This delicious sweet and sour sauce is so simple to make. It comes together in just a few minutes and can be served right away if you’re pinched for time, but allowing it to either simmer for 30 minutes on your stove top or else transferring it to your slow cooker to heat for an… Read More
For the past four years I have chosen a word for the year that either summed up what I believed God wanted me to focus on for the year (basically, an over- arching goal that all my other plans, hopes, and dreams need to support, not detract from) or a specific area of my… Read More
Oven Baked Meatballs These meatballs whip together in a flash and baking them in the oven instead of frying them makes them super simple to make. They are delicious to eat just by themselves, but I like to cook up a big batch and freeze the extra to have on hand for adding to pasta… Read More
Perfect Instant Pot Rice Yield: Approximately 7 cups cooked rice This method of cooking rice shaves a few minutes off of the cooking time, but the biggest win for me is that I no longer have to deal with rice burning to the bottom of my pan, or the rice boiling over because I didn’t… Read More
Grandma’s Fruitcake My husband’s Grandma, Elizabeth, would make this fruitcake at Christmas, package it with great care, freeze it, then mail it out to loved ones. My husband and his siblings remember receiving Grandma’s fruitcake in the mail (all the way from British Columbia, Canada to North Dakota!), and what a special treat that was.… Read More
Whether it’s Christmas, Mothers’ Day, her birthday, or just because, here are some thoughtful gift ideas that will say “I love you and appreciate you so much.” (And bonus: they are all $30 or under, so they are doable for any budget!) This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you make a purchase through my… Read More