7th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Smokey Chipotle Chili with Ranch Sour Cream + Weekly Menu

7th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Smokey Chipotle Chili with Ranch Sour Cream + Weekly Menu

As hubby and I were watching the Illinois vs Northwestern football game last weekend while visiting his family for Thanksgiving, it suddenly struck me that it was the last game of the season. Because, ya…

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20-Minute Cranberry Orange Stir Fry + Weekly Menu

20-Minute Cranberry Orange Stir Fry + Weekly Menu

I’ve probably shared before that I have a blog crush on Half Baked Harvest. I go to Tieghan’s blog and just lust over everything she makes and am insanely jealous of her skill when it…

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Bruschetta Baked Shrimp

Bruschetta Baked Shrimp

With the flip of a switch (literally, overnight), winter has arrived in Michigan. We more-or-less skipped fall altogether and our temperatures have plummeted from the 60’s to the 30’s. I didn’t think I hated the…

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Family Friday (vol. 36): Breastfeeding, Round 2 and Our “New” Schedule

Family Friday (vol. 36): Breastfeeding, Round 2 and Our “New” Schedule

Breastfeeding my older daughter was very differed from breastfeeding my youngest. I have to wonder if some of it isn’t related to their birth stories. My oldest, Shea, was born after 24 hours of labor, 3…

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7th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #3 – Lyndsay’s Chili

7th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #3 – Lyndsay’s Chili

It’s going to be 66 and sunny tomorrow. On NOVEMBER 17th…in MICHIGAN. And I have to work. Waaah. I most definitely took maternity leave at the right time (even though I complained non-stop about being…

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Cranberry Bacon Bleu Salad + Weekly Menu

Cranberry Bacon Bleu Salad + Weekly Menu

I think I shared that when demo started on our kitchen, 3 days after I got out of the hospital after delivering Piper, I nearly had a mental breakdown. There were tears and moments of…

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