This recipe for Braised Red Cabbage and Pears is a beautiful side dish next to roasted chicken, a slow-cooked pot roast, or wild game. It makes for a hearty meal alongside sausages and a big scoop of homemade mashed potatoes.…
This Easy Black Bean Soup is comfort food to be sure, but with a zing. The warm, flavorful spices wake up the tastebuds and put a little fire in the belly (in a flavorful, not a hot kind of way).…
I just love recipes that are quick and easy, yet still make dinnertime seem like a special occasion. A homemade meal that reminds you of something you might get in a restaurant (but without the extra expense.) This recipe for…
These Old-Fashioned Sloppy Joes are pure comfort food straight from my childhood, back when my mom would often make these sandwiches for a delicious quick supper. Back then, we often used a jar of premade sauce to make these sandwiches,…
These Key Lime Snowball Cookies are almost, but not quite, like Grandma’s Snowball Cookies. Filled with finely chopped, toasted pecans and rolled in layers of powdered sugar, they are buttery and have that melt-in-your-mouth texture of traditional snowball cookies. But…
The leaves are gone from the trees, the days are long and dark, and the smell of wood smoke hangs in the air. Winter is in full swing and now is the time for warm blankets, flannel shirts, and cozy…
This Fall Mason Jar Luminary is one of my favorite fall crafts. It’s a fun and easy fall project that will help to make your home cozy for fall. This jar lantern is rustic but glows with a little bit…
It’s that time of year again! Time to break out all of the comfort food recipes! Around here, we’ve finally been feeling sweet relief from the blazing summer heat, and are in full fall swing, enjoying as many activities as…
This easy Stuffed Cabbage Soup recipe takes the rich flavor of traditional cabbage rolls and transforms it into a hearty, cozy soup. With the combination of ground beef, tender cabbage, and rice in a savory beefy tomato broth, it’s one…
We are a household of makers. That is to say, we do a lot of DIY and crafts around here. And while I have a general love of all things making and crafting, my husband’s passion is for woodworking –…
