Valentine's day is quickly approaching. My ideal Valentine's Day is full of chocolatey goodness and a delicious dinner. The quickest way to my heart is definitely delicious food. My all-time favorite Valentine's Day celebrations were back in the days of elementary school. Way back when the holiday didn't mean much more than red and pink crafts made with construction paper and ...
Winter Chicken Noodle Soup
It's been so cold and snowy here, it makes me want to hibernate all season long. Some nights you just have to give in, stay inside in the warmth of your home, cuddle up on your couch for a Doctor Who marathon and enjoy some hot chicken noodle soup. Nothing hits the spot better than from scratch chicken noodle soup in these cold winter months I've been making this chicken noodle ...
Egg Pasta From Scratch
Grandma always makes the best chicken noodle soup, we always beg her to make it when we're not feeling well. Sometimes we nag her for it just because it's so delicious, and no one makes it like Grandma. My favorite part of her homemade soup has always been the egg pasta from scratch. These egg noodles are the absolute perfect addition to any soup. My grandma and I had quite a ...
Raspberry Hot Cocoa
So it's kind of cold outside. Here in Wisconsin Aliceana and I are staying indoors. It's definitely going to be a lazy Sunday (and Monday and Tuesday) full of blanket forts, Netflix marathons, and raspberry hot cocoa. I made my own hot cocoa recipe, and you'll never guess how simple it is! All you need is sugar, cocoa powder, and milk. The hot cocoa you buy in the store has 10+ ...
From Scratch Baked Meatballs
Spaghetti is one of the staple dinners in our house, we have it about every other week. Spaghetti wouldn't be the same without great baked meatballs. Spaghetti is one of the greatest meals ever for so many reasons. It makes the best leftovers and lots of them! It's full of delicious pasta. It's super cheap to make. The entire family loves spaghetti. When I make spaghetti I ...
Simple French Onion Soup Recipe
AJ loves french onion soup, it's not my favorite soup in the world, but I get it. (My favorite is chicken dumpling from a little family owned diner, it's the best and I could eat it every day. So I understand his obsession with french onion soup. Being the awesome wife that I am, I decided to figure out how to make french onion soup at home. We had homemade beef broth, so ...
Gluten Free Pretzel Crusted Chicken Tenders
Have you ever tried gluten free pretzels? Even if you're not gluten intolerant, they're amazing. In fact, after trying gluten free pretzels I will never be able to enjoy regular pretzels as much. gluten free pretzels are made extra crunchy and so delicious. They are definitely one of my favorite snacks. Naturally, I had to make a recipe using these delicious pretzels. I decided ...
Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
The holidays are...here? Oh boy, I'm not prepared for this time of the year. I am prepared for baking, I'm always prepared for baking. There's something great about being cozy in the kitchen while it's snowy and freezing outside. Today I'm all about the "Cook Cooks" that's how my daughter lovingly refers to cookies (and any snack food really.) AJ has the best chocolate chip ...
Gift Basket Shopping and Cupcake Batter Cookies
A great sophisticated gift basket can be so easy to pull off, I’ll walk you through my gift basket building strategy. First, I brainstorm at home and before leaving for the store I need a game plan going in. I decided a cupcake holiday themed gift basket would be extremely fun to give to a friend, I know I would love to receive a cupcake themed basket! I knew my basket ...
Spicy Garlic Parmesan Roasted Green Beans
Someone in our house just won't eat their vegetables, they grab a helping every time and they never clean their plate. They might even pawn off their vegetables to the dogs under the table when no one's looking. Ok, yeah I'm talking about myself, you caught me. I'm not a fan of vegetables, I'm so picky and it kills AJ a little bit. He grew up on a farm and can't get enough ...
How to help RMHC
As a Ronald McDonald House Charity ambassador and a parent who stayed at a Ronald McDonald House Charity, I'm a little bit passionate about this charity. If you follow me on any form of social media you probably saw me promote the Give A Hand promotion last week. We still have a couple days to donate to the Ronald McDonald House Charity at McDonald's! Go buy some fries and ...