Roasted Sugar Stripe Beets I know what you’re thinking…who in the heck wants a recipe for beets? Well, these aren’t those nasty canned beets your mother used to force down your throat. I promise. The candy stripe beet, otherwise known as the candy cane, bullseye, …

Pico de Gallo This pico de gallo is pretty mild since I had made it for the kids. I had a lot of cherry tomatoes that needed to be used before they went bad, so I decided to make a pico de gallo recipe that …

Roasted Asparagus Fresh roasted asparagus is not only great for you (Vitamin K and a good bit of Vitamin A), but when cooked well, tastes great too. Forget that salty, squishy, canned asparagus. Give yourself an opportunity to eat well with this roasted savory version. …

Sesame Sugar Snap Peas The sesame sugar snap peas recipe is a result of my looking for something new to do with the sugar snap peas I found on sale. We bought a giant bag at our local bulk item store. While we typically eat …

Southwestern Chimichangas This southwestern chimichanga recipe is made with quinoa instead of rice. It makes quite a bit (12-16 chimichangas), so feel free to adjust the recipe it if your family isn’t as big as mine. If you’re going to the trouble of frying, why …

Homemade Pizza Sauce During the summer, we like to cook our pizza on the grill. This pizza sauce has a kick, so if that’s not your thing, you can tone down this recipe a notch by reducing the pepper (either the crushed red or the …

Pumpkin Cream Filling This pumpkin cream filling recipe originated in 2010. Being the frugal wench I am, I decided I was going to make our pumpkin wedding cake with pumpkin cream filling rather than pay a half grand or so to have it made by …

Homemade Coconut Pecan Granola Have you ever been to the store and seen the teeny tiny boxes of your favorite crunchy granola? Why so small? With my crew of seven, homemade granola is the only option, else I’d go broke keeping up with our granola consumption. Plus, homemade …

Ginger Pear Sorbet We buy a lot of fruit. Most of the time it gets consumed. Other times I pick it up and begin leering at it, wondering if it’s aged so much that it is going to sprout a limb or two …or possibly …

Thai Noodles with Peanut Sauce If you follow the blog regularly, it will not take long for you to recognize that I love all kinds of food. My two youngest children have developed a nagging obsession with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  Today, I took …