Hiking on the Cinque Terre, Italy
I was perusing through some of our old pictures, and stumbled upon some photos of our trip to Italy in 1999. It was my hubby and I’s last trip before kids. We went with some friends of ours rather off the cuff. We had tried to plan a meandering...
Recipe: Crock Pot Asian Ribs
This is another one of my go to summer dishes when I don’t feel like cooking. I normally use country style pork ribs, but have also used beef ribs as well. Because you are cooking these over low heat all day, the result is tender fall off the bone...
Recipe: Vanilla Custard Sauce
Looking for a little something to elevate a simple dessert to something extra special–vanilla custard sauce is the answer. This goes great with fresh fruit salad, apple pie, cobblers and any simple dessert that you want a little finishing touch. I’ve layered cubes of angel food cake, strawberries, blueberries...
Recipe: Crock Pot Chicken Barbecue
The crock pot is a tool that I use fairly often in the winter time, as it’s great for simmering soups, stews and roasts all day. But don’t forget, it’s also a handy tool for hot and humid days when even tossing something on the grill seems like too...
A Weekend of Camping
I love where we live. There are so many wonderful reasons why. And one of them is the amazing parks system and beautiful places that are outdoors to explore within minutes from our home. I just returned from a two day camping trip at Burke Lake Park with my...