• Uncategorized,  What's for Dessert

    Sunshine Pie

    I love lemon. Lemon cake, lemon cookies, lemon bars. I love freshly slicing lemons and having that delicious scent still lingering on your fingers. To me it smells of summer, warm weather, light, bright and airy. If you’re looking for sunshine in a pie, off of the typical beaten path of lemon meringue, this  lemon pie recipe is for you. It’s simple, beautiful and oh so easy! Husband, kids and even father-in-law approved! And he doesn’t like fruit 😂         Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (I buy them already crushed) 1/3 cup sugar 6 Tbsp. melted butter 3 cups sweetened condensed milk…

  • Food,  I'm Hungry,  Uncategorized

    Chili Soup

    Tastes like chili, feels like a soup. Pour a huge bowl, or serve over rice..this chili is so versatile. Add extra veggies, less veggies.. make it your own! The seasoning is what makes it special. Perfect for a rainy day and feeds a small army. ingredients: 1.5 lbs. ground beef or ground tureky 1/2 tsp. onion salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 cup of water 2 tbsp. oil 1 green bell pepper, diced 1  whole sweet onion, diced 5 cloves garlic,minced 3 tbsp. chili powder 2 tsp. cumin 1 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. onion salt 1 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. cayenne 46 oz. tomato juice 2 14 0z cans diced tomatoes…

  • True Story,  Uncategorized

    Joanna Gaines

    You are my goal.   Sitting here eating my morning eggs, and I have my most favorite magazine staring back at me, Magnolia Journal. You know you’re getting older when your taste in magazines have changed from US Weekly, to journalistic home magazines. I’m ok with that. She’s really got it all together, you know? From that long flowing dark hair, tiny frame even though she’s baking baby number five, and to top it all off, she’s built an empire. I wish I was her. I want my empire. I want every ounce of creative inspiration I’ve ever experienced to finally come out in some form. She’s so lucky. It…