Today’s offering is a clear glass teapot designed specifically for blooming tea varieties. If you have never had one of these blooming teas you are missing out on a wonderful thing! I brewed up some Peach Blooming Tea from Teavana in my beautiful glass Continue reading →
Rotisserie Chicken Tortilla Soup
The weather lately has had me wanting a nice hot bowl of soup and I have been experimenting with a couple new recipes. I tweaked a chicken tortilla soup recipe and found out that we loved it. So much flavor and such a great meal Continue reading →
Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to each and every one. of you. I thought I had shared this super duper easy recipe before but I can’t find it so maybe I dreamed that. If you need a great meal for St. Patrick’s Day (or any day) Continue reading →
National Dry Bean Day – Let’s Celebrate!
You read correctly! Today is National Dry Bean Day and what better way to celebrate the day than to cook up some dry beans. One of my favorite ways to use up leftover Christmas ham is to make a crock pot ham and bean meal. Continue reading →
Lemon Curd
I decided to spend the next few posts sharing some recipes from the tea party as several people asked for various recipes of things that I pictured that we had to share. Let’s start off with the infamous Lemon Curd recipe. I actually found this Continue reading →
Grandma Bonnie’s Zucchini Muffins
It’s zucchini overload time and thanks to a generous neighbor I have found myself the recipient of several. I am not a lover of zucchini other than using it in breads, muffins and cakes. So grate it up and make a batch of something yummy Continue reading →
My Love Affair with the Ham Ball
Many people do not know the beauty of the ham ball. I grew to love them over the years and this weekend I cooked up a huge batch. There are many iterations of the ham ball or ham loaf and my history with them has Continue reading →
A Brie Prosciutto Delight
Pinterest is a great place to find all kinds of great ideas, recipes, crafts, and just about anything you might want to know more about. I used to be much more active on Pinterest than I have been recently but I have been intrigued by Continue reading →
Brussels Sprouts Apple Salad
I had a plethora of brussels sprouts in my fridge last week and decided I needed to find another way to use them other than roasting or steaming them. I have always loved them and now it seems they are the veggie of the year. Continue reading →
The Best Banana Muffins
Banana muffins are another great way to use those too ripe bananas that I always seem to have hanging around. What it is with bananas these days? I am VERY picky when it comes to bananas. They can not have any freckles on them at Continue reading →