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Homemade Egg Noodles

Homemade Egg Noodles

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, 

Frosted Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bites

Frosted Eggnog Sugar Cookie Bites

Can you believe how close Christmas is? The bad thing about having a late Thanksgiving is that you don’t have as much time to prepare for Christmas. I start my shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday (all done online, I work for a deals 

Preventing Another Hospital Stay: Why I Choose to Vaccinate

Preventing Another Hospital Stay: Why I Choose to Vaccinate

When my daughter Willa was born she inhaled meconium during labor. She had to be in the NICU for 6 days before we could bring her home. In all of our first pictures of her, she was hooked up to breathing tubes, feeding tubes, oxygen, 

Super Simple and Fast Spaghetti Sauce

Super Simple and Fast Spaghetti Sauce

I am not exaggerating when I say that I make this super simple and fast spaghetti sauce once per week. My 2-year-old, almost 1-year-old, and my husband love this and always request it. Willa calls it ba-shetty and I hope that never changes. Plus, at 

One-Pan Creamy Garlic Parmesan Shells

One-Pan Creamy Garlic Parmesan Shells

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 

Rosemary and Garlic Drop Biscuits

Rosemary and Garlic Drop Biscuits

There is nothing I love more than BISCUITS. Okay, actually I do love mac and cheese more than biscuits, but they are definitely my second favorite food. This recipe for rosemary garlic drop biscuits is a super simple and quick biscuit recipe. You just mix 

Creamy Bacon and Gruyère Orzo

Creamy Bacon and Gruyère Orzo

If you know me, you know I love, love, LOVE pasta and cheese. Macaroni and cheese is my absolute favorite food and I could eat it every day without getting sick of it, but I still like to try making new recipes with my favorite 

Creamy Feta Mac and Cheese

Creamy Feta Mac and Cheese

It’s not news that I love mac and cheese. It is also becoming Willa, my oldest daughter’s, favorite food and I am both proud but also worried she will only want to eat mac and cheese for the rest of her life like her mama.