I participated in the Third Annual Great Food Blogger cookie swap this year and am very excited to share my experience with you again this year. In the past year I have found that one of my favorite spices is Cardamom. For those of you who do not know what Cardamom is it is aRead more
Last week I received a text message from a friend in California stating something was on it’s way to me. I got excited because I absolutely LOVE getting stuff in the mail! Especially when it’s a surprise. When I got home, there was a package at the door for me. It made me laugh becauseRead more
I took a month off of Foodie Penpal and I missed it so much!!! Lindsay, I am addicted! LOL! My foodie penpal this month was Andrea from Tennessee. Andrea sent me a box that made me think she could read my mind from as far away from me as she is! I’m doing Weight WatchersRead more
It’s Foodie Penpal reveal day! My foodie penpal this month was Michelle from This Princess Runs. Michelle sent me probably some of the most awesome stuff EVER! Easily my most favorite thing was Dave’s Killer Bread! Oh my foodie goodness! This bread is not for plain old ham and cheese sandwiches. I thoroughly enjoyed thisRead more
It’s my first Foodie Penpal reveal day of 2013, yay! This month my foodie penpal was Kathleen from Sweetness Hunter! Kathleen knew that I was doing the Daniel Fast and about my dietary restrictions so, she sent me things that I could eat while on the fast and even some goodies for after the fast.Read more
The other day I was at the grocery store… Gucci-B (HEB). We call it Gucci-B because it has all the “fancy” stuff. It’s my favorite grocery store in town. The hubby and I were walking around looking at all the fruit and nut medleys and discussing how much added sugar there are in most ofRead more
Don’t worry, I’m not gonna give you a play by play of the next 21 days. I’m just gonna give you an idea of what the next 21 days are going to look like. Today was not as bad as I’d anticipated. I had a couple of headaches throughout the day, but nothing that lastedRead more
I received my last Foodie Penpal box of the year and it was AWESOME! My foodie penpal this month was Lindsay. She doesn’t have a blog, but I wish she did! Lindsay was so thoughtful. Her questions to get to know me were awesome. And even though fate conspired against her and kept her fromRead more
Last year in November, a great friend of ours gave me this amazing idea to make chocolate covered pomegranate seeds. He watches “Burn Notice” and apparently in a season that he had seen, the main female character is always eating chocolate covered pomegranate seeds. I had never in my life had a pomegranate so, IRead more
I got to go on a vacation/anniversary trip this month and it was so wonderful to actually get away. My hubby and I went to San Antonio, Texas (where we honeymooned) for 4 nights and 5 days. We visited with my cousin Audrey at her new home and really relaxed. We decided not to doRead more