Pumpkin pie smoothie recipe (with a secret ingredient!)

Ironically, I will start this post about a smoothie recipe by telling you that you don’t really need a recipe for a smoothie.  I’m no smoothie expert, but I can’t say that I have ever followed “directions” or a “recipe” for one.  I quite literally place some ingredients into a blender, blend, and taste.  Then […]

Five Friday Favorites 10.09.15

You know what my husband did this week?  He broke down and called an air conditioning company to install air in our house.  I know!  It’s October and it’s supposed to be 90 something at the beach this weekend.   He just couldn’t take it anymore.  Crazy times, people.  Let’s hope it’s up and running […]

Five Friday Favorites- 10.02.15

Hello, Friday and hello, October!  It sure does NOT feel like fall around here, except for the overflowing stacks of pumpkins and winter squashes at the market lately.  I decided to get with the spirit and make pumpkin pancakes for breakfast this week.  Delicious, but I would have felt cooler with a smoothie bowl.  Except […]

DIY Vanilla Extract and a Gifting Idea

Is it too early to start thinking about the Christmas holidays.  Absolutely.  Do I do any of my holiday gift buying before Labor Day?  Under no circumstances.  I might have my meal plan figured out for the week, but I’m the mom on Halloween morning looking for electrical tape to try and make a Bat […]

Five friday favorites 07.24.15

What a week!  In case you missed my posts on Instagram and Facebook, I was on The Today Show this past Wednesday!  I know!!!  Such a fun experience for me and I cooked up three great family-friendly recipes using zucchini.  I know many of you might have a boatload of zucchini in your gardens right […]