• Cookies,  Dessert,  Food,  Fun

    {{GUEST POST}} Oatmeal Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies w/ Liz from That Skinny Chick Can Bake

    Good Morning my friends!! I am absolutely delighted to have one of my favorite bloggers visiting today. Liz from That Skinny Chick Can Bake is here and MAN can she! She has some of the best recipes and I am always drooling over all of her baked goods. She has some of the most delicious looking bars I have ever seen! I have known Liz for a number of years now and I am so glad that we were able to connect via Foodbuzz all those years ago. She is sharing some cookies with us today and they look outstanding! ******************************************************************************************************** I’m delighted to be here guest posting for my…

  • Dessert,  Food,  Fruit,  Fun

    {{Guest Post}} Mini Trifles with Cake Whiz

    We are blessed again today with another blogger friend of mine Abeer over at Cake Whiz! Have you ever checked out this blogger’s stuff?! Amazingly talented and so creative and an old friend from way back when I first started this little blog here. My little corner of the blog-o-sphere. Please enjoy! ******************************************************************************************************* Hey guys! My name is Abeer and I blog at CakeWhiz and I am obsessed with baking and cake decorating….  And I mean…seriously obsessed! Lol 😛 I am always thinking of new recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cookies and all sorts of yummy goodies…hehe. I also can’t stop myself from decorating these desserts and making them look pretty…

  • Dessert,  Food,  Fun,  Healthy

    {{GUEST POST}} Chocolate Chia Pudding with Curry and Comfort

    I am so excited for Ramona’s post today! I am always checking out with she is up to because she makes some of the most delicious looking meals! I have been very blessed to have Ramona as a blogging friend for quite some time now. She is always a positive ray of sunshine when she comments on my posts and is always willing to offer up her wonderful opinions. Enough of me now, onto Ramona and her delicious treats! ***************************************************************************************************************** Hi everyone! My name is Ramona and I come to you today from a blog called Curry and Comfort.  My blog is about all the food I love to eat…

  • Food,  Fun,  Healthy,  Vegetables

    {{Guest Post}} Lemony Orzo Salad w/ Grilled Summer Squash with Liv Life

    Good Morning all!! Today marks the first post in my “Wedding Series” Guest Posts. I need to come up with a clever name for this series. What do you think? I have asked some of my most favorite bloggers to help me out while Patrick and I get ready for the wedding. With so many things going on, I am having a hard time finding the time to be able to pay attention to my beloved blog here. So many people were willing o be a part of the guest posts and I am so excited for you all to see and meet new people! Let’s get started shall we?…

  • Fruit,  Fun,  Healthy,  Sweet

    St. Patty’s Green Mint Smoothie

    ♣ Happy St. Patty’s Day! ♣ Hope everything is having a lovely St. Patty’s Day so far! Are you doing anything special? Celebrating in any special way? I really haven’t done much celebrating for St. Patty’s Day since I was in college, which is a-ok with me. Patrick and I are off to St. Louis this weekend for a wedding. Which should be great! His birthday is on the 19th so I am glad we are going to be able to go and celebrate with his family and friends. I am sharing a smoothie today. I have been on a smoothie kick lately! I have had so many of them! They…

  • Food,  Fun,  Healthy,  Spicy,  Sweet

    Cayenne Peanut Brittle

    It’s Monday again. How did this happen? Wasn’t it just Friday… Our weekends fly by way too fast and I know everyone ALWAYS says this. But, man, it’s true! There is never enough time in the weekend to get done what you want to get done or not get done 😉 Nothing terribly exciting is happening in my life at the moment. Lot’s of little things to keep me busy. Are you doing anything special on Valentine’s Day with your sweetie? I am normally not one to do the whole “Valentine’s Day” thing, but Patrick has gone all out this year for me. Which was unexpected and kind of great…

  • Bread,  Dessert,  Food,  Fun,  Healthy

    Mini Chocolate Muffins

    Well hello all! Are you getting snow like we are in the Northeast? We has some yesterday and appppaarreennnntttlllyy we are getting like 8-10″ of snow from tonight until tomorrow afternoon? Sweet. Can’t wait. I mean really. I.am.stoked. ::blank stare:: Granted, I live in New England. Yes, I know this. But, as I have gotten older…cleaning up snow SUCKS! Anyways, Mother Nature, if you could like make it so I have a snow day tomorrow that would be awesome. Because all the schools are already cancelled….and I never get a day off. 🙂 Moving on… ******************************************************************************************************** TOMORROW Steph over at Steph’s Bite by Bite is holding a Bake Sale for…

  • Food,  Fun,  Healthy,  Snacks,  Sweet

    Almond Date Cranberry Snacks

    Good Monday Morning Friends! How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was full of working on the house as usual. Went out with some friends on Friday night which was so fun. It is always good to get together for dinner, talk about nothing and everything and drink wine. It is a good way to end the week. Patrick and I also talked to a travel agent about our honeymoon! We were so torn between so many different places. We have a budget in place and it was just so overwhelming we thought, well…I thought it would be nice to meet with someone who plans travel for a living. Patrick was set…

  • Cooking Light,  Food,  Fun,  Healthy,  Snacks

    Rosemary Roasted Almonds

    Good Monday Morning. Did you all have a nice weekend? Mine started off with me buying a wedding dress! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! That’s right, this is getting reallllllly real now. My mom and I went to the bridal shop on Friday already having an idea of which dresses to choose from. We had narrowed it down to 2 after my 2nd visit to the shop. I did my hair nicely and had some nice earrings on and actually wore high heels as to get a better idea of what the dress would look like. We went in open minded and I had one other dress I wanted to try but we were…

  • Food,  Fun,  Healthy

    2013 in Review & Some Resolutions (kinda)

    Happy 2014!!! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a great New Years Eve. It seemed to go by so very fast for me this year, I don’t know why. I suppose it is because I have a lot going on. But 2013 flew by me. I know this year is going to go even faster because I am getting married this year!! AHHHHHHH! I cannot believe it. It has almost been a year since I have been engaged. Seems so odd, but exciting at the same time. Patrick and I have been doing well on the planning front, well I have been doing well on the planning…

  • Appetizer,  Cooking Light,  Food,  Fun,  Healthy

    Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

    Well hellloooo there! I hope your holidays have been filled with lots of love and cheer thus far.  Mine have been quiet. Spent the majority of my time with my folks. Patrick is in St. Louis visiting family. The past few days have been a chance for me to reflect on the year and also to just sit back and relax. I have had the past week off on vacation. My office has had a mandatory shutdown on holiday weeks this year. Which is good and bad I suppose. It has been nice to be able to sleep in and catch up on some reading. Santa brought my all I…

  • Cooking Light,  Fun,  Giveaway

    Thanksgiving & a Giveaway!

    **Giveaway Closed** Hello all! Did you have a great Thanksgiving? Stuff yourself with far too much food? Spend time with loved ones or friends? My grandparents were in town this past week and it was really nice to spend some time with them. I was lucky enough to have the entire week off. GULP. Yes, the entire week. I know, unheard of. Living so far away from family, I don’t get to see them that often so it was nice to see them and catch up and spend a holiday with them. We spent time watching the Peanuts specials on ABC, which I just can never resist watching. Who doesn’t…