Snowy Day Fun: How to Make Snow Ice Cream

Make snow ice cream using simple kitchen ingredients and fresh snow! The kids are home for the second day this week due to snow and cold temperatures. We have just gotten notice that schools are closed again tomorrow. It’s a lot for parents and kiddos to be cooped up in the house without the ability…

This Broccoli Cheese Soup is Perfect for Hibernation Mode

It’s too cold to go out. make a pot of this broccoli and cheese soup and you’ll be set for two dinners (or more!) Brrr! In the span of a week, winter finally came in a big way and we were all snowed in. It’s a perfect excuse to make this one-pot broccoli cheese soup…

Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins

An Easy, Wholesome Breakfast or Snack the Whole Family Will Gobble Up Alright, I caved. I let my kids have the junk food mini chocolate chip muffins that come in a box with all the preservatives. I swore I would never let them have those, but I am tired, y’all! Each time I saw them…

Easy Chicken Piccata

A Comforting Classic Italian Chicken Dish Made with Lemon and Butter Today I am sharing with you one of our favorite chicken dishes, Chicken Piccata. This dish always yields tender chicken with a to-die-for sauce. Chicken Piccata is best served with a side of pasta. I usually choose Orecchiette pasta because it’s shape, similar to…

Classic Fluffy Pancakes

Weekend morning pancakes with extra fluff, please! Good morning, friends! It’s Sunday morning which means a nice, warm, hearty breakfast in my house. Today is no exception, we’ll be making our classic fluffy pancakes. We usually get church out of the way on Saturday evenings, because in our house we like sleeping in and big…

Our Family Dog Died: How We Explained it to the Kids

How we helped our children process the devastating loss of their pet, and how you can too. Stella died on a cold, snowy Monday when the kids were at school. After it happened, we wondered how we could we explain to the kids that the dog died in a way that they would understand. We…