No Bake Nutella Cheesecake

I found this recipe from one of my favorite food blogs Let’s Dish. She notes that the original recipe is from My Baking Addiction. (Who I just became a follower of because, WOW!) Whoever you get the recipe from, just MAKE IT! Because this was delicious and so easy to make! I made the cheesecakes […]

Recipe: Lemon Cheesecake with Fresh Fruit

This recipe? YUM. Completely indulgent, save it for a get-together where you can serve it to lots of people so you don’t have to bring leftovers home.  Because trust me, you will eat it all after everyone goes to bed. Just sayin’. Lemon Cheesecake with Fresh Fruit Ingredients: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 3 tbs […]

Snickers Cheesecake Recipe

Oh yes, the one you have all been waiting for!  I won’t make you wait any longer, let’s get right to it! Snickers Cheesecake First of all, you are going to need a Spring-form pan.  You will see from the pictures that mine has been very well used.  I’m wanting one like this, maybe the […]

My Secret to a Clean House

My house is clean and I’m not afraid to admit it! I get a lot of rolled eyes when people come to my house and see how clean it is amongst four males in the house. But the joke is on them.  Because my house isn’t really that clean.  It just looks like it is.  […]

A Silent, Lonely Journey

There are so many things I want to tell you but I can’t. Sometimes military life is a silent, painful road. There are secrets to be kept. Security is first, and keeping things to myself is not my biggest strength. But, alas, I must. So that is why I am being quiet. I have recipes […]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Last week’s letter home from my second grader’s teacher mentioned that they were learning about respect. I asked Charlie about it. He said they watched a video on you tube. I  like to keep a connection between what’s happening at school with our lives at home, so we looked it up and watched it together […]

Recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Chocolate cake frosted with peanut butter frosting and homemade peanut clusters. I KNOW! Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake with Homemade Peanut Clusters Ingredients: 1 package chocolate cake mix 1 cup cold milk 1 package chocolate instant pudding mix (4 serving size) 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup peanuts 2 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate 1 container whipped […]

The Other Side Of Judgment

Living in a hotel has a taught me a lot about myself.  Example? I need a maid and an indoor pool.  Mostly though, it is teaching me about judgment. It’s teaching me about judging a book by it’s cover. It’s teaching me that things are not always how they appear on the outside. It’s teaching […]

The Middle Child Syndrome

The Middle Child Syndrome. It’s the thing that has middle children everywhere wondering about their place in the world. I was a middle child but I was also the only girl so I think that cancels it out. Our middle child is Chase. He is eight years old. He is the most relaxed and easy […]

Recipe: Fried Cheese Curds

I was born in Wisconsin so it should come as no surprise that I love cheese curds! A while back I tried frying them and WHOA they were so good. The link I had saved for reference is no longer valid so I went on a google search for a new one. Here is one […]