One of my favorite traditions is to have a special snack waiting on the littles after their first day back to school. I first did this five years ago when John started Kindergarten. I was so weepy and nervous and it gave me something to do while I missed him. Little did I know at the… Read More
One item that almost always shows up on the littles’ summer bucket list is making homemade ice cream. I can’t argue with them… there’s really nothing like it on a hot summer day. With Mother in town to inspire and help, we ramped up our game with not one but two homemade ice cream sammies!… Read More
Mother told me about seeing the Pioneer Woman’s Asian Noodle Salad somewhere earlier in the week and I really couldn’t get it out of my mind. So, with no better dinner plans, we headed to the store for the ingredients. It’s pretty expensive and time consuming to make (I do have leftovers of all of the sauces)… Read More
I know I keep bringing it up, but Honey has been grill-crazy ever since getting his new Big Green Egg! We’ve perfected our burger game over the last couple of months and it’s high time I shared. Best Burgers (makes 8) 2 lbs ground beef 1/2 cup Duke’s mayo 1 pouch Lipton Onion Soup mix… Read More
One of Honey’s most favorite desserts of all time is mint chocolate chip ice cream. Serve it up in cake form and he is over the moon. Since we were eating out for his Father’s Day din din, I took time that afternoon to make him a dessert I knew he’d love – a Mint… Read More
After a long day of swimming and lacrosse, our Sunday Supper went super casual for pizza night at home! Our main course was a grilled BBQ chicken pizza. You can find my recipe HERE. I used my homemade dough for this one and we cooked it on the Big Green Egg. The dough recipe and… Read More
I have shared both of my fave BBQ recipes in the past, but it’s summer and we just made one and I think it’s worthwhile to periodically revisit something so quintessentially Southern! I have two favorite methods depending on time and weather and Honey’s availability. The first is a slow smoked pork butt on the Big… Read More