….spicy tomato-ginger jam 

I forget where I first tasted tomato jam, but I can tell you that I instantly fell in love with it! I’ve been searching for a recipe for a few years, and the few times I attempted to make it, it did not come out well🙁 I’ve been doing a lot of research ove the […]

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roasted tomato dip 

It’s that time of year! There’s an abundance of produce locally grown just begging to be presrved for the long winter ahead. My Grandparents always grew tomatoes.. and to carry on their legacy, I grow them every year now look how tall they are!!! I’ve been making sauce with them, canning them, and having unlimited caprese […]

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lentil & white bean stuffed delicata squash 

oh my goodness… I don’t think I could fully express just how much I love fall!   Everything is just so beautiful.  We started our day at our local farmers’ market yesterday  Just look at that color!  I scored a great deal on tomatoes So that means it’s canning time! I love the process of […]

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one-pot creamy pasta

Happy Friday, friends.  The recipe I’m sharing today is not my own.  It was in Martha Stewart’s magazine a few years back.  It was one of those pull-out recipe cards.  I must admit, I didn’t think much of it when I saw the recipe, but a snowy afternoon with limited ingredients in the house led […]

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caramel-apple sangria

as I mentioned in my last post, my oldest son and  Daughter-in-law Amanda were in town for 3 weeks. ( click Here for more info on why such a long visit ) Last fall she was telling me about a sangria recipe that she stumbled upon somewhere that required caramel apple vodka.  My son drove all around […]

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family time~corn maze style

howdy friends!  My oldest son Jason and daughter in law, Amanda Sue been visiting us from Florida for the last 3 weeks.  (you can read more about why they are here for so long in her blog as I know it)  Yesterday we decided to go to a local corn maze..  We’ve done this in the Past, but it’s […]

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vacation recap

  hello, friends!   If you are friends with me on Facebook   Or Instagram  then you know that I’ve travelled more than normal this summer.  We recently went on a cruise that was planned rather last minute. Scott and Ali planned it and I honestly knew none of the details. Which was kind of cool!   […]

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how to poach an egg 

today I tried something a little bit different..  I attempted to make a video tutorial. It  came out pretty shaky, so if you are sensitive to motion, skip the video and just look at the pretty pictures ☺️ Today is ‘what do you want to be when you grow up’ at my daughter’s summer camp […]

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starbucks’ mango black tea lemonade copycat

howdy friends! Every summer I tend to find one beverage that I just cannot get enough of.  2016 is the summer of Michelle sucking down mango black tea lemonade from Starbucks. But damn.. Those drinks add up! I’ve spent the last 5 weeks driving my son back and forth to Boulder everyday for a class, […]

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spicy grilled vegetable gazpacho

whelp, here we are smack dab in the middle of summer.   I I hope y’all had a fun  and safe holiday weekend.  Mine was a welcomed quiet time.  After a little bit of long overdue retail therapy, I found myself craving gazpacho . I dug out my Original gazpacho recipe as well as my Roasted veggie gazpacho […]

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