10th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – California Chili

10th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – California Chili

I must admit, I am sitting in a robe in Cancun. I’ve basked in the sun, worked out, and am sipping an a little tequila concoction before getting ready for dinner. Not too shabby of…

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Family Friday (vol. 103): The Things I “Think” I Did “Right”

Family Friday (vol. 103): The Things I “Think” I Did “Right”

All the air quotes in the world in that blog post title…and that’s not by mistake. Parenting is not for the weak. Kids are amazing, exhausting, precious, life-giving, and all so very different. There’s no…

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Old-Fashioned Baked Donuts

Old-Fashioned Baked Donuts

I am trying to get loose ends tied up – I’ve got 1 week and 1 day off from work coming up and I’m really ready for it. Cancun, here I come! I’ve got 4…

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Pumpkin Baked Ziti with Sage Sausage + Weekly Menu

Pumpkin Baked Ziti with Sage Sausage + Weekly Menu

This is the first weekend I’ve wanted to rip my hair out in quite some time. Little people and cold temperatures can be quite the experiment in parenting. I’m not a patient person. At all,…

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Family Friday (vol. 102): Here Come the Holidays!

Family Friday (vol. 102): Here Come the Holidays!

Work parties, hosting book club, holiday planning…where did fall go? My neighbor has had Christmas lights on for at least the past 2 weeks and I hope she doesn’t read my blog, because…seriously? She’s totally…

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad with Maple Butternut Squash, Pepitas, and Cranberries

Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad with Maple Butternut Squash, Pepitas, and Cranberries

Technology is great until it isn’t. I remember when I got my DSLR camera back in 2009/2010 and within a week, dropped it and shattered the SD card cover. I thought for sure the camera…

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