Author: traci

  • Ranch dressing is always delicious with salad or for dipping raw veggies.  I wrote this recipe down a few years ago and decided to make some to dip for my celery. This would be a great Christmas gift. Homemade Ranch Dressing Stars of the Recipe: Mix: Dressing: Steps: Printable Recipe

  • Italian Chicken (GF, DF)

    One of my favorite blogs is Eat at Home. I’ve been following Tiffany’s blog for the past 2 years. Each week she provides free weekly menus featuring recipes she has posted. The majority of her recipes are fuss-free or little-fuss recipes. The recipes are also delicious. I got this recipe from the blog. She named…

  • I love Tim Horton’s. Five years ago, I stopped there almost every day on the way to work. I considered it my half-point because it was almost directly in the middle of my drive to work. I would get an iced coffee and almost always get a BELT bagel sandwich. If you are wondering what…

  • I’ve been slacking at menu planning for the past few weeks.  This is bad because I’ve been scrambling around to figure out what we would have for dinner.  This week is weird.  I have a favorite zoo that I swear the people will know by name soon because I’ve gone there at least once a month…

  • Okay, peanut butter blossoms will never be totally healthy. First, they are a cookie; second, you put a piece of delicious chocolate on top. However, I made a little bit healthier version of them. The Imaginative One has a list of his favorite cookies. The top three are Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Chip, and Peanut Butter Blossoms.…

  • Yesterday I ensured I had all the ingredients for 7-up biscuits so we could have them without dinner. At least, I thought I did. Then I looked at the recipe and saw I needed sour cream. Oops! We didn’t have any in the house, or if we did it would not be edible and should…

  • I love granola, especially when I make it myself. Recently I discovered how it is easy it is to make. I’ve made Apple Crisp Granola and now Pumpkin Granola. It’s wonderful with Greek yogurt. Pumpkin Granola adapted from Finding Joy in my Kitchen Stars of the recipe: Steps: Printable Recipe This post has been linked…

  • This is an easy alternative to traditional puppy chow. It calls for Biscoff, the same as Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter. Biscoff and Cookie Butter tastes like cinnamon graham crackers. And is delicious with honey wheat pretzel sticks. So this snack mix tastes like S’Mores, especially if you add marshmallows. Yum! (I can buy Biscoff at…

  • This is another fall technique/recipe I’ve been trying to make for the past few years. This is the first time I’ve made it correctly, and I’m so proud! I usually try to make it without a recipe, and it’s been one big flop. This year I found a recipe, followed it, and was successful. The…

  • I love lattes.  Love, love, love them!  Okay, I guess you get the picture.  My favorite flavoring is peppermint or mint, depending on what the coffee house has in stock.  During the fall, I love pumpkin spice lattes, though. Last week, I taught for half of a school day, attended a funeral and luncheon, walked over…