This past year, John’s grandmother Barb passed away. She lived a good life as a homemaker, child advocate, and loving grandma and great-grandma. At almost 90 years old, she was also exceptionally passionate about helping her community and amazingly progressive for her time. She started some of the first foster care organizations in Arizona, several […]
Honoring MLK with a Southern Inspired Recipe: Barb’s Cornbread Read More »
Cooking up delicious shrimp can be done in the comfort of your own home. It’s also a great introduction to using a Wok in the kitchen. Woks are fantastic cooking tools and make for a phenomenal shrimp and asian inspired dishes. I love this recipe for how warm and bright it tastes even in the
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Find yourself SCALING back since overindulging during the holidays can you leave you somewhat depressed and famished at the same time. Look no further, this curried chicken salad recipe has you covered. This is a spring and summer favorite. It’s an easy solution to lunch or dinner and it’s healthy. It’s an unfortunate reality that
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This year for our 8th wedding anniversary, we decided a break from the kids was in order. Thankfully my mother and father in law offered to watch the kiddos so that we could escape for a 2 night stay in Sedona. Being exceptionally tired and weary, we chose a smaller resort with exceptional views and
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Baked chicken wings. A classic game day favorite, low carb friendly chicken wings. It’s a Saturday night in or maybe game day. You find yourself looking for an easy recipe to make some delicious chicken wings. But who wants to even bother with a hot oil fryer? Not this lady. I will tell you that
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My earliest memories of holiday meals- especially Christmas- center around this dish. While other families were celebrating their Santa day with a ham or turkey, we were honoring our heritage with this dish. It wasn’t until I was almost 8 years old that I found out all of my friends at school did not eat
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These cookies are a hallmark of my Christmas memories as a child. They are one of the most recognized food smells in my kitchen that are made every November, December and January. While the recipe is generationally ‘older’ I can testify that people of all ages love & celebrate these cookies. And you won’t feel
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We’ve officially reached full on HOLIDAY TIME!! If you are anything like my family, you already put your Christmas tree up over the Thanksgiving weekend. Now it’s time to celebrate fun HOLIDAY things to do over the next month…anywhere! If you are anything like me, you wait the entire year ready to go ahead and
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Thanksgiving is the precursor to the Christmas season. The BIG day for the humble turkey and supporting side dishes. It’s also the holiday that is centered more around history and celebrating with loved ones, without the attachment & stress of finding gifts. It’s also when most households cook a giant turkey bird with the intention
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Who doesn’t need a day (or several) at the spa? The sheer idea of having a mental as well as physical break from the day to day grind is essential to most adults and parents. To be honest, if I won the lottery, I would have at least 1 spa visit a week….along with a
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