Curried Turkey Pita

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We celebrated Thanksgiving at my parent’s house with fabulous food and plenty of leftovers.  I had my fill of turkey and Thanksgiving leftovers in the days that followed, so you can imagine my dismay when I returned home to find an entire uncooked turkey waiting for me in my refrigerator.  The last thing I felt like doing the Continue Reading …

Lovely Blog Awards

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While I was in Hawaii last week, I received the sweetest email and blog award from the very talented baker and writer of Whisk Whisk Whisk.  Thank you so much to She Whisks for the Lovely Blog Award!Now it is my turn to pass it along to 15 lovely blogs that I read and follow.  I Continue Reading …

Candy Bar Shortbread Squares

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I realize that Thanksgiving is only a couple of days away however we still have Halloween candy lurking around our house.  I really couldn’t let my kids eat all this Halloween candy and I really would have hated to see it all go to waste so instead I decided to make these leftover Halloween Candy Bar Shortbread Squares.  I’m Continue Reading …

And the winner is…

Thank you to all of you who left such sweet comments on my Blogversary post.  I used random.org to determine the winner of the giveaway.  And the winner is… #4 Little Miss Mel who will be receiving a copy of The Food Lover’s Companion. Thanks again for all your comments :) Have a great weekend!

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

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I am on vacation in Hawaii right now.  It has been such a treat to relax with my family, enjoy the warm weather and spend our days out at the beach.  I imagine that some of you may not be experiencing the same sunshiny days that I am at the moment.  Maybe while I am out Continue Reading …

My Blogversary, a Mini Giveaway and Mint Chocolate Cupcakes!

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Today is my one year blogversary!  This is a very big deal to me.  All of my life, I have been a “start this and never finish it kind of girl” so a year of anything is quite an accomplishment!  Over the past year, I have published 60 posts, received 309 comments and gained 136 subscribers and Continue Reading …