Baked Pumpkin Donuts

Hope you lovelies had a wonderful weekend! Husband and I went out for BBQ followed by a movie with friends. We saw Interstellar, which was crazy- definitely kept my interest for not being a movie I would choose. The Cougs won on Saturday and the Seahawks won on Sunday. It was a great weekend, football-wise:)… [Read More]

Orange Bowknots

O.M.G. orange bowknots. Have you ever had ’em? They are delicious. Surprisingly delicious. They taste like a delicious sweet roll, with a hint of orange, topped with an amazing slightly orange-y glaze. Okay, that’s a terrible description which isn’t going to sell these awesome pastries. I swear though, with their sweet taste and dense yet fluffy texture-… [Read More]

Grilled Angel Food Cake

Have you guys tried grilled angel food cake yet?! It is amaaaazing! The cake, when placed on the grill for a minute or two per side, gets a delicious crunchy coating. The charred grill-marks add amazing flavor, which can be best described as a toasted marshmallow. Yum! All we did was picked up an already… [Read More]

Honey & Apricot Bread

Hey you guys! I hope you all are enjoying the tail end of summer! I still can’t believe it’s already August- before we know it, it’ll be fall! One thing I love about summer is the abundance of fruit. I always end up getting free fruit which is aweeesome! This year I ended up with more apricots… [Read More]

Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted! Yeesh, I hate that! I think I’m finally wrapping up my non-stop super busy weekends, which means I’ll have a little more time for writing:) Last weekend I went to Boise for the first time to visit my dear friend and roommate from college. It was a blast! But… [Read More]

Chicken and Rice

Recently I randomly decided I was going to challenge myself with what I make for dinner. I’ve been racking my brain to come up with a meal plan that is healthy, inexpensive, and easy. Then I thought, what if we just had chicken and rice every night? We had a full box of Minute Rice… [Read More]

Long Island Iced Tea

Happy June! It sure is feeling like summer ’round here with highs in the 80s!  This past weekend my brother took his boat out, and it felt so nice to be out on the water!  Boating is my absolute favorite thing to do in the summer.  After, we had a family bbq- which is also a summer… [Read More]

Gluten & Dairy Free Birthday Party

Yep, we did it.  My mom and I managed to throw a gluten and dairy free birthday party, when neither of us are gluten or dairy free. Why, then, would we do such a thing, you ask? Because the party was for my sister-in-law, who is gluten and dairy free.  Every holiday we rack our brains to try and… [Read More]

The Best Cinnamon Rolls Ever

In a recent weekend recap I promised to share an absolutely aaaahmazing delicious recipe… and today, I am going to deliver. I am sharing the recipe for the best. cinnamon rolls. ever.   Let me set the stage for these a little. So I’m 7 years old.  I’m almost back home after a long day of school.  (Second grade… [Read More]

Spring Sangria

Crossing things off my spring bucket list over here!  While my bestie was visiting me recently, we whipped up a pitcher of spring sangria!  I looove sangria, but I had never made it before.  Luckily, I think it’s pretty foolproof.  Take a bottle of wine, a juice or soda of some kind, and lots of fresh… [Read More]