No Bake Oreo Roll Cake

Like. Woah was this good. It is also VERY rich. I know you’re reading the first ingredient and thinking HOW MANY OREOS?! But you say that like you haven’t eaten a whole row of Oreos before while binge watching Netflix… no? Just me? Anyhoo. I’m a believer in all things in moderation. Especially if it’s…

Salted Caramel Protein Balls

Attack of the midday sweet tooth gettin’ ya? Yeah. Me too… I don’t know what it is about the holidays, but it really seems to kick my sweet tooth into high gear! Give me alllll the cookies, chocolates and candies. Anyone else? While there is nothing wrong with indulging these cravings, as I certainly do…

Designing A Healthy Habitat

Hello Friends! I am so excited to have my incredibly talented friend and interior designer, Amanda Stewart, guest post for me here in this space on creating your own healthy habitat. There is never any better time than the present to seize initiative and start projects, but this is even more true now as the…

Gruyere Cheese Grits

Did I have you at Gruyere or Cheese Grits? LOL Cheese grits is a great breakfast recipe to have on hand. Especially as we move into holiday and tailgate season. I always bring this dish to a tailgate or a holiday brunch and it’s allllways gone. This recipe came from my wonderful Mother In Law…

Bell Pepper Sandwich

Aka, the Idiot Sandwich, according to Gordon Ramsay. I don’t know though. He may have mis-judged this one, in terms of its potential. Have you ever had a sandwich made with a bell pepper as the bread? I discovered it when I saw Gordon Ramsay’s hilarious video where he ridicules a woman for making one,…

Bone Broth+

The thing about bone broth… is that there are a lot of things. All of the things in fact. It’s delicious on its own. Ridiculously versatile. Simple to cook, but it has its nuances, which make it a liiiiitle tricky. And it has a whole host of immune boosting, gut healing benefits that I’ll take…

Otto Lenghi’s Genius Squash Recipe

I’ve never roasted a fall/winter squash before with the skin on and eaten it before. So when I was perusing Food 52 and saw this recipe for Squash With Chile Yogurt & Cilantro Sauce From Yotam Ottolenghi, I had to try it! Plus, it was dubbed “genius” by Kristin Miglore, author of Genius Foods. So I…

Jacobs Well, Wimberly and Lucky Arrow

I’m happy to report and share another whale of a time and grand adventure with the kiddos! I love finding hidden gems and exotic type locations right in our back yard. Traveling is tough during COVID19, but not impossible. And there are tons of outdoor, social distance friendly type places to go. This was a…

Congress Bridge Bat Egress

Well I won’t lie, I was not immediately intrigued when a friend mentioned a “Bat Egress” for my next adventure with the kiddos… but boy was I glad I proved myself wrong! Nature just has this way of being magical, majestic and beautiful *always* and especially when and where you least expect it. The bat…