When Summer was living in Nashville, one of our favorite spots was Franklin Juice Company. They have the best açaí bowls!! Since Summer is no longer in Nashville, we had to learn to make our own homemade version. It is yummy. Give it a try. açaí bowl: 2 Sambazon Açaí Original Blend Superfruit FROZEN smoothie… Continue reading Best Homemade Açaí Bowl
We recently invested in a Vitamix blender. We luv it and have had fun experimenting in the kitchen. One of our favorite new concoctions is homemade tomato soup. We played with the recipe, and decided this combination is our favorite. If you don’t have a Vitamix, no worries, any blender will do. Put all the… Continue reading Homemade Tomato Soup
Homemade cinnamon rolls beat store bought any day, and this recipe is simple and sweet. The best part is they only take about 30 minutes from start to finish. We never have leftovers. In fact, with a growing teenage boy in the house, we usually need a double batch! Buns: 1 Pillsbury Crescent Dough… Continue reading Homemade Cinnamon Buns
A year ago today we started chronicling our lives here on this little blog. It was a long time dream to start this gig. And last year, a few days after Christmas, we sat on the couch in our PJs all day and took the leap. We had done our research, but it was a… Continue reading Happy Birthday To Us!
Summer came home from Nashville to visit a couple weekends ago for the first time since leaving for college in August. It was pure bliss to have my girl home for three days. Words cannot express the soothing joy I felt that Saturday morning when I awoke to a hushed house knowing both of my kiddos were… Continue reading German Oven Pancake Recipe
During the summer, I tend to experiment with new recipes because I have more time on my hands. Here recently, I have been cooking up some pizza rolls, and they have been a hit. You can use any ingredients you’d like, but the fam seems to be partial to both pepperoni and pesto rolls. I made… Continue reading Pizza Roll Time
During the summertime, we tend to snack all day…because we can! One of our favorite snacks is homemade trail mix. We prefer making our own because we are in control of the ingredients. We luv a mix of salty and sweet. It is the perfect snack to enjoy at home or eat on the go. So,… Continue reading Summer Snacking
True confession: we are fussy about our salad dressing. There are only a few store bought varieties we enjoy. So most of the time, we make our dressing homemade. We know, many of you are thinking that is way too much work. But, making salad dressing from scratch really isn’t that difficult, promise!! It is as… Continue reading Homemade Ranch Dressing
Since we are having a mild winter, as soon as the temps drop, we seize the opportunity to make soup! This is a Texas take combining two of our favorites…potatoes and corn. If you want to add a little spice to your life, give this dish a try. It is hearty and filling. Ingredients:… Continue reading Chipotle Potato Corn Chowder
Here in Texas we have to take advantage of the chilly days – we know chilly is relative, but it was spring here last week. Seriously, it was still cutoff season on Christmas Day… So when we finally reach the 40s, it is time to make soup! We luv a good soup in this home!… Continue reading White Bean Chicken Soup
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