Creativity is Not a Hobby; it's a Way of Life!
Halloween is here and if your home is anything like ours, it’s going to be overflowing with candy. It seems like such a waste to throw it out but what can you do with leftover Halloween candy? What to Do with Leftover Halloween Candy: 10 Great Ideas 1) Use it in baking (the holidays are […]
Did you wonder what happened to me and the weekly meal plan? I was away for a few weeks in Arkansas for my niece’s wedding and after taking a little “recovery” time, we are back into our routine and ready to roll! Meal planning makes such a difference in our week. I found that without […]
This simple delicious sweet potato gnocchi recipe is easy to make & a yummy addition to your meal plan. The optional cilantro pine nut pesto sauce takes it to the next level! I first tried gnocchi about 5 years ago. Well, no, that’s not entirely true. I remember buying a package of it when I […]
I love pesto sauce. Any kind of pesto sauce! But this cilantro pine nut pesto sauce recipe is one of my favorites. It’s delicious over pasta, gnocchi, poached eggs, chicken, tacos – you’ve GOT to try it on my sweet potato gnocchi. The flavors complement each other beautifully! Pesto is one of those really great […]
This Pumpkin Ravioli is delicious and a great fall recipe for utilizing the pumpkin harvest. It freezes well too so you can make extra and put some away for another day. Ingredients: 1 cup pureed pumpkin 1 T. butter, cut up into little bits 1 1/2 tsp cornmeal 1 tsp sage (fresh, dried and crumbled […]
Over the years, our Thanksgiving celebration has taken on several different forms. Sometimes it’s a huge extended family celebration, sometimes a small family gathering, and there have even been a few years where I spent the holiday alone. Needless to say, our menu has adjusted accordingly. We have had years where we served both a […]
Being an introvert, I have a love-hate relationship with entertaining. I do enjoy having some friends and family over now and then but what I don’t enjoy is making such a big fuss that then I can’t enjoy spending time with them. That’s why when I have a party, I really like to serve foods […]
Are you kids crazy about making crafts? My daughter always was and the holidays were a time when she was pretty much desperate to craft all the time. (I wonder who she got that from?) Of course, I was always testing ideas for my art lessons at school too so it was a win-win situation […]
Welcome to the happiest time of year – appetizer season! Okay, okay, I’m joking – kind of. But I do love holiday entertaining time because appetizers just make me happy. I’ll choose savory over sweet 99% of the time and often make whole meals of just appetizers. So, all the tasty little tidbits served over […]
To say that I collect nutcrackers would be an understatement. I have over 100 of them. It all started when my dad (Walter) took me to the ballet and I became immediately enchanted. It’s one of the things I shared with my students at the beginning of each new school year as we got to […]
