Mini Meatball Sliders with Pesto

Sometimes life just gets in the way of blogging. ... And that's a good thing.  Life should always come first. However, my other problem is that laziness also gets in the way of blogging.  I've had this post ready with the pictures for the last week.  All I had to do was add a few…

Pizza Pinwheel Appetizers

This post is a little late. It was supposed to be published yesterday.  I, however, decided I prefer blog reading to blog writing. So amongst the other things I did yesterday, I read blogs.  I read blogs just to avoid writing mine. And then today I realized...hey, I actually like blogging. (I mean, whowuddathunk, right?) …

Peanut Butter Yogurt Fruit Dip

Has anyone else looked at the calendar recently?  It's November tomorrow.  Seriously.  This fall has gone by soooo fast.  Agreed?? I finally realized that it is fall, and it's already November.  How in the world did that happen?  This means less than 2 months til Christmas (2 months, people!) Maybe most of you have been…

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus + Tahini Substitution

I wanted to photograph a recipe outside today, but baby girl was getting a little fussy, so I decided to bring a blanket out and set her on the blanket to play while I took pictures.  No sooner had I gotten all her toys and my camera and food out than I saw a spider…

Balsamic Bruschetta

For those of you who still have some fresh tomatoes coming in, here's another tasty tomato recipe. I first had this bruschetta at a friend's house and knew that I had to make it at home with my fresh tomatoes.  I love to find other ways of using my fresh summer tomatoes other than making…

Cooked Salsa

One of my favorite things about going to a Mexican restaurant is the endless salsa and tortilla chips.  Between the hubby and I, we can easily eat a couple baskets of chips!!  The only downside is that at many restaurants, when I request mild salsa, it's cold.  I really like my salsa warm but I…