Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough NomNoms!!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough NomNoms!!

Yay for NomNoms!! They are back and just in time for those busy school mornings. A dream come true – a treat that pleases the whole herd and leaves me feeling guilt-free. These yummy bites of goodness will change your mornings, I am sure.

Mt. Vernon Blueberry & Lemon Gravy

Mt. Vernon Blueberry & Lemon Gravy

One of my most favorite things to purchase while on Orcas is fresh blueberries! They are local, fresh, beautiful and dependably perfect. Exactly what I always hope blueberries will taste like – but rarely do in OK. So you can imagine my delight when I 

Tip of the Week ((a simple egg test — will yours pass??))

Tip of the Week ((a simple egg test — will yours pass??))

For this week’s Tip of the Week, I am sharing a fun little way to test the freshness of your eggs. Don’t you ever wonder about your eggs?? Are they bad and you don’t know it?? Well, wonder no more. I have the perfect ((simple)) 

Double Dutch Banana Bread ((baked in a jar))

Double Dutch Banana Bread ((baked in a jar))

I have been using the same banana bread recipe for over 20 years. One of the things mom gave me when I left home ((to get my Master’s at SMU)) was book of cooking instructions, tips and simple recipes. I still have it — somewhere, 

Loaded Sirup-filled Pancake Muffins

Loaded Sirup-filled Pancake Muffins

Summer has officially started in my ‘neck of the woods’… which means life has s-l-o-w-e-d way down. YAY!! To celebrate, the herd & I made breakfast together.

Eat your carrots… cake NomNoms!!

Eat your carrots… cake NomNoms!!

Easter is around the corner and carrot cake seems like an obvious dessert to be making…but what about carrot cake for a HEALTHY breakfast??

Lemonberry White Chocolate NomNoms

Lemonberry White Chocolate NomNoms

I taste tested this NomNom variation after my herd fell asleep for the night. I decided to make two new NomNom batches in hopes of starting the first morning of the new school week off right.

Resident Egg-spurt

Resident Egg-spurt

 Let me tell you about one of my VERY most favorite things: diamonds eggs.

And the winner is….Sumo Dark Chocolate NomNoms

And the winner is….Sumo Dark Chocolate NomNoms

 I have been loving the Sumo season.

It’s Sumo-st wonderful time of the year!

It’s Sumo-st wonderful time of the year!

Yes, I have checked the calendar – It’s March, not December…but, it is still “Sumo-st wonderful time of the year”!

Big Country Breakfast Bread Pudding

Big Country Breakfast Bread Pudding

I think I found the skeleton of this recipe almost 14 years ago in the once free Kraft “Food & Family” magazine.  I was about 25, working full time, newly married and needed some meal ideas that were cheap and easy. I had never had anything 

Brownie NomNoms

Brownie NomNoms

This recipe has been a breath of fresh air into a much needed morning routine. I don’t know, I may be the only one who struggles to force-feed offer my children healthy food in the mornings. I have blended, I have toasted, I have mixed, stirred—and waved