Pumpkins, Apples, Rasberries, Oh My!

This summer was going to be my summer to finally start my “big garden”.  I’ve always planted lots of herbs and tomatoes but I wanted more veggies so that I could can my own spaghetti sauce, ketchup, and pickles.  This garden project turned into a little like the book “If you give a mouse a…

Top Ten Make-Ahead-Meals

I love to cook and I really love to have biggish get togethers with friends and family.  Since we moved I’ve been a little slow to get back into the swing of it–one of my goals for 2013 is to have more dinners with friends. Here is my top ten list of dinner ideas to feed…

BBQ Sauce Guide (Ultimate Recipe Swap)

I love cooking and creating new things.  My family likes the same thing.  UGGHHHH!  So I have learned to compromise and when it comes to things like sauces I give them what they want–Sweet Baby Ray’s–and I get creative. So today I’m giving a sauce “guide” because I have found certain combinations really good. Basic…