Top Chef: McDonald’s Style {Giveaway!}

  What can you do to transform ingredients from classic McDonald’s menu items?  It turns out, a lot!  I was recently invited to watch culinary students at the Art Institute of Michigan-Novi take on that exact challenge, issued by Chef Jessica Foust, RD, Manager of Nutrition & Culinary for McDonald’s USA.     The student …

CASIO G’zOne Commando® 4G LTE REVIEW

  Towards the end of summer our family took an amazing trip to the Turks & Caicos. One thing, I always worry about is keeping in contact with my parents. Some people say I am weird, others are jealous but I do speak with my parents normally a few times a day and I make …

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

I’ll never forget the first time I tasted Pumpkin Crunch Cake.  We were invited to friends of my parents home for Thanksgiving and Pumpkin Crunch Cake was the dessert.  I remember it being one of the most delicious desserts I had ever had! Enjoy! [yumprint-recipe id=’2′]

Easy Chicken Tortilla Slow Cooker Soup

It’s Fall, which means it’s time to start making warm soup for the cold days ahead!  I decided to try a chicken tortilla soup in the slow cooker and it turned out to be pretty good! [yumprint-recipe id=’1′]

Lorex Sweet Peek monitor: another set of eyes and ears

  I never wanted a video baby monitor. I had heard horror stories of people leaving them on and being robbed when the burglars knew the house was empty. But when Lorex offered to send me one, I figured it was worth giving it a go. I initially thought I’d use it more to keep an eye …

Black and White Painted Pumpkins

  My favorite blog in the whole wide world is Alisa Burke.  I found her blog about a year ago and for 10+ years prior to finding her blog I had not touched a pencil to paper, a paintbrush to canvas or a watercolor to a fresh sheet of paper.  She has inspired me to …