Something special from Mandy's kitchen...
One of my favorite, simple go-to meals is my slow-cooker fajita chicken. Hubby and I enjoy this meal quite often, and we don’t ever really get tired of it because it’s so versatile. We love making a big batch at the beginning of the week …
Upon walking just a few feet into a grocery store, you are already bombarded with so many different brands of so many different items screaming for your attention. While it’s great to have a bounty of options to choose from, it can also be overwhelming. …
People often ask me how to grocery shop. Which grocery stores do I frequent? What are my go-to purchases? Is it okay to purchase the store brand if it’s cheaper, or is it always really worth getting the name brand? What is a good price …
I realize there are so many recipes I make weekly, but yet don’t even realize I haven’t shared them with you on my blog! One such recipe is my chicken chili, or turkey chili. I adapted this recipe from my Uncle Jim’s turkey chili recipe. …
Yep, we jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon and have been loving every minute of it! Hubby got me an Instant Pot for Christmas and I have used it almost every day since. Of course, not knowing Hubby bought me one, I had coincidentally bought …
I am excited to share that I am Beautycounter consultant! By the much-needed encouragement from my dear friend Kristen and full support of my amazing husband, I decided to become an ambassador for the incredible brand. I launched my Beautycounter site on January 1 of …
Nothing says a birthday celebration, or any celebration for that matter, than with a rich, moist, luxurious chocolate cake. And almost always, the best recipes have quite the story behind their genius. My husband’s birthday happens to be on Christmas Day, and every year I …
As you will start to notice in my recent blog posts, I have been experimenting more with grain-free cooking and baking. I have found that as much as I love grains, my body tends to feel better when I eat less of them, so I …
I’m back! I know it’s been a minute since I last posted, but life has been, well….full. Full in the most positive sense, in that time has become one difficult-to-find and very precious thing. And full in the sense that I am continually being abundantly …
Tomatillos, those strange, green, tomato-like things you may have seen at the grocery store. They’re actually not related to the tomato plant, but rather they are a member of the gooseberry family. Most of us steer clear of these goblin fruits in fear of not …