Taco Stuffed Squash

Over the last few years, I have discovered that I really like yellow squash. My mom had a pretty sizable garden for a number of years while I was younger. For a few summers, I remember growing all kinds of corn, tomatoes, and peppers and we would set up a little table at the end of the driveway and sell to the neighbors. I don't think we ever got rich off of it but it was...

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Bacon and Guacamole Grilled Cheese

Being that I have an almost 4 year old daughter, grilled cheese is usually a fall back dinner idea when I'm crunched for time or if I am making something she won't eat (or that I don't want to share). And each time I make it it looks so good but is a definite let down everytime I take a bite. It's just not .... delicious. Its just not a party on my taste buds. And it leaves...

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So you like Cinnamon Roll huh?!?!

First, let me start by saying I am not the baker in my family. My mom is an AMAZING baker. So much that I wish I had the money to give her to start her own bakery. She'd be huge...like DC Cupcake or Cake Boss huge. But, for now, I guess she'll have to stick to her Kitchen Aide mixer and cluttered countertops. Sorry Ma. One day.......Anyway...I stumbled across this tempting...

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So here we are....

Ok... So I know I'm not the first person to think "what if I created an online journal of the things I encounter on my journey through life as a way to organize my thoughts? And what if I discovered through that that I have this amazing ability to write with just the right mixture of interest, wit, humor, sarcasm and sensitivity? What if I shared my journal with people that I loved the most and what if they shared it with people they knew because...

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