I promised to blow your mind! Here it is! Hold on to your hat – you don’t want it to go floating away with your mind! Have you ever made something so delicious that you just wanted to smear it on everything? Ummm….. Well, yeah…. That is this. I made a delicious – truly, even …

This post was sponsored by Shady Brook Farms turkey brand as part of an In-Home Party Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. What could be more fun than grilling out in the beautiful springtime weather? Nothing! This week we had a little “close friends party” celebrating some happy life …

Sometimes you just want a little taste of home. Where is that exactly? For me, it is more of a time than a place. Home is back in the 1970’s where my days always ended having accomplished at least a few of the following:  a scraped knee, a scraped elbow, a bicycle ride, the sweaty …

I would never want anyone here to mistake me for a clean freak simply because I am sharing how to clean the microwave without chemicals, because, you would be WRONG. I do, occasionally, (clears throat) have mood swings (hello intermittent OCD) where everything in my house looks terribly dirty  and I feel the need to …

This post sponsored by Vovetti Prosecco. Here we have the perfect upscale dish that is ready in a flash for a garden party! We have a lot to do and we don’t have time to be hanging out in the kitchen all day! It IS spring after all – even though some of us saw …

This is a sponsored post by Collective Bias for Smithfield Pork. I’m going to admit it, right here, right now. Lately, I’ve been TIRED! I have been working hard and not feeling like cooking dinner. Yet, when I roll in the door, I really would like to have something tasty for dinner! I have a feeling that …

As someone who has said, “Fruit in your green salad? …. Ewwww!” or “I think the world would be better without that particular combination of foods – just keep your fruits and your green vegetables separate please”, I should probably be ashamed. I usually fancy myself as a socially liberal but financially conservative person (I’ll …

My cup is always more than half full! Guess what happens when I am sick? I learn about all kinds of new TV programs that I might never have discovered! I think I told you one time before about how I had been binge watching Ramen Noodle cooking shows on Netflix (food GEEK!) and that …

Today, we, (meaning sweet hubby [Mr. Loaves and Dishes] and I ) are on day 8 of what we could lovingly call “a cold” but for these writing purposes, I’ll just call it “THE snotty coughing death”. And while I had some lovely recipes planned that included a new spaghetti dish as well as a …

  I have actually dreamed about this Four Cheese Pasta Bake. Yeah, I know. That little statement probably gives you some insight into stuff you might not really want to know about me and my slightly junky and cookbook filled brain. Unless you have plopped yourself down in a comfy restaurant booth after a long …

I am in a silly mood today – and that goes great with Garlic Bacon Bok Choy, because I mean, just say the word “Garlic Bacon Bok Choy”. Doesn’t that make you laugh a little? If not, maybe you should have the week I’ve had – everything gets funny when you are tired. What isn’t …

I know. I know. This is a family site! What is an alcoholic beverage doing on a family site? Well, let me tell you, sometimes Mama needs a drink! Last Saturday night after the wedding festivities I was certainly ready for something! The whole gang met at Milners (I’ve told you about that lovely place …

We are on a budgeting adventure at my house! It is a real challenge. We are experimenting with living without cable TV and some other things previously considered necessities (like fewer gigs of phone data). It is definitely a new adventure. Now, mind you, we aren’t going without TV type entertainment, oh no. We have …

If you follow me on Facebook, you will know that three weeks ago I sent out a message into the wide world that said, “I created a great new recipe tonight, but I can’t share it with you yet because we ate every bite before I could take pictures”. Well, HERE IT IS!! Later than …

This is a post sponsored by my friends at Ragu. You probably know this by now. I really don’t like to cook something more than a few times. I’ve told ya’ll repeatedly that we rarely eat the same thing more than twice in a year. That said, I do have some easy recipes that I …

Yeah – so go look around the internets and you will see many recipes for Potatoes Au Gratin. You almost never see recipes for twice fired potatoes au gratin. Why would you fire a potato anyway? And TWICE? Isn’t that overdoing it just a little, Wendi? Well, no, because  every single time I have tried …

I’ve got something unpopular to say. Here it is:  It is kind of fun being popular! Don’t you think so? I’m not talking about “Homecoming Queen” popular – Lord knows, I’ve never experienced that kind of popularity. I’m talking about the kind of popular where people are glad to see you coming. For a long …

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GameDayGlory #CollectiveBias Game Day Ideas and Recipes I don’t know what it is but I have been WANTING chocolate – DAILY – FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS! Rich, thick, gooey chocolate. You read this blog – you see …

Will it stunt a child’s growth if they eat Easy Breakfast Casserole about once per week for dinner for their entire childhood? I can attest. No, they will grow up perfectly healthy. I have three living examples to prove it. Seriously – at least once per week – yeah, I’m not proud. “Her poor children, …

I’ll admit it. No one is going to come breaking down your door to get at a baked potato. Well, except me maybe. Baked Potatoes are one of my all-time top-ten favorite foods – especially if you add some whole cream butter, salt and pepper, sour cream and sharp cheddar cheese. Do I have your …