Easy Lasagna

My friend always makes the best lasagna! The flavor is so wonderful and it's creamy and cheesy and I always get at least seconds if not thirds.  I was planning out some freezer meals to make for when Sophie arrived and I knew that I wanted to make some of her lasagna to have on hand.  I baked one for us to eat for dinner and then froze one for later.  This was such a wonderful meal and really … Read More

Introducing Our Daughter

Meet Miss Sophie Caneel Born Friday, October 11, 2013 at 12:35 pm 6 lbs. 7 oz, 19 inches long We are completely smitten! She was actually born on her due date too, which is so neat! I can't believe I made it all the way to my due date, especially with being 4 cm dilated and 90% effaced for two weeks.  She will go by Sophie and her middle name is pronounced Kuh-Neel, we named her after the … Read More

Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

When the weather starts turning crisp and cool, there's not much better to warm you up than a good bowl of soup.  I was wanting to try a new soup and remembered this chicken & rice soup that I love from a local restaurant.  So I went in search of a similar recipe and came across this one.  This soup was so incredible! Such a great depth of flavor and it really was fairly easy to put … Read More

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

After making the pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin roll bars, I had one can of pumpkin left from the few I picked up at the grocery and I just HAD to use it! ;) I went to a mom's conference recently and at one of the breakout sessions, the speaker gave everyone a recipe for these pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. She said they were the kind that were fail proof and everyone always asks her for the … Read More

Pumpkin Roll Bars

I don't know about you, but I absolutely love a good pumpkin roll.  I love to buy a slice at a fall festival, but I don't love fooling with rolling one up myself.  So when I found this recipe for the same flavors but in bar form, I knew I had hit the jackpot. These were absolutely incredible and tasted just like the traditional pumpkin roll, but so much easier to put together! You have … Read More

Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake

We had a meeting for a retreat that we are planning with all the leaders and I wanted to make everyone dinner. Since it was the second day of fall, I decided to put on a big pot of chili and make pumpkin cheesecake for dessert.  This cheesecake was so creamy and decadent! I'm not a huge cheesecake lover but I definitely fell in love with this! I think I will be making it to bring to … Read More

Great American Cookie Double Doozies

I don't know about you, but walking past the Great American Cookie kiosk at the mall without stopping is the hardest thing ever! I succeed sometimes but there are plenty of times I have to stop and get one of those double doozie cookies.  If you aren't familiar with them, a double doozie is two cookies with buttercream sandwiched between.  When I was thinking of something to bake to take to … Read More

Chicken Enchilada Skillet

I was on the lookout for a new, easy weeknight meal and had pinned this a while ago. I figured it was high time that I tried it and I'm so glad that I did! This meal could not have been easier!! You literally just throw everything in the skillet and it's done in like 15 minutes! Plus the flavors were great, nice and spicy, and you can top it with your favorite Mexican toppings.  Your family … Read More

Red Velvet Chex Mix

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, red velvet has been one of my major cravings throughout this pregnancy. Which is nothing unusual because red velvet is normally my favorite cake flavor.  After making the red velvet donuts, I had just a little bit of cake mix left and so I set out to find a recipe to use it up.  Thankfully I had just enough cake mix to make this red velvet chex mix.  This … Read More

Sweet & Sticky Chicken Wings

There's nothing that says football quite like chicken wings.  I love wings, especially the buffalo flavor but I couldn't help but fall in love with this sweet and sticky version.  These were so good and a great twist on the traditional wings.  I loved that you prepped them the day before by marinating them and then the day of just baked and cooked the marinade before serving.  This makes … Read More