Easy Peanut Butter Swirled Chocolate Fudge
This summer Michael made me the happiest wife in the world when he took the kids and me to Mackinac Island. (Just so you know it’s pronounced mack-in-aw regardless of […]
Category Archives: Kitchen Mess-Making
Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies
I had never made a chocolate cookie before making this recipe. Traditional chocolate chip cookies I’ve made, of course, even though my husband usually eats the dough before I have […]
Orange Cranberry Cornmeal Cake
This cake makes me think of Christmas. The colors & the flavors all seem to make me want to listen to Sarah McLachlan’s Wintersong CD and sit by the fire […]
Crunchy Asian Ramen Noodle Salad
I have been looking through my grandpa’s recipe book and he had a recipe for “Chinese Salad.” The ingredients were what I’ve seen in the typical Ramen Noodle salad with […]
Grandpa’s Chicken Primavera
When people mention comfort food, my stomach growls for Grandpa’s Chicken Primavera. This is the very first dish he ever taught me how to make. I was in high school […]
Papa’s Potato Soup
The month of November makes me think of my husband because the month begins with his birthday, but it will also always remind me of my Grandpa Sells because the […]
Einstein’s Sandwich
I guess I’m keeping with the Michael theme here as this is one of his favorite sandwiches. The story behind it is kind of funny. We were in Phoenix, Arizona […]
Mike’s Chili
Man oh man. Fall in Michigan sure feels a whole lot like winter in Arizona. Winter at night in Arizona. Winter at night after you just jumped in the Colorado […]
Molasses Cookies
Fall definitely means the taste of pumpkin, but in our house it also means the warm, sweet smell of cloves. This is by far our family’s all time favorite cookie. […]
Chicken Tortilla Soup
So my plan was to post one last cranberry or apple or apple-cranberry somethin’ before the month ended, but it just isn’t happening. I bet I can still post something […]
Life's Sweet Seasons 