My Friday Favorites 12/28/12

Here are my Friday Favorites this week!  Hope you are all enjoying the holiday season and gearing up for a great 2013! On TV- TV is on its winter break right now and I can't wait until new episodes start back in January!  Here are my top 5 picks for best shows of 2012, plus … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 12/28/12

Blueberry Maple Breakfast Bake

I tried a new recipe for Christmas morning breakfast.  I was searching the internet and pinterest for a recipe that I could prepare the day before (while I was in cooking mode) and would take at least an hour to cook (to give us time to open presents.) I found this recipe on Simply Recipes … Continue reading Blueberry Maple Breakfast Bake

Baked Corn Pudding

Baked Corn Pudding is a great side dish that's easy to make. I got the recipe from Betty Crocker's website: Classic Baked Corn Pudding.   This recipe can be served at an everyday meal or at a larger party or holiday dinner.  The recipe prepares 16 servings so keep that in mind when making this.  … Continue reading Baked Corn Pudding

My Friday Favorites 11/23/12

Greetings from Atlanta this week!  I am enjoying our Thanksgiving holiday at my sister's house. Check back here soon for more details about our Thanksgiving meal including some great recipes. Here are my Friday Favorites for the past seven days: On TV- Apolo and Emmitt are sent home leaving an all female final - Shawn, … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 11/23/12

Thanksgiving Prep

Believe it or not - Thanksgiving is next week!  For the first time in awhile - I'm not hosting this year!  We are traveling to Atlanta to my sister's for the holiday.  I plan on helping out there though!   It seems odd to me to not be doing my usual week before prep, so I … Continue reading Thanksgiving Prep

My Friday Favorites 10/26/12

Here are my Friday Favorites for the past seven day: On TV-  Parenthood  - Haddie comes home, Kristina starts her biggest fight yet, and Max makes a speech of a lifetime  Scandal- Olivia & Mellie vs the President, Fitz finally calls Olivia's bluff , and a strange group of people are gathered around the table … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 10/26/12

My Friday Favorites 10/19/12

Here are my Friday Favorites for the past week: On TV- Dancing with the Stars,   Goodbye Bristol - finally! No Parenthood due to the Presidential Debate -  Grey's Anatomy - to settle or not to settle ... why does Jackson like April?  Once Upon a Time - Emma's realizing that the rules are different … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 10/19/12

Garlic Green Beans

Here is another installment from our dinner party.  The green beans we served on the side of the mac and cheese for the main course.  I used this recipe: Garlic Green Beans. It's a gluten free recipe. It's a quick, easy recipe which is perfect when your other menu items are a little more involved, … Continue reading Garlic Green Beans

Homemade Mac – n – Cheese

Yesterday we talked about making squash soup.  A great compliment to that is mac-n-cheese. My recipes have some cross over ingredients and if you make them both at the same time - you can eliminate some dirty dishes. Flip back and read that post first: Butternut Squash Soup Ingredients: 1 box of elbow macaroni 1/2 … Continue reading Homemade Mac – n – Cheese

Butternut Squash Soup

We had a dinner party this weekend and it was great to have friends over for a relaxing evening.  I decided on a traditional fall menu.  We started with my Butternut Squash Soup for the first course. Butternut Squash Soup Makes six servings. Ingredients: 1/2 pound of bacon 1 small yellow onion chopped 12 mini … Continue reading Butternut Squash Soup