Author: traci

  • We love our ice tea and lemonade at our house.  When we go out to eat at a restaurant called Bob Evans, I almost order a flavored ice tea.  Yum! I decided I needed to recreate the flavored ice tea at my house.  Especially since summer is going to be here before we know it.…

  • Dole Whip Smoothie

    Let us welcome the newest member of my smoothie family – The Dole Whip Smoothie.

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Dip – Secret Recipe Club

    I’ve decided to join a blogging club called the Secret Recipe Club.  Each month, we are given a blog to visit.  We are to make one of the recipes from the blog.  This month I was selected to visit The Spiffy Cookie.

  • Some of Our Eats – Niagara Falls and Toronto, Ontario – Part 2

    Here are the pics from our eats from our Spring Break trip to Canada.  All these pictures are taken on my DSLR camera. I’ve posted some links to various restaurants and descriptions of the various foods.  Those are in red. Poutine – Hubby was all about trying poutine while we were up in Canada.  If…

  • My mother-in-law and I like coleslaw.  The rest of the family won’t even touch slaw. This would be great for a summer barbecue.  However, you need to be aware that since there is mayo in the slaw, you should not leave it out for too long. “Chick Fil-A” Coleslaw adapted from Shugary Sweets Stars of…

  • Some of Our Eats – Niagara Falls and Toronto, Ontario

    My family and I recently went on a road trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto during our Spring Break.  We tried new foods while there.  I tried to take pictures of some of the foods so I could share it with my readers.

  • Homemade White Bread

    I enjoy making homemade bread when I have a chance.  The smell of the fresh bread coming out of the oven is to die for.

  • It’s been a while since I’ve created a menu plan.  Our dinners have been suffering since I don’t have a specific menu plan for the week. One week I didn’t menu plan because we were suppose to use some of the food from our freezer before we went away on our Spring Break trip.  We…

  • Skillet Green Beans

    I’m all about easy veggie side dishes.  We usually microwave the veggies for about 4 minutes, add a little bit of butter and salt, and then microwave for another minute to melt the butter. That method gets old, though.  So I came up with an easy skillet green bean recipe using onions and bacon.  When…

  • Coffee Cake Muffins

    I’m always looking for new inspiration for recipes to put on my blog.  So I decided to join a food party called Food Extravaganza.  Each month, there is a theme based on a National Food Holiday during that month. Monthly April Holidays are Florida Tomato Month, BLT Sandwich Month, Soft Pretzel Month, Soy-foods Month, Grilled…