cooking, baking, and a home in the making
The cold weather finally made an appearance here in WV and I’m sort of okay with it. I wish it had been colder for Christmas, but we had an amazing New Years trip to Canaan Valley and stayed in a cabin with some friends and …
We decided to stay in West Virginia this year for the holidays and although I definitely missed seeing my family, I think it was the right decision for us. We traveled back to MI so many times these past few months preparing for the wedding …
Hopefully, by now you know how much I love pasta and cheese. These creamy garlic parmesan shells are a little twist on a mac and cheese recipe and are the perfect side dish for your summer grilling adventures. I use a simple white sauce and …
Do you ever make your own jarred sauces? I made this Roasted Red Pepper Pesto and jarred it up to keep in my fridge. It didn’t last long though! I used it to make this red pepper pesto pasta and will have to make another batch …
Ben decided to start eating low carb during our last visit home because my dad and stepmom are trying it and seeing some results! I’ve been eating low carb dinners with him recently, and you’ll probably see some recipes pop up here and there on …
Considering how much I absolutely love and adore pasta, I’m surprised that I’ve never attempted homemade pasta myself. I was doing a little research and found out that there really aren’t too many ingredients and it really didn’t look all that hard to make it, …
Can I just ask how it is just now Thursday? I don’t know if I’m just excited for the holiday weekend or the fact that Melia is visiting me this weekend (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), but this week has just crawled by. I also noticed just last week …
When I started working from home, I definitely still bought myself Lean Cuisines and other frozen goodies at the store for lunch. Now, 6 months in, I’ve started actually cooking myself lunch because it really (truly!) does not take that much longer. I realize not …