Don’t ask me why this is called Cowboy Caviar because I have no idea. What I do know though is that it is yummy. I got the recipe from my sister in law Jayna who fixed it for Grandma and Grandpa Wilkes’ 80th birthday party a few years ago. It has become a favorite summer [...]
Cranberry Brie Pizza
November 19, 2008 By 10 Comments
Note: Today I did a guest post over at Makes and Takes It is a very fun site that shares great craft ideas and other fun things to do at home with your kids. Be sure and check it out. I shared my Easy Apple Pie recipe – a great mom/child project for the kitchen! Appetizers [...]
Apple Dip
October 8, 2008 By 22 Comments
Last week I opened my front door and found my friend Dawn standing at my door with this darling basket in her hand. A cute little basket filled with all the ingredients to make her yummy Apple Dip. Dawn and I met in the costume shop at the high school where our daughters performed together in [...]
Bruschetta – Tomato Time
September 10, 2008 By 12 Comments
I’ve been having to do some readjusting to my cooking this week. Now that we only have one child at home I am finding I am making too much food! For dinner last night I cut the recipe in half and still had enough leftovers for another meal! Yikes! One plus is my grocery bill should [...]
Smoked Salmon Spread – Barefoot Bloggers
July 24, 2008 By 6 Comments
This is my second recipe as part of the Barefoot Blogger group. One more recipe down towards my goal of cooking my way through the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks. I have to perfectly honest – I did not want to make this dish. In fact I was considering using one of my “free passes” and skipping [...]
Pita Chips – Friday Favorite
May 9, 2008 By 4 Comments
This week’s Friday favorite is being posted by popular request. I served these yummy pita chips at a scrapbooking retreat I hosted last weekend at the beach. The girls loved them and requested that I post the recipe on the blog! I got the recipe from my friend Cherilyn when she served them at a [...]
Appetizers – Beach Babe Style
February 27, 2008 By 4 Comments
For our annual Beach Babe and their Boys Valentine dinner I prepared some of my favorite “stand by” appetizers. Ones I know everyone will love. Above picture – The Beach Babes enjoying my appetizers. One of our beach babes Patrice was visiting her sick daddy so wasn’t with us – we missed you Patrice! [...]
