Happy New Year! Can I still say that on January 6? It’s the beginning of a new year and along with that comes New Year’s Resolutions. What is the number one thing people “resolve” to do every new year? Lose weight or eat more healthy. It’s a natural response to all the wonderful “holiday” eating…
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Continue ReadingI always thought of making Buckeyes as a Southern tradition, since we’ve lived in other places that had never heard of them, but I’m not really sure about that. They are usually made around Christmas time and called “Buckeye” because they resemble the Buckeye Nut, which doesn’t actually grow in most parts of the South.…
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Continue ReadingWe were “iced” in for almost four days and I must say…I really enjoyed the time at home. Now that it has gotten cold (it was almost 80 degrees here the day before it started to ice) we are “officially” in the Christmas spirit. While we’ve been home we have watched Christmas movies, decorated the…
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Continue ReadingThere’s nothing like a good, hot, homemade roll to complete a meal Homemade bread of any kind is wonderful! The problem is….I’m not that great at it. In fact, if there’s homemade bread at our house it’s usually because my husband and daughter have spent a Saturday together making it. Another drawback for me,…
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Continue ReadingI’d like to introduce you to my new favorite soup! It’s finally gotten cold here and when it gets cold I love to make soup. This tortellini soup is new to our family. It was served to us by our friends at our Wednesday night “nutrition video dinner”. Let me just tell you…it…