Easiest Vegan Minestrone Soup (Instant Pot)
Hello my dear friends! In the spirit of budgeting, saving money and eating healthy, I’m posting this recipe because it’s also the easiest vegan minestrone soup you’ll ever make! Like, really though. I’m not just saying that. You’re gonna be…
Quick & Easy Green Smoothie
Hello smoothie fans! Darlings, this is the time to be trying to give ourselves a little grace. Nothing is normal, everything is a bit off. Even though it feels like the world is collapsing all around us, now is the…
My Recent Trip to Paris: What I Ate
What I ate. Yummmmm. My goodness, I have been spoiled, my lovely friends! My sweet cousins we’re so kind and really treated me to a true Parisian cuisine experience. Each meal was prepared and cooked morning, noon and night. Surprisingly…
Easy Chicken Instant Pot Soup
Maybe I’m lazy. Maybe it’s exhaustion from a full day of work or because I’m hoping to get a jump start on cooking. Maybe it’s habit. I don’t really know. All I know is that every time I go to…
Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies
For the record, this is my first time making these cookies and I am using a cookbook to guide me along the way but I must say… they sure are tasty looking! As you’ll remember, one of my blog goals…
Favorite Pecan Pie
Hello Friends! I sincerely hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving and you were able to share it with family and/or friends. Thanksgiving is always a fun time for my family but this year I was having some stomach issues and…
Perfect Pumpkin Muffins
Hello Friends and good morning! I woke up early this AM to get some chores done around the cottage and bake some muffins. Please excuse the no make up and workout gear. I’m having a “me day”. A day where…
4 Best Remedies for a Cold
source Being sick is the worst. Scratch that. Being sick, needing to work and living alone is the worst. The amount of times I promised myself that I got up to turn the tea on… well, let’s just say my…
Saturday Morning Recipe Writing & Homemade Bread
This past Saturday I decided to have a full day of lounging, taking care of myself and quiet time. Okay, not completely quiet but I kept the music happy. However, no tv. Which was a tough challenge, for some reason.…
Recipe: Honey CocoOats with Strawberries and Bananas
Good morning, oatmeal loving friends! This little post is near and dear to my heart simply because it’s my go-to budget breakfast at work. It’s filling, sweet and stuffed with fruit! I’ve never truly loved oatmeal until I became an…