What do you get when get several local food bloggers together to try foods from a coming-soon-to-Houston restaurant? You get a bunch of people who take lots of pictures, chat a lot about blogging, and roll out of their lunchtime ridiculously full. I’ve been following roughly a 1500-calorie diet, and I think that day I […]
Honey Sriracha Chicken
from the archives. Originally posted 8.10.2011 If you know me in real life, you know that I am The Pioneer Woman‘s biggest fan. {And very sad that I don’t have Food Network to watch her new show debuting this month.} I was googling last night trying to find a recipe to use for some drumsticks […]
31Days/ FlashbackFriday {Make Your Own Takeout}
(keep reading to the bottom for a mouth-watering takeout recipe!) Today is a combination of two series on the blog: 31 Days of Financial Savvy and Flashback Friday, where I invite you to link up and show off your favorite posts from the past. Last week, Nicole linked up a delicious-looking chocolate chip cookie recipe, […]
WIWW: how to get big-time fancy for little cash
Last week, my husband and I had the privilege of attending a fundraiser for the American Liver Foundation. Our son Landon was born with a pediatric liver disease, so this cause is near and dear to our hearts. We are very thankful for generous friends who invited us!A day or so before the event, I […]
Cracker Barrel-esque Pancakes
I have a confession. Well, actually, it’s a confession on behalf my husband. As a general rule, he doesn’t like pancakes. Something about having to deal with the stickiness of the syrup overrides the delicious taste of the pancake itself. But, he LOVES Cracker Barrel pancakes. I mean, have you ever had them? Perfect […]
a prayer request and Recipe Round-up #4
Hi everyone, I’m a little late getting my post up today because we had to leave town yesterday to come see Ben’s grandmother. She is a beautiful lady inside and out and we feel we may be in our last days with her here on earth. I am going to devote a whole blog post […]