Taste of The Holidays: Magic Cookie Bar Ice Cream

Let me hear you if you indulge in one too many magic cookie bars during the holiday season? Imagine….Magic Cookie Bar Ice Cream….Yes, my friends it’s a thing, and oh my is it, oh…so….good! Every year at Christmas my mother makes my husband a batch of Magic Cookie Bars, and even though we have eaten way too much over the course of a month, we …

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Menu

Every year I host St. Patrick’s Day dinner. I know that all the green beer, parades and festivities that go along with St. Patrick’s Day are fun, but we have always celebrated with a wonderful dinner full of traditional foods. If you are planning a nice dinner this is a great St. Patrick’s Day dinner menu. St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Menu Starters Shrimp with Shells …

My Top Five Favorite Cookbooks

First, I want to say that cookbooks are one of those things, I can’t have enough of. If anyone ever wants to get me a gift, they really can’t go wrong with a cookbook. I love to snuggle on the couch, flip through the pages of my favorite cookbooks, and get ideas of great dishes to make. Therefore, feeding my family and friends is something …

Strawberry Shortcake With Homemade Biscuits

When your kids want to help you in the kitchen, you get right on it! Both of my boys asked if they could bake something with me and there was no way I could say no. For whatever reason I was craving strawberry shortcake with homemade biscuits. Summer is the perfect time to enjoy strawberry shortcake with homemade biscuits and I couldn’t let time fly …

Ramen Noodles and Broth

First, I can’t tell you how all the instagram pictures of delicious ramen noodle bowls keep me up at night. Honestly, they always look so amazing and they just scream comfort food. Not to mention, I love ramen noodles and I’ve always wanted to try to make them at home, along with the savory broth that goes so well with them. On Fridays. I go …

Bacon Cheese Stuffed Turkey Burgers

I have been making these stuffed turkey burgers for years now. I’m not really sure why I haven’t posted them before. The recipe has evolved over time and I feel like I have it right where I want it.  On Monday’s I grocery shop and usually spend the rest of my day in the kitchen prepping everything that I can for the week. My kitchen …

Whiskey Peach Smoked Turkey

After years of hard work my husband finally completed phase one of our back yard project! Now that we have an amazing space for outdoor living I’ve been really into smoking meats on our charcoal grill.  Sunday dinners are a huge part of our family life and I am always looking for something that is fairly easy and doesn’t take a lot of prep work …

Burger Bar

DIY Burger Bar

I love to entertain. Nothing makes my heart happier than when my house is full of happy people. The laughter and the noise is something that I truly enjoy. We get together with friends often and instead of me having to make the entire meal everyone always brings something to eat. Well, we all love burgers so we came up with the burger bar. It’s …

Sunday Dinners

Sunday Dinners

So as many of you may know my New Years resolution was to start having Sunday Dinner! We all live crazy busy lives and we often miss out on that old school family time. I wanted to bring our family closer and start to create new memories and traditions. Unfortunately we live in a time where tradition and family values are easily forgotten or pushed …

Homemade Parmesan Potato Wedges

This Irish girl loves potatoes! I can’t get enough of them and neither can the rest of my family. I am also a burger lover! I can’t tell you how much I enjoy a good burger! We have been blessed with a large family and large group of faithful friends who we consider family. “Friends are the family we choose” Most of our weekends are …