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Crockpot Beef Stew

This crockpot beef stew is hot and flavorful with a thick, savory gravy and lots of tender veggies. It’s the perfect remedy for a chilly day (although it’s a year-round favorite). What kind of meat is best for crockpot beef stew? Most of the pre-packaged stew beef you’ll find at [Read More…]

Things to Do in Baton Rouge Louisiana

If you’re into great food, the riverfront, antebellum landmarks, arts and culture or just fun, quirky attractions, you’re going to love Louisiana’s capital city. There are so many things to do in Baton Rouge! I’ve been to Baton Rouge twice so far, and on my most recent trip, I stayed [Read More…]

Easy Smores Cake Recipe

This easy smores cake recipe is a spin-off of my smores brownies recipe. They’re both delicious; you just have to decide if you’re in more of a cake mood or a brownie mood. I’m in a cake mood this week so smores cake, here we go. What’s not to love [Read More…]

Ground Beef and Veggie Pierogi Skillet – Cooking Frozen Pierogies

If you’ve ever wondered about cooking frozen pierogies or didn’t know what to serve with pierogies, buy a bag next time you’re shopping or doing grocery pick-up, and make this easy pierogi recipe. It’s a delicious ground beef and veggie pierogi skillet. What are Pierogies? Pierogies are dough dumplings usually [Read More…]

Fun Things to Do in Altoona PA

As things gradually begin to open back up for travel, consider visiting a smaller destination like Altoona, PA where it’s much easier to maintain social distance while visiting attractions. There are so many fun things to do in Altoona! The most well-known tourist attraction is Horseshoe Curve and it should [Read More…]

Easy Corn and Black Bean Salad

corn and black bean salad in serving bowl and small bowls

Summer is a perfect time to make this easy corn and black bean salad. It has such a light, refreshing flavor and it goes with just about anything! Last night we had it with our grilled burgers and tonight we’re having it with grilled chicken. This is a particularly easy [Read More…]

Tomato Tortellini Soup Recipe

tomato tortellini soup in bowls and in the pot

This tomato tortellini soup recipe is incredible! Loaded with soft and tender cheese tortellini, this soup is packed with flavor and a little zing! You’re going to want to lick the bowl — the broth is that good. Ingredients for Tortellini Soup Olive oil – for sauteeing Onion – sweet [Read More…]

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chili Meatballs Recipe

These slow cooker cranberry chili meatballs are so dang good! I always hope there will be leftovers when I make them, but there never are. I used to make them exclusively as holiday meatballs for parties during the Christmas season but I’ve since realized that meatballs with cranberry sauce and […]

Chewy Ginger Cookies Recipe

This chewy ginger cookies recipe is delightfully spiced with ginger and molasses and makes a soft and wonderfully chewy ginger drop cookie. I love crunchy gingersnaps too, but this recipe for soft ginger cookies has been passed down through my mister’s family and is perfect for people who prefer chewy […]

DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Hilton released the official DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie recipe this month and I couldn’t get into my kitchen fast enough. Who can say no to sinfully good, impossibly delicious DoubleTree cookies? Calories be damned (at least for the year 2020). The cookies baked up beautifully and are every bit as […]

Frogmore Plantation Highlights Louisiana Cotton Culture

When it comes to plantation tours in Louisiana, Frogmore Plantation is a rarity. Rather than showcasing a grand mansion, Frogmore Plantation tours highlight the cotton crop and the culture surrounding it beginning with the antebellum era and continuing through modern-day practices. This working cotton plantation is located near Ferriday, Louisiana. […]

Horseback Riding on the Beach in the Outer Banks

“Liz, you’ll be riding Skipper.” I was excited, and I hoped Skipper was too. We sized each other up, and I said, “Hey, big beautiful boy, you and I are gonna hang out together today.” Then I began to rub and scratch his neck and that was that. Besties. Trail […]

Outer Banks Hang Gliding Adventure

If you love adventure, add an Outer Banks hang gliding experience at Jockey’s Ridge to your bucket list! I tried it for the first time last summer and it was incredible! Kitty Hawk Kites operates the largest hang gliding school in the country in the OBX, making it the perfect […]