Sweet Potato Casserole

We attempted to grow sweet potatoes for the first time this year.  What a fun experience for the kids from planting in our potato boxes, to watching them grow through the summer and then the best part, digging them up in the fall!  The thrill of digging and discovering the potatoes was so fun for […]

Cranberry Orange Cherry Holiday Relish

Ahhhh Thanksgiving.  I’m swamped with memories of family gatherings centered around delicious, savory food.  Due to COVID 19 this year, our chance at a family gathering isn’t a realistic possibility.  The foods I can make, however, can bring out the memories of my childhood and create new ones for my kids to keep the traditions […]

Yummy Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkins!  Nothing says fall like pulling those pumpkins off the vine and adding them to our pantry.  My son has taken a special interest in the life cycle of “his” pumpkins.  He planted them as seeds this spring, watched them grow, patiently waited and waited and waited for them to turn orange so he could […]

Pumpkin Guts Slime

Its fall which means pumpkin harvest time! Those little pumpkins that my kids have watched grow and grow and eventually turn from light green to dark green to beautiful golden orange are ready to pick! This is a favorite day for my two kids as they have been told all summer “no they aren’t ready […]