I just had to take a big deep breath before starting to write this post.  Is time flying by for everyone like it is flying by for me?  I’m telling you – it’s crazy!  Like, how is it August tomorrow?  I have no idea.  We are talking school supplies,...

This recipe is a complete and total accident.  A really, really good complete and total accident. See, I make lists.  A lot of lists.  I always have a notebook with me and I jot down ideas, grocery lists, to-do lists, freelance projects, etc.  And after a while, these lists...

Well, I made it to the end of the week.  This marks the end of the second week Paul has been out of town on trips with students.  Last week they spent time in Southeast Missouri building homes for a family who lost theirs in floods in recent years....

This is a sponsored post, written by me for Just BARE Chicken®. Admittedly, I have not always been a big meat eater.  After college, I decided to become a vegetarian but after about 6 months it was obvious that I wasn’t providing my body with enough protein.  And I...

It’s always fun to recreate favorite restaurant meals. I love the challenge and I love sharing the stories here. I keep a running list in my phone of recipes to try at home and when we have something we like, we add it to the list and when I...

As much as I would have loved to just eat my sun-dried tomato pesto out of the jar, I thought it be best if I added some protein to my meal.  Any while I’m at it, why not a good dose of carbs too?  All of those miles I’m...