Over a decade ago my mother in-law bought me the Better Homes and Gardens America’s Best-Loved Community Recipes cookbook. It’s honestly the best cookbook I’ve ever owned. Every single recipe we’ve ever tried in it has been a favorite, from…
Rachael recently attended a huge church teen event that had a Chili Cook-Off, and she informed me that not only did I need to make chili more often, but I needed to try making different kinds of chili. Fair enough.…
About ten years ago I went to a church event at a woman named Muriel’s house, and she served this dessert. I got the recipe, and it has been The Dessert we make whenever we have company. …
If you’ve ever eaten at Chef Mickey’s, Crystal Palace, or Tusker House at Disney World, you probably know how fun Mickey Mouse waffles can be. But unfortunately, most of us don’t live at Disney World, so how are we…
Part of the fun of going to Disney World is the anticipation. Whenever we have a Disney trip planned, our family spends months preparing for it by watching videos, reading restaurant reviews, and buying unique things that we need for…
Several years ago when I had to be hospitalized for a while, I passed quite a bit of time watching the Food Network. (It struck as ironic at the time that here I was watching all these cooking shows when…
When my oldest child was a year old and I was pregnant with my second child, we did a much-needed remodeling of our kitchen. My husband insisted that the new appliances — a dishwasher and microwave — be stainless steel.…
Benjamin, my youngest, turned ten this week. Definitely a milestone of sorts in being a parent to have everybody officially in the double-digits. We had a party at the house, where his friends mostly ran around in the yard playing croquet,…
A Minnie Mouse waffle maker is an easy and fairly inexpensive kitchen tool that can help create endless fun family breakfasts. Whether you’re building anticipation for a future Disney trip, wanting to preserve fond memories of a past trip,…
We decided it was about time we got Rebecca into a cooking class, and were happy to find one for her age group this past Saturday. The theme was “A Taste of Greece.” It sounds like the three-hour class was…
