Dark Chocolate Gingerbread Pudding Cake

When it comes to cake I am not a light, fluffy, and spongy girl.  I am more of a rich, dense, and moist type.  I love cake!  When I was pregnant with little Will, Ben and I ate a cake almost every day.  You did not read that wrong. I really did say, A CAKE…

A Pound of Heaven on Earth

Here is a funny story.  Ben and I went to Kmart to do a little Christmas shopping.  Ben spotted these 1 pound Reese’s candy bars.   Reese’s are Ben and Will’s most favorite candy bars in the world.  We bought two of them.  We were taking the next two days off from our strict diets so…

Stockman’s Restaurant

I was going through these photos for this post and I began to feel really sad and hungry. Sad because I want to go out to Stockman’s Restaurant every night and hungry because, well, just look at the photos!  Ben and I went to Stockman’s about two weeks ago.  We have a great experience every time…

White Chocolate, Peppermint, & Pretzel Krispy Treats

When I saw this “Creative Holiday Recipe Contest” Post on “Cookies and Cups” I knew I had to enter!  Cookies and Cups is one of my favorite blogs, I check it almost every day! And then I got completely hung up on this one contest rule,” Your creative idea must be just that…YOUR idea. NO…

Grilled, Hot Pepper Stuffed Chicken

          A few weeks ago one of my fellow culinary minded coworkers took a trip back east to visit family and show off his new fiancé.  During their trip they visited some great artisan food shops and restaurants.  One of the restaurants he likes to visit is Potbelly Sandwich Shop.  He brought me back a…

Easy Cheesy Broccoli Side

I would be willing to bet that I whip a version of this super simple side dish at least twice a month. It is Ben and my favorite vegetable side dish.  It is my easy, go to, vegetable side dish for any occasion.  I change up the cheeses, depending on what I have on hand….