May 8, 2013

By Katie Winn Have you ever wondered what the heck to do with the butternut squash that’s been sitting on the counter all week?  I always find myself looking up recipes for it, but have never fallen in love with one.  Tonight, I made a casserole using butternut squash, onions, broccoli, and bacon.  I was literally licking the serving spoon and dish...

May 6, 2013

By Katie Winn At our house we love to make sweet potato fries, but we recently mixed things up and made sweet potato chips.  They were a hit!  We will be making these often.  I’m kind of a huge blue cheese and hot sauce fan, so I spruced mine up a bit with these two ingredients.  This creation deserved a name…I present “Sweet Potato Buffalo...

May 3, 2013

By Michelle Cox This week’s recipe is one that you can make with your children or grandchildren. They’ll enjoy helping you prepare these cute pear faces. (My two-year-old granddaughter did the ones in the photo and she loved making them!) If your little ones haven’t learned the parts of the face yet, you can teach them about their eyes, nose, mouth, chin,...

Apr 23, 2013

By Michelle Cox I love this time of year when fresh fruit (with taste!) starts showing up at the grocery store. I got the recipe for these colorful fruit kabobs and the refreshing lime yogurt dip from my friend, Margaret Skiles. Margaret sometimes alternates the fruit with cubes of cheese so that’s another option. Use your favorite fruit or whatever is in...

Apr 22, 2013

By Katie Winn Day after day, I drove past a lonely, side-of-the-road store that sells old windows.  I wondered what I could do with one after seeing so many different ideas on Pinterest. While we were in the midst of looking at about a thousand houses before we chose our home.  I came across a cute house with an acrylic painted, floral designed, repurposed...

Apr 16, 2013

By Katie Winn My poor husband, Michael, has suffered from insane allergies his whole life.  He has recently decided to try eliminating gluten and dairy from his diet to see if that helps.  So far, so good!  He actually seems to be feeling better.  And guess what!…we live in the third worst allergy city in the United States.  So, there might actually...

Apr 11, 2013

By Michelle Cox This is a family favorite and I’ve had many rave reviews from guests when I’ve served it. A friend found the original recipe in a cookbook (not sure which one) many years ago and shared it with me. I changed and added some things to make it fit our family’s taste. This isn’t difficult to make but it does take about three hours from start...