it for this AMAZING pulled pork that’s super flavorful and so tender and juicy! Great for pulled pork sandwiches and tacos! Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe Ingredients in Slow Cooker Pulled Pork How to Make Pulled Pork in a Crock-Pot How to Tell When Slow Cooker Pulled Pork is Done What Is the Best Cut of Meat for Pulled Pork?...

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Thursday Things Time for a few Thursday Things . A few eye-catching and noteworthy items this week include: Rancho La Puerta in Baja California, Mexico. Less than 90 minutes south of San Diego. They have everything from cooking classes to spa treatments, massage, Reiki, acupuncture Yoga classes, mountain hikes, and more. Not that far from San Diego and they do have some day trips/day classes....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Turbo Mode I have been in Turbo Mode this week. Between working full time, single parenting many days of the month because Scott travels for his work, and just getting my errands ran, my blog tended to, food made, clothes washed, butts wiped , and finding time for a great meetup with a wonderful friend , I have been rushing around in fifth gear all week....

Home › Recipe Index › Dessert › Ice Cream & Frozen Treats Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Coffee Softserve, Packing, Stress Before Big Events? Hi Bloggie Friends! How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun or exciting ? I began packing for the move back to San Diego. Nothing like a bunch of dusty random things like extension cords and light bulbs and my drawers-full of kitchen gadgets that all needs to find it’s way into boxes....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes Weekend Start I hope your weekend is getting off to a good start. On Saturday, mine is likely going to include some baking I love to bake and create… …But hate doing the dishes and kitchen cleanup. Then again, who says, ‘Oh, I just love doing dirty dishes.’ I’ll be unrolling my yoga mat at home and working on some of my yoga goals...

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes 20 Peanut Butter Recipes for National Peanut Butter Cookie Day June 12 is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day and since I love peanut butter, this is a perfect holiday. 20 favorite recipes using peanut butter: Balls & Bites Pretzel Peanut Caramel Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Truffles – salty and sweet, crunchy and smooth. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites (No-Bake, Vegan, GF) – Cookie dough never gets old Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies (No-Bake, Vegan, GF) – another version of peanut butter cookie dough without oats Breads & Bars...

Home › Recipe Index › Extras 5 Fun and Timeless Thanksgiving Traditions Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather family and friends around to reflect, count your blessings and, of course, stuff your face. It’s a time to savor the bounty of our lives from the dining table loaded with food to a happy home filled with loved ones and it’s a time to indulge in the traditions that make every Thanksgiving memorable....

Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes A Few Trinkets Remember the other day I was wondering if I should go back for this platter ? Well, I never made it back for that platter. Instead, I was walking past my neighborhood thrift store and couldn’t resist spending a whopping $7.50 on a few of trinkets. Item 1: Wood. It’s about the size of my outstretched palm. It will be perfect for photographing things like Chocolate Coconut Kale Chips...

Home › Recipe Index › Air Fryer Air Fryer Meatloaf Air Fryer Meatloaf — 😋🎉 Learn how to make AMAZING meatloaf in your air fryer! It cooks in half the time that it does in the oven, has perfectly crisped edges, and the interior stays juicy and moist! I use ground turkey or ground chicken to keep it HEALTHIER but ground pork, ground sausage, or ground beef can be used! Oven baking instructions also provided....