LAUREN WASHER

Today I would like to introduce to you my younger sister, Sherri, who blogs over at Life of a Wife.  She is a wonderful sister, daughter, wife, aunt, photographer, cook, and friend.  Just about a month ago she and her husband moved to a town about 2 hours away from us, so I am loving the fact that one of…

Yesterday I took a trip to pick up my inlaws from the airport, which is about 2 hours from our house.  I knew we wouldn’t be getting back until right before dinner time, so I needed to have dinner pretty much ready.  So, I did what any other girl would do:  I called my mom to get her tried and…

This series ’31 Days of Fall from the Kitchen’ has been really fun for me to do, as it keeps me on my toes in the kitchen, trying to come up with great fall recipes for you.  However, it’s been a challenge lately, because our weather has gotten back up into the 90’s!  It doesn’t really feel like fall here,…

Butternut Squash is a classic fall produce item.  We actually grew it in our garden this year, but it was somewhat overcrowded by other items, and worms got into most of it.  We did enjoy some roasted butternut squash, though.  Wondering what it looks like? source You’ve probably seen it at the grocery store or Farmer’s Market, and at this…

Our small group at church is in charge of providing breakfast for Sunday School during the month of October.  It’s been fun to come up with different things to bring each week that will hopefully be devoured by everyone in attendance.  This bread was devoured.  In fact, afterward, I found one of the Deacons finishing off the last bits of…

Yesterday after church, a friend and I combined ingredients we had on hand and made this yummy stew!  One of the things I love about soups/stews, is that just about anything (within reason) can be put together into a pot and ends up tasting amazing.  It’s a quick and simple way to get a hearty meal, for little cost. We…

Please, accept my apologies for not posting over the weekend!  If you’re a regular reader, you know that I normally only post during the week, so sometimes doing one on the weekends for my series is a challenge.  This weekend was especially packed, so I haven’t even been on the computer for more than about 5 minutes since Friday.  Don’t…

Today I have a special treat for you (in more ways than one), as we have a guest post from one of the awesome ladies behind my sponsor, The Blue Ladybug.  I was so excited when Mary Beth agreed to guest post here, as it was a rather last minute request on my part, because I was confident that whatever…

Did you know that with just a few extra ingredients you can turn a can of tomato soup into restaurant style tomato soup?  And, come on, once you pass those youthful years, put away the American cheese slices and fix some grown up, adult style, dare I say gourmet, grilled cheese. Tomato SoupPrintable Version 2 cans condensed tomato soup3 tablespoons…

Do you ever just want a dessert that you can throw together in about 5 minutes without having to exert much brain power or even energy?  Most chocolate cakes don’t fit that, but I have a recipe for you today that only requires three basic skills:  an ability to measure ingredients, an ability to pour, and an ability to stir.…