Recently I was pleasantly surprised to find that I could start making my own homemade taco seasoning mix instead of using the store bought packets full of preservatives and sodium. So on my continued quest for healthier eating, I decided I’d prefer to be able to pronounce everything in my taco seasoning mix instead of […]
Recipes
Chocolate Chip Cupcakes With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
These simple cupcakes start with a yellow cake mix as the base and definitely will satisfy anyone’s chocolate cravings. I recently bought “The Cake Mix Doctor Returns” cookbook and this was one of the cakes in it. I thought they’d make great cupcakes. With the basis of this recipe being a boxed cake mix, you […]
Cherry Almond Ice Cream
My inspiration for this particular ice cream came from one I’ve had at Bruster’s a few times. They make a creamy vanilla ice cream that has whole maraschino cherries in it. However there’s not that many cherries in it, at least for my liking, and I thought it could use a little something extra. That’s […]
Spicy Southwestern Bean Salad
Sometimes I just get so tired of the same old side dishes like rice or potatoes. So, I was looking for something different when I came across this cold salad recipe at Kalyn’s Kitchen. It had everything that I like in it but I had to do a bit of convincing on my husband’s end. […]
Raspberry Streusel Muffins
Summer is a great time for fresh fruit. So much so that it’s hard to resist buying it all because it looks so pretty. That happened to me last week with fresh red raspberries. They looked so plump and juicy that I had to have them even though I didn’t have a clue what I […]
